I had a snail problem and watched your video and went looking for Loaches particularly the Yoyo, however, not easily located in Fish Stores in America, so, I decided to go with 3 Skunk Loaches, they are about an inch + and they went to town on the snail population and it has been a full on GENOCIDE! Thank you for putting me onto Loaches mine will only be about 4 inches when full grown. AWESOME! this changed everything!
That’s awesome that you managed to solve the snail problem! I dint realise you wouldn’t be able to find yo-yo loaches in America but I’m glad you found an alternative. Will be handy for any American viewers to see your comment 👍🏻
@@philcam9493 did you have much luck with this? I also have a nano tank with pond snails overrunning it. I wanted to get a couple of loaches and then move them to my larger 100 gal when they get too big.
@@ElaineBarlow Yes, they cleaned the patio ponds pretty well. I have found the yo-yo‘s at big box pet stores. However, the ones I got from a new Thai owned store were bigger and healthier. Thank you for the reminder as temperatures are dropping. I need to find them and bring them indoors.
I got 4 clown loaches a couple years back and they've done the same thing. I tried assassin snails, chemicals, manually removing them and every other method I could think of, but the loaches were the answer. I honestly love them. They're beautiful, and they've become so used to my presence that they have learned how to beg for food. I know that sounds insane, but I don't know how else to characterize synchronized dancing at the glass whenever it's been a bit long between feedings. Of all the fish I've had, these guys have been the best surprise.
WOOOOOOAH you could rent those HEROES out. Now I have seen them in action with my own eye's they are a TOP FISH to keep. Thanks for the heads up, take care my friend 👍😷☝️
@@Mountain_Aquatics I bought a bundle of Hornwort for my betta (Nova) about less then a month I started seeing the snails at first I had no idea how the snails got in the tank this is my first planted tank so far I’m loving it except for the snails their breeding so rapidly!
Wow! They attack like crazy! 😂 I have 2 loaches too and they make this ‘clicking’ sound I thought my aquarium is ‘cracking’ 😂 but its the loaches eating snails ! A very good fish for controlling snails! 👍
I’ve got major snail problem...tried everything cleaned the tank and filters out several times but they keep reappearing. Will try these guys out and see thank for sharing!
100%. correct Jamie, Yo-yo will absolutely eradicate snails and a top fish to have in the tank if you have this issue. I currently have 3 with 1 quite gravid at the moment if you need more👌
Got Khuli loaches arriving tomorrow. Love them, but my snail issue was the perfect excuse to get em. XD I'll take pics of the snai issue before and after.
Have had yo yo loaches for a month. It hasn’t affected the population at all. I’ve even got 3 pea puffers in there and they’re eating them I see the shells but there’s so many snails
Hey, great video! I have a severe snail invasion in my 20 gallon, and I have always wanted to get some form of loach to take care of em for good but always thought theyd eat my cherry shrimp, are the yoyo loaches safe with them in your opinion? If so ill go pick up a couple
Well they certainly never ate the larger shrimp. And I always have babies growing on. I couldn’t say 100% they didn’t snack on the odd tasty baby shrimp but not that I noticed anyway.
I had a snail infestation in a cold water tank. The fish parasite cure from Maidenhead aquatics wiped them out. It warns on the label not snail safe and they weren’t kidding ! It took about five weeks but did no harm to the medaka and I haven’t seen a snail since !
I have bladder snails in a tank with white clouds, cherry barbs and African dwarf frogs. I'm letting them go for a bit because I'd like them to clear up my algae before getting assassin snails. My question is whether a yoyo loach will bother my small frogs and whether a loach needs warmer than room temp if I want to remove him from the problem 29 gallon tank of small fish and put him in a 55 (soon upgraded to 75 gallon tank) with 7 5-8" goldfish.
@@Mountain_Aquatics Okay. I got the loaches and they're reduced the snails by 50% in less than 2 days. I'll wait until the goldfish are in the 75 gallon and make them the clean-up crew for (this is my current idea) a betta sorority in the 55.
I’m glad they are doing a good job for you! Make sure you leave them in there long enough to clean U.K. the inevitable baby snails that will hatch out after the adults are gone. Keep me updated
Kuhli can't live in 10 gal correct? I have a huge bladder snail infestation in my Betta's heavily planted 10 gal. Egg clutches all over the tank, manual removal is keeping them at par.. but not fully taking care of them.
