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Re: Snail Control

To: aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Snail Control
From: mark.fisher at tpwd_state.tx.us
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 98 10:53:49 cst

     >I am looking for a small fish that will help control my snail 
     >population.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am looking for 
     >something that stays less than 3" as this is for a small 20g tank.
     
     I have a Botia striata (I think the common name is striped loach) in 
     my 90 gallon.  I got him over a year ago to control the Malaysian 
     trumpet snail population.  He does a great job, and is only about 2.5 
     inches long.  A very peaceful, personable fish, and fairly handsome, 
     as loaches go.  He is brown with about 15-20 vertical orange stripes.
     I found an image at: 
     http://www.voicenet.com/~dietsch/fishpics/striata1.jpg
     
     Kind regards,
     
     Mark

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