Yo Yo loaches eat MTS snails and new tank pic? - Aquarium Advice

06-18-2006, 09:46 PM

Hi Everyone,

So, my new tank is done!! Here is the pic. for everybody that gave great advice for the transfer.

A fellow member of AA was suppose to send me some MTS to move the sand around, however I bought two Yo Yo loaches today.

My LFS never has them and I wanted 2 so bad! Will they eat MTS?

If so, will I be ok to just move the sand around once a week when I do my PWC?

Thanks Again

lovemybarbs · 06-18-2006, 09:50 PM

Pretty barbs!!! Beautiful tank!

cbk.o4 · 06-18-2006, 11:38 PM

i dont think the yoyos can, the mts shell is much to hard for them to crack open. idk that is what i want to remember right now, but i just got off work...so dont quote me on that info.

cplawrence · 06-19-2006, 08:23 AM

My tank had MTS and yoyos living happily for quite a while (almost a year). Not long ago, I wound up with nothing but empty shells turning up. My guess had been that the loaches had finally figured out how to eat them out of their shells. I never witnessed it, but then again I usually didn't see the snails either--only if I came down after lights out. As for the comment about not being able to crack the shell open, when I have seen them eat common snails, they never did break the shell--they would just pull the flesh out.
In any case, it is possible that something else led to my snails' collective demise, but I am guessing that the loaches will eventually eat them.

Lonewolfblue · 06-19-2006, 01:48 PM

As for the yoyo's, they may eat the babies, but as for the larger MTS, they won't. They will help maintain the number of MTS so the tank doesn't get too over-run. But they won't get them all, and the MTS will slowly multiply still. I have them in my 55G with yoyo's, striped loaches, skunk loaches, and my dojo, and they seem to be doing quite well.

06-20-2006, 10:30 PM

Thanks Lonewolf. That is the answer I wanted. I want the MTS because I have PFS, but I LOVE those Yo Yo's

06-18-2006, 09:46 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	Yo Yo loaches eat MTS snails and new tank pic? Hi Everyone, So, my new tank is done!! Here is the pic. for everybody that gave great advice for the transfer. A fellow member of AA was suppose to send me some MTS to move the sand around, however I bought two Yo Yo loaches today. My LFS never has them and I wanted 2 so bad! Will they eat MTS? If so, will I be ok to just move the sand around once a week when I do my PWC? Thanks Again

06-18-2006, 11:38 PM	#3
cbk.o4 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 209	i dont think the yoyos can, the mts shell is much to hard for them to crack open. idk that is what i want to remember right now, but i just got off work...so dont quote me on that info. __________________ ..::55g Project::.. 55g :: Planted :: Rena Filstar XP3 :: Hydor ETH 300w ..::Tank Inhabitants::.. 6 Tiger Barbs 1 Powder Blue Gourami 1 Dwarf Flame Gourami 1 African Clawed Frog 2 Bristlenose Plecos 1 Rainbow Shark 1 Boesemani Rainbow ?? Malaysian Trumpet Snails

06-19-2006, 01:48 PM	#5
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	As for the yoyo's, they may eat the babies, but as for the larger MTS, they won't. They will help maintain the number of MTS so the tank doesn't get too over-run. But they won't get them all, and the MTS will slowly multiply still. I have them in my 55G with yoyo's, striped loaches, skunk loaches, and my dojo, and they seem to be doing quite well. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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06-18-2006, 09:50 PM	#2
lovemybarbs Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 856 Images: 5	Pretty barbs!!! Beautiful tank!

06-19-2006, 08:23 AM	#4
cplawrence Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 221	My tank had MTS and yoyos living happily for quite a while (almost a year). Not long ago, I wound up with nothing but empty shells turning up. My guess had been that the loaches had finally figured out how to eat them out of their shells. I never witnessed it, but then again I usually didn't see the snails either--only if I came down after lights out. As for the comment about not being able to crack the shell open, when I have seen them eat common snails, they never did break the shell--they would just pull the flesh out. In any case, it is possible that something else led to my snails' collective demise, but I am guessing that the loaches will eventually eat them.

06-20-2006, 10:30 PM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks Lonewolf. That is the answer I wanted. I want the MTS because I have PFS, but I LOVE those Yo Yo's