I’m not 100% but I think they would eat smaller mystery snails. Can you move the mystery snails to another tank or tub for a few days and let the yo-yo loaches deal with the bladder snails
Ive got these random small brown snails I'm assuming they're pest/pond snails & they hide in my decor & getting in my filters. Ive cleaned everything numerous times & still see them. The bigger ones love my artificial plants i absolutely hate them. I recently took out everything from my tank & left the reg community fish & sand inside. Barley see anymore. Going to get loaches tomorrow thank you for this video.
Because of randomly finding you and having an invasion in my 100 gallon tank of snails, I got 5 tiger loaches and I kid you not, 7 days not one snail in site! My clown loaches would too but not as fast as my tiger loaches.
@@Mountain_Aquatics if i put the phone close enough to my eyes it works as an illusion every time. The dots being out of focus and the words being in focus. Then the radial blur and shake. Make it look 3D👌🏽
Hey mate I'm in Australia and have hundreds of these little tiny miniature black shelled snails all over my 55gallon. I have loaches but not like yours. They are eating all my plants. I will look for those loaches at my pet store and hope they work.
@@Mountain_Aquatics thanks I wish I would have seen your video before I added 6 more shrimps 🤷 learn the hard way Maybe I’ll take out the aggressive beta ✌️🇨🇦
I bought 4 yoyos & they don't appear to be at all interested in the snails. My tanks are heavily planted so I'm hoping that maybe they are eating in private & getting the eggs & newly hatched babies, leaving the slightly older ones.
I got 5 of these and they were doing a good job of getting rid of my snails then I started feeding them and they don't care about the bladder snails anymore. Lol doesn't matter though because they are now my favorite fish because of how social they are
Loaches are great snail hunters, dwarf chain loach are great at it and a nano fish so great for smaller tanks, unfortunately you do need a few and they are expensive. but there is an other approach that works well, algae wafers or veggies ie cucumber in a jam jar, loads of them will go for it at a time, after that work out your feeding regimen because if you have a snail problem you are definitley overfeeding.
ok so i was looking for striped kuhli loaches at the store for this and they didn't have any....but the guy there said that the YOYOs do well eating snails. so, i got one, trying it out. got 'im yesterday.
@@Mountain_Aquatics Thanks. My snails are much smaller than yours were... I'll take a few of them along to the store & see what they have to say about fish-eating-snail-choice too. Cheers :)
@@Mountain_Aquatics They recommended Dwarf Loaches. I currently have 10 neon tetra, 10 phantom tetra & 7 Cory cory Sterbai in a 125 litre tank. Everyone is getting on well... he said that I would need more than 1, at least 3, but there is a chance that they might bully the others... so I haven't committed yet... I am worried about stressing out all of my existing tank mates...!
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
@@Mountain_Aquatics lmao well I’m going to grab a couple of them and throw it in my 30 gallon…. I have some Cory’s, OTOs and some cardinals tetras so hopefully no aggression issues when I add these loaches (:
Thanks, that's gotta be the best way to get rid of bladder snails. They came in on a plant and took over. Do they eat their eggs too ? If not then it'll still be a problem.
Thanks for the comment. I don’t think they will eat the eggs. But they should eat the young snails before they have a chance to breed.over time they will sort out the snails for you completely.
@@Mountain_Aquatics If I wanted to put these in a tank temporarily, how long do you think I should leave them to ensure the snails have been eradicated? Or at least, to have the highest chance that they will be gone before removing the loaches. I have a 10 gallon tank and ultimately, will not have room for the loaches in my final stocking plan.
