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#1 Graddo

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Posted 08 August 2016 - 08:48 PM

Anyone know of any native fish that will happily help me out in reducing my snail population. It's a newly established tank ready for some rainbows. Any suggestions? Thanks.



#2 ice

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Posted 09 August 2016 - 06:48 AM

Eeltail catfish



#3 malawiman85

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 09:38 AM

Yep. They will smash your snail population.

#4 Jules

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 10:25 AM

when you say eel tail catfish, which species you guys refer too? and will they eat MTS?



#5 malawiman85

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 10:33 AM

Tandanus tandanus and the Neosilurus ater do for certain. I imagine all the available eeltails will do the job though... they are all equipped in much the same fashion and feed pretty similarly.
I would be picking up a N. hyrtlii from Pet Magic for the job... Shayne and Leichardti are catfish gurus and both have N. hytlii.

#6 Jules

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 11:50 AM

only want something cheap for the short term that wont get eaten by my bichirs too haha



#7 Westie

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 12:16 PM

I had a rendahls catfish which from memory wasn't interested in MTS



#8 malawiman85

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 12:44 PM

Tandanus have a nasty streak... not sure I would want to keep expensive fish with them.

I had a rendahls catfish which from memory wasn't interested in MTS


Probably wouldnt be too keen on them if there is other food available... rendahls are generally pretty small so if there was other food available they wouldnt make much of a dent in them.

From fishes of australia RE: Rendahls:
"Primarily feeds from the bottom on aquatic insects, microcrustaceans, molluscs and some detritus."
Martin F. Gomon, 2011, Rendahl's Catfish, Porochilus rendahli, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Aug 2016, http://fishesofaustr...me/species/2768

#9 Ageofaquariums

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Posted 10 August 2016 - 03:30 PM

Long arm freshwater prawns will fix their wagon quick smart!



#10 Graddo

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Posted 12 August 2016 - 06:40 PM

Long arm freshwater prawns will fix their wagon quick smart!

 

Anyone know where I can get these in WA?



#11 Ageofaquariums

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Posted 14 August 2016 - 08:39 AM

Most creeks should be able to hook you up. Doesn't help but on east coast these are the "feeder prawns" in most LFS.



#12 Graeme1

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Posted 14 August 2016 - 08:45 AM

Aquagreen sell 2 types of long arm shrimp

http://www.aquagreen...m_bullatum.html

http://www.aquagreen...handschini.html

 

Graeme






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