UGGHHHH Clown Loaches

[SANND]

Okay, they're cute as can be especially when they peek out of their hidy holes at me but I just want to shake them sometimes. lol I put in a giant black mystery snail, the biggest my LFS had!, and sure enough those silly clowns tipped him over! I took it ot immedately and it's now living with Frank the Betta.

Is their anything I can use to turn over my sand that those silly sods won't eat??

 

[Lotus]

Yeah, even the largest of snails will get attacked by clown loaches.

The only thing I can think of would be some kind of freshwater goby or perhaps kuhli or dojo loaches. I don't know if your tank is planted, but the dojo or kuhli loaches may dig up plants while playing in the sand.

 

[SANND]

The tank in question is my 29 gallon with 3 juvie clown loches and 1 dwarf gourami.

I looked for info on the goby but couldn't really find much online.

 

[Fish Friend]

clown loaches will attack any snail big or small

 

[LoachDude]

Well to be totally honest, it wasn't wise at all to put the snail in there anyway. Snails are definately on a clown loaches diet, and favorite treats list.

 

[SANND]

Yeah I know LoachDude, but I was prepared to perform a rescue mission if it all went wrong. A friend has 2 clown loaches and a gigantuan snail and the loaches don't bother it so I thought I'd try. It's happy living with Frank the Betta and the 3 USD catfish now so all is well.

 

[phOOey]

my pleco likes to dig in the sand, but i expect he'd destroy a planted tank.