@@thoughtgaming492 it would have to be a few months. If there are already snail eggs and young you’d have to wait for them to hatch and get big enough to be eaten. But they would do the job over time 👍🏻
I wish i could do this... I already own 2 clown loaches but just my luck i introduced shrimp into my tank just a week ago before i found this video and remembered they did this and the shrimp are for sure too small to leave with the loaches
Dear Jamie: What size is this tank, please? I have several 10-gallon tanks infested with pest snails and limpets. I don't believe such a tank is large enough for a yoyo loach. Please advise. Thank you for sharing this, terrific video on some, amazing, snail-eating fish. I especially appreciate the footage of loaches eating snails. All my best, Sincerely, new subscriber, E. J. Brinegar
Thanks for subscribing. I hope you enjoy some of my other videos. I’m not sure on how much water this old tank holds but it certainly isn’t very big. I wouldn’t keep a yo-yo loach in a tank this size indefinitely, but I have many large tanhs which now that they have eradicated the snail population they have been moved to. Perhaps o should have mentioned that in the video. Cheers 👍🏻
Dear Jamie: I’m trying to come up with a way to eradicate snails, but I realize that the only true solution is to start over. I know that assassin snails (Clea helena) and yoyo loaches (Botia almorhae) eat snails, but I don’t care to have an overpopulation of assassin snails. I have a couple of larger tanks, but I’m waiting for some, long-lived fish to expire, so I can break them down. I don’t want to prolong that with yoyo loaches. I’m doing a series of experiments to rid small thanks of snails: ruclips.net/video/HPXzsOARJLo/видео.html ruclips.net/video/H1lHDzKBJXQ/видео.html I look forward to seeing more of your work. Keep up your, terrific, aquarist hobby and YouTubing. Sincerely, Brinegar
Dear Jamie: Well, I have done that with nerite snails. I bought a pair and was disappointed that at least one was a female. She (or they) left eggs all over my aquascape (which don’t hatch, but simply rot in fresh water). I traded them both for one, Amano shrimp. The pet store always comes out ahead, but it’s good of them to deal with me. I’ve also sold them Columbian tetra, but I hate to part with my pets. They get much better care with me than they can hope for, elsewhere. Thank you for your, continued correspondence and help. Sincerely, Brinegar
I'm from India. I have shrimps in the tank. Is it safe to add these loaches? No need to answer. Got the answer in the comments. Well I have to search for other option!
I got a pair of them a month ago and I haven't seen them eat any snails not have I seen any empty shells. Maybe they are too young yet. They are about 1½-2 inches. How long did you have them in the tank before you started noticing a decline in snail population?
I noticed it almost immediately. Your snails may be too large or your loaches too small for now. I have since moved these loaches on to other tanks and they have gone to town on those aquariums too and have destroyed the pest snail population there to. Stick with them, they will work. For now they may only be eating a few small ones. Over time they will get through them. How large is the tank they are in?
Hi mate I have a 5ft tank and it’s absolutely over run I’m so lost I’ve tried everything like u I have 16 red belly piranha in there and I have taken everything out tank substrate too and I’ve now discovered the 2 external filters are absolutely full with them that’s how they are coming bk in tank any ideas mate
@@Mountain_Aquatics not yet the assassins are not doing much good bud but as they are piranha I don’t think they will survive as piranha will eat them mate what do you reckon that much I was going to shut down tank but 16 belly piranha I’ve grown since baby for the last year the snails have begun to mess my flow up too
@@jamesconnerty9581 if you’re sure that they wouldn’t be don’t be safe with the current fish stock then it will have to be stripped down I think mate. I’ve never kept piranha before, but I assumed they would leave healthy fish alone?
Crayfish absolutely destroy snails. We put one in our extra tank with a bully guppy we had to remove. This one we caught had no big claws for whatever reason. But it has removed all the snails and cleaned the gravel.
Get a jam jar put cooked broccoli in it put it in the tank leave it for a day or so and it will be full on snails. Take it out and repeat until all the snails are gone 🙂 simple 👍
A very long process. And you’d have to wait for the eggs on the tank to hatch and grow and then get them before they lay eggs. These fish just do it all the time for food
@@Mountain_Aquatics well it worked for me I cleared the snails in 8 days then repeated it in 6weeks job done total time 1.5hrs in time a jam jar & half a broccoli head total cost 50p.
I have an outdoor fish pond where they keep attacking my koi and goldfish. Naturally, if the fish are covered in snails, the pet store won't warranty them. I need to buy a dozen or so and turn them loose in the pond. Thanks for the tip... 🐀🐾
just a question about the minows, what colour are the fry from the NORMAL coloured white cloud mountain and the GOLD minows after the mixed breeding? Great video bye the way, one of the best on RUclips if not the best.
The fry in my tank from the white cloud mountain minnows were all grey! After a week or two they started to colour up. Now they are all coming along quite nicely.
