Gold Dojo Loaches do they eat pond snails

[bullseye69]

also what is it that they are doing when they root through the plants in the tank. they have already killed one plant. they don't look like they are eating the pond snails but knocking them off the glass and the plants and like they are looking for something good to eat on the plants, just wondering if the plants have some kind of food or something on them.

 

[bullseye69]

well, guess not

 

[Lupin]

Last time I had this loach, I never see it eating snails.

 

[bullseye69]

i don't see it eating snails either but they do knock them off the glass and the plants. just wanting to know because they were in another tank that had a lot of pond snails and then there were none. the only other thing in the other tank i think would eat pond snails is the green emerald catfish.

 

[jm1212]

bronchis (emerald catfish) wont eat the snails.

dojo loaches shouldnt be kept with tropical fish.

 

[silentskream]

i was under the impression that dojos are okay with tropicals as long as they're not kept too warm. why do you say they shouldn't be?

i've been told that dojos eat snails, but have seen no real proof.

 

[jm1212]

dojos are coldwater fish and shouldnt be in water that is over 74º.

tropical fish should have their water at around 77-78º

 

[bluekrissyspike]

your dojo will be fine kept with tropical fish, just not with ones that require a really high temp..... i'm not sure if they eat snails..they might just be playing with them, which is what they are doing to the plant...they won't really eat it, just knock it over, rip it's roots and mess up the leaves...sad if you worry about your plants, but lots of fun entertainement for the loaches

 

[bullseye69]

thanks everyone..