Ideas for large snail eating fish

Joshuakahan

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I have a snail problem and don’t want to use other snails or chemicals, so I’m looking for ideas for a fish that eats snails that could cohabitate with a kelberi, snook, Endlicheri and pim blochi. Current tank is a 180 but I have plans for a 3-400 in the next year
Thanks for any ideas
 
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I have a snail problem and don’t want to use other snails or chemicals, so I’m looking for ideas for a fish that eats snails that could cohabitate with a kelberi, snook, Endlicheri and pim blochi. Current tank is a 180 but I have plans for a 3-400 in the next year
Thanks for any ideas
What kind of snail?
 
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Joshuakahan

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What kind of snail?
Malaysian trumpets i think. I had a Fahaka a couple years ago and put some in her tank as a snack. About 6 months after I sold her, I started seeing babies and now they’re in 2 of my tanks. They’re not in the original fahaka tank anymore though, probably because that’s a rift tank now. They’ve completely taken over my 55 grow out and I’m seeing babies on the sides of the 180. I’m not concerned with the 55 tho since it’s just a grow out/QT
 

Joshuakahan

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They'll definitely get eaten, but I've had kuhli loaches and dojo loaches eat snails. I'm sure clown loaches would be able to eat snails while not being eaten by the other fish.
I was thinking clown loaches too, but how would they do solo? I’ve read they need to be in schools and I don’t think I have room for a school of them
 

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I was thinking clown loaches too, but how would they do solo? I’ve read they need to be in schools and I don’t think I have room for a school of them
No clue, I am not overly familiar with clown loaches as I've never kept them. I just googled snail eating fishing and found bala sharks. They'll be big enough to not get eaten, but they also like being kept in groups.
 

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No clue, I am not overly familiar with clown loaches as I've never kept them. I just googled snail eating fishing and found bala sharks. They'll be big enough to not get eaten, but they also like being kept in groups.
Lol I saw that same list, didn’t really like anything on it though except for CLs, but I’ve never kept them
 
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