I got one but he didn’t eat any snails. I have him for about two months. I also have 4 snail assassins and still doesn’t help. The loach also ate my 4 shrimps 😢
@@Mountain_Aquatics Yes. When I feed the rest of the fish he eats a LOT, so I guess it makes sense that he's not eating snails since he's always full? I'll try to feed the rest of the fishes bit less as well so I don't overfeed, but I don't know what is the right amount, I don't want them to starve. What do you recommend me to do?
I’ve just got back from a week long holiday and my fish weren’t fed once. And the tanks looked cleaner than ever! Don’t worry, fish do fine for a few days without food. They will find plenty in the tank, and this should include your loach getting a taste for snails 😉
@@Mountain_Aquatics Ok, good to know. I was feeding them once in the morning and once in the evening. I'll try to feed them once every 1 day and a half or so and see how it goes. Thank you.
Until they over run your tank eating all the plants you paid for and leave shit all over the floor causing a massive ammonia spike. And if you dare cut back feeding they’ll die off causing an ammonia spike. They’re beautiful I love them but i wish I never ever got any to begin with. I went out of my way to find beautiful rams horns and I regret it so much lmao.
@@Mountain_Aquatics I put a Yoyo loach in, and it died the day after I bought it. The clown loach is still a waste of time. So I've made the decision now to completely clear out the tank and start again from scratch. The snails have cost me a fortune in plants and they've killed off half my fish. So the tank is getting emptied of all fish, plants, the lot.
This is not always the case. The snails can eat algae so even if you are feeding exactly the correct ammount, they can still multiply like crazy, especially in a new tank going through imbalance and algae battles.
A bit fat slice of cucumber works & my mystery snails get a treat as well after they cover the cucumber I take it out working so far only see tinies which are the leftover eggs
Will this work on my tiny 45l tank. I have shrimp and pygmy corys (and a couple baby's). I also have 2 nerite snails I thought I was being kind and the Internet was being dramatic. I thought whay could one little bladder snail do?.. I now have 50+. I keep pulling them out and putting them in the big tank with some clown loaches.. It's just never ending 😭😭😭😭
@@Mountain_Aquatics Oh I know, my 2 nerite snails arnt the problem. I meant, would they be safe from the loach? It's only the bladder snails that have exploded.. I think one had snuck in when I ordered plants or fish from someplace
Had snail problems for years… used every chemical, manual removal, traps. All useless. Then I bought one Pakistani loach - problem solved in a week. Ate every single snail.
i like the bladder snails for their ability to clean the tank better than anything else i had. even nerite snails and otocinculus. But they multiply like no tomorrow. 1 becomes 100 in 30 days. i didn't use loaches but i got an assassin snail and they dealt with them very effectively for population control. they don't hunt as much as loaches meaning the bladder snails stuck around to keep cleaning, but they never got out of control. and Assassin snails don't multiply quickly so they never became a problem. they're non hermaphroditic so if you just get 1, it'll never breed and mulitply making them, for me anyway, the perfect bladder snail control.
And here I am researching how to maintain a pond snail culture to feed my giant gourami fish, they eat them like candy. How one's pest is others hobby. Good luck.
Your white cloud fry wont survive with yoyo's in there. And yes they eat shrimp. If they run out of snails they are next to be targeted. So, no you have not found the best or easiest solution for snails. You will have to house the yoyo's and they get big!
Goldfish will also get all of your snails really fast. I had a 20 gallon infested with rams horn snails 8 years ago. My teacher told me to get a goldfish. After goldfish did it’s job I gave them to my teacher for her pond. But you can just give them to a non big chain pet store. Just tell them why you had the fish and why you want to get rid of it.
I had a snail problem and watched your video and went looking for Loaches particularly the Yoyo, however, not easily located in Fish Stores in America, so, I decided to go with 3 Skunk Loaches, they are about an inch + and they went to town on the snail population and it has been a full on GENOCIDE! Thank you for putting me onto Loaches mine will only be about 4 inches when full grown. AWESOME! this changed everything!
That’s awesome that you managed to solve the snail problem! I dint realise you wouldn’t be able to find yo-yo loaches in America but I’m glad you found an alternative. Will be handy for any American viewers to see your comment 👍🏻
Found them listed as Botia lohachata, Lohahchata loach, Pakistani Loach. Will the dwarf loach annialte pond snails? I keep nano fish.
@@philcam9493 did you have much luck with this? I also have a nano tank with pond snails overrunning it. I wanted to get a couple of loaches and then move them to my larger 100 gal when they get too big.
