Khuli loaches and snails?

[kamikaziechameleon]

I'm eventually going to setup a 150 tall planted tank in my living room. I'm trying to outline a stock list and want to have some snailsJ(the algae eating kind) in my tank but I'm worried that the khuli's I'd like to include I know they eat smaller snails. Would they kill a large apple snail? Would they attack other inverts like shrimp and muscles?

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

As long as I'm at it what about dwarf clawed frogs? Will those also harass inverts?

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

I now realize I might have picked the wrong forum could a admin move me to the invert forum or another more topical forum like the loache sub forum.

 

[skjl47]

Hello; I have had khuli loaches and snails together for many years now. Not the big apple snails however. I do find empty snail shells from time to time, but as of last night still had snails and the khulis. Some times the snail population has gotten a bit large in the presence of the loaches?

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

Hello; I have had khuli loaches and snails together for many years now. Not the big apple snails however. I do find empty snail shells from time to time, but as of last night still had snails and the khulis. Some times the snail population has gotten a bit large in the presence of the loaches?

My hope was that Khuli's would help with snail populations in that they might eat the offspring. But I'd like to keep my adult specimens intact.

I still worry they will pick on bamboo and or cherry shrimp, or any muscles I might get.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

I found this,

http://www.fishlore.com/aquariummagazine/sept07/kuhliloach.htm

"they don't eat snails because their mouth isn't made right to eat them."