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    Smallest 'Snail Eating' Loach

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    Whats the smallest Snail Eating loach?

    The Dwarf Loach grows to 6cm, I saw on some website there is a species called the Pgymy Dwarf Loach..anyone know what that is?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quixotic
    I would agree that the dwarf chain loach, Botia sidthimunki should be one of the smallest, if not the smallest.

    Cheers,

    p.s. I've edited the title. I read it as "smallest Snail" eating loach and got all excited!
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    What about the Kuhli Loach?

    It's small too. Not sure if it eat snails though.

    The earlier loach can grow to 5", not small.
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    Botia sidthimunki is probably the one, small and snail eater.

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    oh thanks.

    whats the general condition to keep the Botia Sidthmunki? they need a pair or 1 alone will do? hiding spaces?

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    Quote Originally Posted by anaconda
    oh thanks.

    whats the general condition to keep the Botia Sidthmunki? they need a pair or 1 alone will do? hiding spaces?
    At least 3 - 5. Will do well in a planted tank. I have 5 pieces with my cories, keyhold cichlids, whiptail...

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    i have kuhli loach in my tank but they don seem interested in the snails. they're more interested in my flakes.
    Best Regards
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    will the chain loach eat snails if there is pellet food available?

    or do i have to cut down on the pellet so that they will attack the snails?

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    i guess if you don't overfeed them with pellets, they will still take fancy on the snails.

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    I have 3 in my 4 ft planted tank.But I don't see them eating snails,but they seem to nibble on the same things as my otos,i.e. plants & algae on glass walls.

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    I say the horseface is still the most inconspicuous one, despite its size.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    hwchoy... seen the horseface anywhere recently?

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    haven't been checking out the shops lately.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    Seen at C328 about a week ago but few quantity, so not sure if they are still there as of now.

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    ah okay.. thanks.. will check it out if i'm in the area

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    anyway you just need ONE in a whole tank.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
    hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica

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    will they tear up plants like some botias do? eat shrimps and snatch eggs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Memnoch
    will they tear up plants like some botias do? eat shrimps and snatch eggs?
    They may eat shrimplets and the eggs.

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    I keep Y. sidthimunki and several different kuhli loaches - and snails, too... To my knowledge, these loaches are all too small to be much use controlling snails.

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