@@ElaineBarlow Yes, they cleaned the patio ponds pretty well. I have found the yo-yo‘s at big box pet stores. However, the ones I got from a new Thai owned store were bigger and healthier. Thank you for the reminder as temperatures are dropping. I need to find them and bring them indoors.
I got 4 clown loaches a couple years back and they've done the same thing. I tried assassin snails, chemicals, manually removing them and every other method I could think of, but the loaches were the answer. I honestly love them. They're beautiful, and they've become so used to my presence that they have learned how to beg for food. I know that sounds insane, but I don't know how else to characterize synchronized dancing at the glass whenever it's been a bit long between feedings. Of all the fish I've had, these guys have been the best surprise.
Glad you enjoy them. They are usually overlooked fish, but they do a brilliant job. And I think they look great as well
Your enthusiasm and personal sense of joy and amazement is better then the actual content. Thank you 🙏🏽
WOOOOOOAH you could rent those HEROES out. Now I have seen them in action with my own eye's they are a TOP FISH to keep. Thanks for the heads up, take care my friend 👍😷☝️
Undeniable proof right there! Let me know how you get on.
This is the best solution ever! Can’t wait to get me some loaches!
Let me know how you get on! Have you got a bad snail problem?
@@Mountain_Aquatics
I bought a bundle of Hornwort for my betta (Nova) about less then a month I started seeing the snails at first I had no idea how the snails got in the tank this is my first planted tank so far I’m loving it except for the snails their breeding so rapidly!
Yea I always prefer a planted tank. Hope you get rid of the snails
Wow! They attack like crazy! 😂 I have 2 loaches too and they make this ‘clicking’ sound I thought my aquarium is ‘cracking’ 😂 but its the loaches eating snails ! A very good fish for controlling snails! 👍
Thanks for the support 😁
I’ve got major snail problem...tried everything cleaned the tank and filters out several times but they keep reappearing. Will try these guys out and see thank for sharing!
Well I hope I’ve proven it for you in the video. Let us know how you get on! ❤️
I have 2 nice sizer yoyo fish and my 75 gallon cichlid tank is overun with snails they continue to multiply help?
Bro do they eat the larva of the snail too??
Hitting that like button JUST for the 'Best Beard' award :) Thanks for the video. Great info. I hate snails too!
Cheers buddy! I think it’s true anyway haha!
THANKYOUUU, my tank free of snails and my shrimp doing well. I've tried copper in other tank and it cleaned my snails and shrimp
Great news! Thanks for letting us know
I can’t wait to try these fish. My tank keeps getting over run with annoying snails Thanks for the video.
Let me know if it works!
I loved the video. I finally got some loach, they are tiny but I love them. Not sure if I can put a pic on.
100%. correct Jamie, Yo-yo will absolutely eradicate snails and a top fish to have in the tank if you have this issue. I currently have 3 with 1 quite gravid at the moment if you need more👌
You are hoping to breed them? That is very interesting. I dint think I have even seen their fry before. They are stunning fish
Not intentionally…sent the pics to TBR and he agreed…quite gravid. Time will tell but if you are interested in 3 more they are yours Jamie no cost
@@simonwood1542 I might take you up on that. They are cracking fish 👍🏻
@@Mountain_Aquatics no problem
I’ll take some!
Did they eat ramhorn snails too?
I didn’t test that. If you find out let me know
Great video I will definitely follow this advice
Let me know how you got on
I tried the cucumber skin trick and it worked perfectly!
Good to know!
Got Khuli loaches arriving tomorrow. Love them, but my snail issue was the perfect excuse to get em. XD I'll take pics of the snai issue before and after.
Enjoy
Epic beard, and lovely fish
Cheers buddy. Hope you enjoyed the video
Fabulous information, thank you!!! 🙂
Your welcome, don’t forget to subscribe 😁
Oh the best solution i have found so far.
Thank you! It really works 😁
Thank you! I have pest snails in my tank and I tried everything to get rid of them. I'll get yoyo loaches 💙
Good luck! I hope it works for you. As you can see from the video, it works very well
Did it work?
