todd3x Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I just purchased a couple of Clown Loaches for my planted community tank. The main reason is that I have found some snails (probably imported on my latest plants). I read in another post that they may eat plants...I guess I didn't do enough research before my purchase. How much damage will they do? I'm not looking forward to netting them out if I need to remove them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishytime Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 (edited) The bad prt about them is they seem to chew right through the stem at the base. So in my tank they were kinda like the briggs&stratton powered lawn mower. Eventually they mowed all my plants right down. I love clown loaches to much to get rid of them so I decided the plants would have to go. Edited August 6, 2007 by fishytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Eye Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I keep mine with plants all the time with no probs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I think the trick is to keep them well fed - either add lots of snails ('cause they'll get 'em all in a week or so), or make sure to feed something that sinks after lights-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 My clown hasn't lately been doing damage to my plats but fishytime explained the mystery of the broken stems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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