Acara19
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Just wondering, since I wanted to get some ramshorns and kuhlis for a future tank, but kuhlis being loaches, I was concerned that the snails would be eaten.
Will kuhli loaches eat ramshorn snails?
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JLW
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Not all loaches eat snails, and kuhlis aren't particularly good snail predators. In the wild, they prey on small invertebrates typically in the substrate, stuff like chironimid larvae, blackworms, tubificid worms, and the like.
The best snail eaters, among loaches anyhow, are members of the family Botiidae.
The best snail eaters, among loaches anyhow, are members of the family Botiidae.
Apparently they can eat snails but seem to prefer other foods. https://meethepet.com/kuhli-loach-pangio-kuhlii/#Feeding
Wobblebonk
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They do nothing to the ramshorn snail population in the tank I have them in.
JLW
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Frank, I would take that with so many grains of salt, its more like a salt block. . . .