Ive also heard they dont get along with Corys so very hesistant to try it
Have had yo yo loaches for a month. It hasn’t affected the population at all. I’ve even got 3 pea puffers in there and they’re eating them I see the shells but there’s so many snails
@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended assassin snails work for me
Simple and great solution as captioned
Thank you
Brilliant, going to look into getting one or two yoyo coaches. Hope they're ok in a community tank
They should do well in a community tank and add a nice bit of character. Let me know how you get on! 👍🏻
Hey, great video! I have a severe snail invasion in my 20 gallon, and I have always wanted to get some form of loach to take care of em for good but always thought theyd eat my cherry shrimp, are the yoyo loaches safe with them in your opinion? If so ill go pick up a couple
My larger shrimp were fine but of course they had plenty of snails to eat. I would keep an eye on them though just in case
May I know the results? I got plenty of red cherry and blue dreams on my community tank infested with pond snails too.
Goo9 video mate Very helpful 👍
Cheers Tony 👍🏻
Did the yoyos ever eat the shrimp? I have cherry rili shrimp and was told the yoyos will eat them. Yours seemed okay!
Well they certainly never ate the larger shrimp. And I always have babies growing on. I couldn’t say 100% they didn’t snack on the odd tasty baby shrimp but not that I noticed anyway.
I had a snail infestation in a cold water tank. The fish parasite cure from Maidenhead aquatics wiped them out.
It warns on the label not snail safe and they weren’t kidding ! It took about five weeks but did no harm to the medaka and I haven’t seen a snail since !
Brilliant. I find they normally come in on plants. Once my plants are snail free and established I take cuttings to then use in my other tanks
Shrimp safe?
@@Boss-zo4lw I couldn’t say. I don’t have shrimp.
I have bladder snails in a tank with white clouds, cherry barbs and African dwarf frogs. I'm letting them go for a bit because I'd like them to clear up my algae before getting assassin snails. My question is whether a yoyo loach will bother my small frogs and whether a loach needs warmer than room temp if I want to remove him from the problem 29 gallon tank of small fish and put him in a 55 (soon upgraded to 75 gallon tank) with 7 5-8" goldfish.
I would not mix these loaches with goldfish. Perhaps the assassin snails will be your best option?
@@Mountain_Aquatics Okay. I got the loaches and they're reduced the snails by 50% in less than 2 days. I'll wait until the goldfish are in the 75 gallon and make them the clean-up crew for (this is my current idea) a betta sorority in the 55.
I’m glad they are doing a good job for you! Make sure you leave them in there long enough to clean U.K. the inevitable baby snails that will hatch out after the adults are gone. Keep me updated
this is so good I needed it today, but I do like snails in moderation
Yes a few snails are good. Let me know how you get on 😁
Hey, there! This is a great demonstration! Any luck with the Rams Horn snails?
Yes they take those to. Only the smaller ones though but uber time it stops them breeding and filling your tank
Kuhli can't live in 10 gal correct? I have a huge bladder snail infestation in my Betta's heavily planted 10 gal. Egg clutches all over the tank, manual removal is keeping them at par.. but not fully taking care of them.
One could temporarily, do you have a bigger tank to move it to once it has finished with the snails?
I might have to some of these loaches to get my snail problem under control i have put a trap in and i have a cold water Corey but nothing is working.
Let me know if this works for you
Didn't see the video on if they would eat mystery sanils or not can you tell me if are safe I have a few big ones and a infestation of blatter snails
I’m not 100% but I think they would eat smaller mystery snails. Can you move the mystery snails to another tank or tub for a few days and let the yo-yo loaches deal with the bladder snails
Scuds will also go after snails and are also a really good food source for your fish.
Yes fish love the scuds
Ive got these random small brown snails I'm assuming they're pest/pond snails & they hide in my decor & getting in my filters. Ive cleaned everything numerous times & still see them. The bigger ones love my artificial plants i absolutely hate them. I recently took out everything from my tank & left the reg community fish & sand inside. Barley see anymore. Going to get loaches tomorrow thank you for this video.
Did you get some?
Because of randomly finding you and having an invasion in my 100 gallon tank of snails, I got 5 tiger loaches and I kid you not, 7 days not one snail in site! My clown loaches would too but not as fast as my tiger loaches.
Brilliant news 😁 make sure you subscribe and look at my other videos and you might get some more tips. Thanks for the comment
Zou willen weten hoe groot deze vissen worden, kunnen ze bij alle vissen in een gezelschap aquarium. Ik heb zoveel slakken in mijn 4 aquariums.
