Blue red finned loach

[Dizzydea]

I just bought 2 blue red finned loaches to help control my snail population, but I also have assassin snails. Will my loaches eat the assassins?

 

[Again]

They will devour them

 

[Dizzydea]

So the loaches will eat more snails than the other snails?

 

[Cactuspixie]

I hadn't heard of these before! I love loaches, but these are too big for my tanks :-(
http://www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuhikotakia-modesta

 

[Paxlerod]

Loaches love snails.

 

[bettaowner]

Botias would eat any snail they are capable of consuming so I would be cautious.

 

[Dizzydea]

I see them once on a store and loved them, so obsessed over them until I bought some.

 

[Dizzydea]

I've read that they can territorial with other bottom feeders, will they harm by various plecos? I figured that they are armoured so the should be fine. Or will they hurt my rope fish? The net has such mixed info on these guys some say peaceful some say not. Some say peaceful in groups of 3 some say groups of 4.

 

[Paxlerod]

The bigger the group the better. They tend to come out more. They aren't really aggressive on purpose. They just don't respect territories. Loaches are like circus clowns.

 

[Dizzydea]

Well my other bottom feeders aren't territorial, my rope fish often likes a snuggle from another fish. I just really don't want anything to happen to plecos! They were a pretty penny!

 

[Again]

Well my other bottom feeders aren't territorial, my rope fish often likes a snuggle from another fish. I just really don't want anything to happen to plecos! They were a pretty penny!

They will be fine with plecos. They more slightly annoy then harass other tank mates. Loaches just like to explore and move on.

 

[Dizzydea]

Well that's excellent news! But now how to remove my assassin snails,

 

[Again]

Well that's excellent news! But now how to remove my assassin snails,

Only if you want to save them. If not your loach will feast on escargot. Yum yum. For them that is. The circle of life.

 

[Dizzydea]

Ya I'd prefer he didn't eat 10 5.00 snails lol

 

[Cactuspixie]

Ya I'd prefer he didn't eat 10 5.00 snails lol

Whaaa?? Where do you live? I thought only Australia had crazy prices for livestock and equipment! But you can't get assassins at ANY price here.

 

[Dizzydea]

Canada, and that was in Edmonton lol, so a big center