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Originally Posted by DoubleO7
Loaches eat everything else, you don't have to move them after they are done "cleaning" your tank.
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Loaches are an interesting and varied species of fish, but I don't collect nor am I interested in loaches. I specialize in other fish. It should be mentioned here that the Clown Loach can attain a length of 12 inches and is too big for most aquarists tanks. The Pakistani Loach or "YoYo" Loach is smaller, but can reach a length of 6 inches, which in my opinion, is still too big for aquariums less than 30 gallons. My tanks are species tanks. If I were to use fish to "clean my tanks" I would use Corydorus catfish which are a reasonable size and I have an interest in. I know Cory's don't kill snails (however they will eat snail eggs), but why would I go to all the trouble to buy and quarantine a fish that I have no interest in and that will in all probability outgrow my tank within a year, just to kill some snails? It makes no sense to me, since I can get rid of the snails by manually removing them.
