Re: [APD] Brown Alge bloom in tank

["TMCunningham" <tmcunningham at patmedia_net>]

The clown loaches keep the common, ramshorn and trumpet snails in check. All 
of those snails came with the plants.  I do plan on removing the apple 
snails to another tank with a higher PH and carbonate hardness. In the mean 
time the two clown loaches have no interest in them.
Thank you for the advise...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anna R. Dunster" <azzacanth at livejournal_com>
To: "aquatic plants digest" <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: [APD] Brown Alge bloom in tank


> Sorry I don't have any info on your algae bloom, but the clown loaches
> and the apple snails together is just asking for trouble - especially
> purple apple snails being rare, you don't want to lose them to a
> fiesty loach. check out this link
> http://www.applesnail.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3105
>
> clown loaches will attack any mollusc, that is what they eat in the
> wild. That's just how they are designed. I'd recommend finding a
> loach-free tank for your purple brigs :)
>
>
> ~Anna
>
>
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:26:36 -0400, "TMCunningham"
> <tmcunningham at patmedia_net> wrote:
>
> > The Ottos,  snails and amino shrimp seem to have no interest in the brown
> > algae. I have a total of 6 Ottos, six corydoras panda, two clown loaches,
> > one Bolivian ram, four young blue rams, four  young blue diamond discus,
> > four young red diamond discus, and twelve cardinal tetras. There are also
> > five amino shrimp and three purple apple snails in the tank as well.


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