NatureNut Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thanks! I'm off to research them a bit more... *rubs hands together chanting "death to snails... death to snails...."* If there's anything you think I should know about them, feel free to let me know. I have a feeling I'll be making a purchase ASAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrosionjerry Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 Yo Yo Loaches will cure your problem as well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogFan23 Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 My trio of yo-yo's dealt with the first wave of snails immediately after I put them in the tank. The second wave of snails hit a few weeks later and the loaches seemed more interested in fish flakes than the new snails. I'm having more luck reducing the population by squishing the snails myself. I won't use the snail treatments because I keep shrimp in the tank. How well will dwarf puffers do in a community tank of guppies, dwarf platys, yo-yo's and a pair of bamboo shrimp? I can move the yo-yo's if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 How well will dwarf puffers do in a community tank of guppies, dwarf platys, yo-yo's and a pair of bamboo shrimp? I can move the yo-yo's if necessary. They are fin nippers so guppies might look gross after a while. Bamboo shrimp should be okay because they are bigger but might get nipped. Puffers need a small amount of salinity in the water, don't know if the shrimp could take it. I have mine in with amecas and barbs (believe it or not). I have slowly (one year) removed the salt I was using and now down to nearly nothing and they are fine. Hope that helps a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Not all puffers need salinity...dwarf puffers in particular is pure fw. Like Wendy said, I would not trust a dwarf puffer not to nip the long flowing tail of guppies...I know mine nips the tails of the big (well, relatively speaking) platies. js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogFan23 Posted May 1, 2007 Report Share Posted May 1, 2007 Thanks. I think I will have to stick with the yo-yo loaches, then. I might not be staying with the guppies but I will definitely be keeping the platies and the bamboo shrimp. The snails seem manageable at this point, any way. Maybe the loaches are doing their job after all ... I'm not experiencing any problems with the bamboo shrimp regarding salinity. I am using a half-dose of salt (1 tbsp / 10 gallons) in this tank. While I'm no where near being a shrimp expert, I do recall reading that the young require brackish water in the wild to properly develop. Presumably, the adults should have some salt tolerance. Mine have molted a number of times already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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