Subj : Re: The Mystery Almost Solved
To   : Jeff Snyder
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Sun May 03 2009 09:07 am

    
 > CS> I've still got a snail explosion in my tank and waiting for them to get 
 > CS> bit bigger so we can peel them out.  The angel fish are near full sized
 > CS> now.  Am thinking of a dwarf pleco.            xxcarol --- SBBSecho
 > 
 > 
 > I may have mentioned this before, but I was reading that loaches love eating
 > snails. You may want to think about getting a few to see how they do. I can'
 > remember if it was clown loaches or cooli loaches. You may want to do some
 > online research.

I have one of those.  Not doing much but he does look fat!

 > Plecos...oh gosh! I am glad that you are getting a dwarf, because the regula
 > ones can be real nightmares, and terrors, once they get big. Not only can th
 > become aggressive, but for the aquarist, with that armored skin of theirs,
 > they can be a real danger if they swipe you one. I never really cared for
 > plecos for that reason. They are ugly and prehistoric looking. :)

Never had a problem with them before!  Dwarf ones are a good idea though as
they can get to be 16 inches and my tank is a tall thin sort of 70G.  Reef
tank for saltwater originally.
                 xxcarol
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