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07-06-2008, 04:21 PM
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kuhli loaches eating snails?
do kuhli loaches eat ramshorns and pond snails?
i have a bunch of snails in a tank with 4 kuhli loaches and i fear that they may be eating my snails!! ahh. if its not them could it be my german rams?
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Yeah there are many fish in the sea.. but i think i'll stick to the lakes and rivers for now.  
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07-07-2008, 01:00 AM
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07-07-2008, 02:16 AM
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Dang, I have kuhli loaches and I just bought a few snails the other day. Good thing my loaches are still small, for now...
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07-07-2008, 09:43 AM
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You should not be mixing loaches and snails. Dojo and Kuhli loaches prefer colder water and can be mixed with goldfish. Clown loaches prefer warmer water and should be put in a semi-aggressive tank. I have both Ramshorn snails and Mystery snails and they go in a tropical community tank.
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07-07-2008, 03:26 PM
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07-07-2008, 06:15 PM
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really? well mine seem fine in a 78F tank. i know there are different kinds of kuhli loaches and some get bigger and look different with others. is it possible mine will be ok? mine are maybe 4 inches and all brown.
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Yeah there are many fish in the sea.. but i think i'll stick to the lakes and rivers for now.
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07-26-2008, 02:02 PM
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My experience with Kuhli loaches and snails is that only the large snails get eaten and for some reason, the Kuhli loaches leave the small snails alone.
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07-26-2008, 09:46 PM
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I have a tank with snails and kuhli loaches and they definitely keep the population in check! I don't mind because I don't want my tank overran with snails.
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08-03-2008, 06:06 PM
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hmmmmmm..i think i will buy a few dozen kuhli loaches and spread them out around the fishroom.
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08-04-2008, 12:57 AM
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Yoyos or Kuhlis will work but the best (very qualitative from observation) for me has been Polka Dot (aka Angelicus) loaches (Botia kubotai). TR
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08-15-2008, 03:52 PM
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well i have had khuli loaches for about 3-4 months and i have never notice them eating my snails. but i have heard tht they do tend to eat snails.
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