They don’t get too big, a medium sized fish.
Your intro animation did something weird to my eyes, the depth perception was all thrown off lol pretty damn cool
Oh really? I’ve never noticed
@@Mountain_Aquatics if i put the phone close enough to my eyes it works as an illusion every time. The dots being out of focus and the words being in focus. Then the radial blur and shake. Make it look 3D👌🏽
Hi there I have two 5 gallon betta tanks with snail pest what are it options?
Wel those tanks would be too small for a loach I’m afraid. You can try adding a slice of cucumber every night and removing it in the morning.
@@Mountain_Aquatics thank you
how big of a tank do we need to keep two of these? Will they be ok in a shallow tank? Height = 30cms ? Are they jumpers?
A shallow tank will be fine for them yes. And no I’m not aware of them jumping
I have some Ramshorn and Assassin Snail, will they get eaten by yoyos too?
Oh I’m not sure I haven’t tested it
Thanks for the reply!
Hey mate
I'm in Australia and have hundreds of these little tiny miniature black shelled snails all over my 55gallon. I have loaches but not like yours. They are eating all my plants. I will look for those loaches at my pet store and hope they work.
Yes I hope you manage to find some
Thanks
No problem
You’re still responding to comments three years after this video was posted?
Will they eat the shrimp 🤷🏼♂️✌️🙏🇨🇦
I think they would eat the little ones yes
@@Mountain_Aquatics thanks I wish I would have seen your video before I added 6 more shrimps 🤷 learn the hard way Maybe I’ll take out the aggressive beta ✌️🇨🇦
I bought 4 yoyos & they don't appear to be at all interested in the snails. My tanks are heavily planted so I'm hoping that maybe they are eating in private & getting the eggs & newly hatched babies, leaving the slightly older ones.
Maybe that’s the case. And maybe they aren’t hungry enough if you’re giving them plenty of food?
I got 5 of these and they were doing a good job of getting rid of my snails then I started feeding them and they don't care about the bladder snails anymore. Lol doesn't matter though because they are now my favorite fish because of how social they are
That’s great 😁
Loaches are great snail hunters, dwarf chain loach are great at it and a nano fish so great for smaller tanks, unfortunately you do need a few and they are expensive. but there is an other approach that works well, algae wafers or veggies ie cucumber in a jam jar, loads of them will go for it at a time, after that work out your feeding regimen because if you have a snail problem you are definitley overfeeding.
Very true!
ok so i was looking for striped kuhli loaches at the store for this and they didn't have any....but the guy there said that the YOYOs do well eating snails. so, i got one, trying it out. got 'im yesterday.
Have you seen him eating any yet?
Great video. Once all my snails have gone, will they be happy just eating bloodworms, brine, flakes etc?
Yes perfectly happy with that once the snails have gone. Let me know how you get on!
@@Mountain_Aquatics Thanks. My snails are much smaller than yours were... I'll take a few of them along to the store & see what they have to say about fish-eating-snail-choice too. Cheers :)
@@Mountain_Aquatics They recommended Dwarf Loaches. I currently have 10 neon tetra, 10 phantom tetra & 7 Cory cory Sterbai in a 125 litre tank. Everyone is getting on well... he said that I would need more than 1, at least 3, but there is a chance that they might bully the others... so I haven't committed yet... I am worried about stressing out all of my existing tank mates...!
@@Ma1efcent I am not sure if the dwarf loaches will eat the snails. Let me know if they have a go
@@Mountain_Aquatics The snails I have are quite small... Maidenhead Aquatics called them "pest snails"
Will the loaches eat baby cherry shrimp too?
I think they will yes
I have shrimps in my tank.. wil this eat shrip also.. please sujjest
I think it would yes
does this fish can put in guppy and platty and gurami tank ?
Should be fine yes
Thanks for the video, did these loaches fix your issue with Ramshorn snails??
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
Yep there are no snails in that tank now. But my other tanks are full of snails and it’s difficult to catch the loaches to move them over to another tank 😂
@@Mountain_Aquatics lmao well I’m going to grab a couple of them and throw it in my 30 gallon…. I have some Cory’s, OTOs and some cardinals tetras so hopefully no aggression issues when I add these loaches (:
@@danielpinto6729 they should be fine with that mix mate
Thanks, that's gotta be the best way to get rid of bladder snails. They came in on a plant and took over. Do they eat their eggs too ? If not then it'll still be a problem.
