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6n165
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Kuhli loaches and snails

Post by 6n165 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:46 am

Do kuhli loaches eat snails? I have a Brig tank and would like to put the Kuhlis in with them.
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mwhite4823
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Post by mwhite4823 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:17 am

I have 5 kuhlis in my 75G planted tank. I have never seen them eat snails, although they may eat the vey small ones. They certainly didn't solve my snail problems. I put in a pair of Yoyos and a pair of Zebras, and my snail problem was solved.
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Post by Mark in Vancouver » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:46 am

IME, kuhlis are not snail killers. Get a yoyo, and the snails will disappear.
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Post by shari » Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:39 am

Actually, get more than 1. Odd numbers seem to be best. They are snail death machines.
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Post by Graeme Robson » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:27 am

Yeah Pangio's (kuhlis) are not snail eaters in my opinion. It's possible that they might eat some snail eggs though.
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Post by Wendie » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:51 pm

Snails seem to be happy and breeding quite nicely in my kuhli tank... too nicely in fact.
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