what is the smallest snail eating loach?

jaldworth · Post by **jaldworth** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:21 am

hello, i would love to get a loach for my tank as they are really good looking and interesting fish but i would like to get one which would happily control my snail population as well
any help would be great as i do not want to go and buy a fish which would be too big for my little 60l tank

newshound · Post by **newshound** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:27 am

this has been addressed
do a search

YellowFinned · Post by **YellowFinned** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:37 am

newshound wrote:this has been addressed
do a search

Seems a reasonable question. If addressed, what are the threads?

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:46 am

The search option at the top of the pages is a very helpful tool.

Here's one thread:
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php ... ails#46797

On another note, a 60L tank (15 gallons) is really too small for loaches...and most botia type (which are the best snail eaters) are social and do best in groups of 5 or more.
What else is in your tank?

And welcome to LOL

jaldworth · Post by **jaldworth** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:14 pm

well i have male guppies in this one but i have 2 other tanks one of which is 115L with female guppies n i am plotting to upgrade one of my two 60L tanks to a 168L which would be better

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:19 pm

That's about 45gallons (sorry, US here)?

Still too small for clowns, perhaps B. striata:
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-striata

Total Package · Post by **Total Package** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:27 pm

y. sidthimunki is about 2 inches and is the smallest of the botine-shaped loaches IIRC.

jaldworth · Post by **jaldworth** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:32 pm

thank you i wil consider getting a larger tank specially for loaches

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