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had the same problem, got a raphael cat and lives up to his reputation, although, he will grow to about 8in.
 
How about dwarf puffers, i think that the 20g would be good for maybe 1 male and 2 females, the little snails actually help in keeping the puffers teeth down, but you will probably have to move the guppies.
 
Adding fish that eat the snails just increases the food available to encourage more reproduction. Snails are NOT bad. Having a tank that supports overgrowth of any bottom of the chain population--snails, bacteria, hyrda, algae--is bad. Removing their food source removes them Increasing the food source will not.
 
penguinfish said:
Kuhli Loaches are a excellent option or you could get Dwarf loaches which one of my friends got when he had a problems with snails. They were working just as well as the Kuhli Loaches. By the way Kuhli loaches are more quiet than the Dwarf loach. Dwarf loaches are very active! One more thing...Kuhli loaches are SUPER fast and may be quite...no...VERY hard to catch! :mad:
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I just wanted to address this point about the dwarf chain loaches (Botia sidthimunki). They are good snail eaters, but they should never be bought just for this purpose (like any fish). They are smaller in size than some other loaches, but they can grow to 4" plus, are extremely active, and need to be in a school to be content. They are slow growing fish, but to be honest I wouldn't recommend them for a 20 gallon tank long-term. Not to mention they are expensive and hard to find.

The subject of snails has already been addressed.

*Edit to add an informative link about dwarf chain loaches. Note that specimens have been caught up to 6" in size!
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OrionGirl said:
Adding fish that eat the snails just increases the food available to encourage more reproduction. Snails are NOT bad. Having a tank that supports overgrowth of any bottom of the chain population--snails, bacteria, hyrda, algae--is bad. Removing their food source removes them Increasing the food source will not.
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You ever get the feeling that people are just not listening? ;)

Roan


:OT: OG -- btw, is that quote of yours from Forrest Gump? Been driving me nuts for days!

Roan
 
I keep hoping that if I say it often enough, someone will pay attention. Getting through to one person is meaningful! ;)

The quote is from this seasons first episode of StarGate SG-1. :)
 
Definitely try the manual removal. Put some lettuce or cucumber or some other vegetable in there. When the lights go out the snails will swarm it and you can easily remove dozens at a time. After a few nights of that you should have most of them out. You may have to cover it with a dish or something because the Corydoras will want to munch on it too, which could disturb the snails.

After that, as OG and RA have said, be sure there is no excess food in the tank to allow any survivors to reproduce so quickly.
 
OrionGirl said:
I keep hoping that if I say it often enough, someone will pay attention. Getting through to one person is meaningful! ;)
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Good point :)

The quote is from this seasons first episode of StarGate SG-1. :)
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I never saw that and I swear I've heard that somewhere before. Hrm.

Roan
 
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