newbie....

[kire]

my email suggested dropping a quick post, to intro self. sooo, got a 20 gallon 2 years ago, currently has a pleco. then picked up a 30 gall hand-me-down, which is set up as brackish with 3 columbian cats. each about 6 to 8 inches. and recently got a 40 gal. and a synodontis petricola (which i think its common name is false cuckoo, but not sure and tht would be how i found this site) amoung other fish. but this is a cat forum.

i do have a querry.

what cats eat snails? if any

thanks

peace
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[MatsP]

Welcome.

There are some catfish that eat some types of snails - immediate thoughts are

Oxydoras niger

and

Megalodoras uranoscopus

- but both of these grow VERY LARGE .

The general "best" method of controlling snails is a combination of capture them [skin of melon or a piece of cucumber weighed down to sink for example is a good snail "trap"] to reduce a large population, and reduced feeding to keep the population down. Most problems with snails is caused by feeding too much.

--
Mats

[kire]

thanx for the info. will cut back on feeding first.

[L number Banana]

Hi Kire and Welcome to Planet Catfish!

If you want to check out which cat your S. petricola is/isn't, you could post a picture in the 'What is my Catfish?" forum. Would also love to find out what your others are too Some people here are really good at identifying other fish as well if you have some non-catfish mystery fish, just post those questions in the "Speak Easy" forum.

Cheers