Thanks for the comment. I don’t think they will eat the eggs. But they should eat the young snails before they have a chance to breed.over time they will sort out the snails for you completely.
@@Mountain_Aquatics If I wanted to put these in a tank temporarily, how long do you think I should leave them to ensure the snails have been eradicated? Or at least, to have the highest chance that they will be gone before removing the loaches. I have a 10 gallon tank and ultimately, will not have room for the loaches in my final stocking plan.
@@thoughtgaming492 it would have to be a few months. If there are already snail eggs and young you’d have to wait for them to hatch and get big enough to be eaten. But they would do the job over time 👍🏻
Did you ever test them with the none pest snails?
No they cleared up my problem though
Can I mix this fish with discuss?
I don’t keep discus, but they are tooth enough to take care of themselves so I can’t see there being any problems
Yoyo didn't do a thing for me. Still on the search for a fix. Pretty soon gonna tare the tank down.
Perhaps you’re feeding them too well? Leave them hungry for a bit and their natural instincts will kick in
I wish i could do this... I already own 2 clown loaches but just my luck i introduced shrimp into my tank just a week ago before i found this video and remembered they did this and the shrimp are for sure too small to leave with the loaches
That’s a shame! What else do you think you could try?
Would putting these in with Medaka be a bad idea?
Thanks for the comment. No I think they would eat the eggs of Medaka if I’m honest. It’s not often I find people that also keep Medaka 😁
Dear Jamie:
What size is this tank, please? I have several 10-gallon tanks infested with pest snails and limpets. I don't believe such a tank is large enough for a yoyo loach.
Please advise.
Thank you for sharing this, terrific video on some, amazing, snail-eating fish. I especially appreciate the footage of loaches eating snails.
All my best,
Sincerely,
new subscriber,
E. J. Brinegar
Thanks for subscribing. I hope you enjoy some of my other videos. I’m not sure on how much water this old tank holds but it certainly isn’t very big. I wouldn’t keep a yo-yo loach in a tank this size indefinitely, but I have many large tanhs which now that they have eradicated the snail population they have been moved to. Perhaps o should have mentioned that in the video. Cheers 👍🏻
Dear Jamie:
I’m trying to come up with a way to eradicate snails, but I realize that the only true solution is to start over. I know that assassin snails (Clea helena) and yoyo loaches (Botia almorhae) eat snails, but I don’t care to have an overpopulation of assassin snails. I have a couple of larger tanks, but I’m waiting for some, long-lived fish to expire, so I can break them down. I don’t want to prolong that with yoyo loaches. I’m doing a series of experiments to rid small thanks of snails:
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I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Keep up your, terrific, aquarist hobby and YouTubing.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
@@ejbrinegar thanks. If you have a good relationship with your local fish store they may also take the yo-yo loaches back once they finish their job
Dear Jamie:
Well, I have done that with nerite snails. I bought a pair and was disappointed that at least one was a female. She (or they) left eggs all over my aquascape (which don’t hatch, but simply rot in fresh water). I traded them both for one, Amano shrimp. The pet store always comes out ahead, but it’s good of them to deal with me. I’ve also sold them Columbian tetra, but I hate to part with my pets. They get much better care with me than they can hope for, elsewhere.
Thank you for your, continued correspondence and help.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
I'm from India. I have shrimps in the tank. Is it safe to add these loaches?
No need to answer. Got the answer in the comments. Well I have to search for other option!
Glad you sorted it!
From where they comes in my acquarium🤔 i dont know about them
Plz suggest me what i should do
What do you mean?
I found 5 to 6 small snails in my aquarium, i dont know from where they came in my aquarium
Did you add any new plants? Sometimes they are on eggs in the plants
I brought some stones from the Ganga river, I put them in the aquarium
I breed assassin snails in my skittles shrimp tank... i use a few in all my tanks in my fish room.
Do they work?
@@Mountain_Aquatics yes... they work and are cool looking... i even have them in wirh my lake tanganyika cichlids
I got a pair of them a month ago and I haven't seen them eat any snails not have I seen any empty shells. Maybe they are too young yet. They are about 1½-2 inches. How long did you have them in the tank before you started noticing a decline in snail population?
I noticed it almost immediately. Your snails may be too large or your loaches too small for now. I have since moved these loaches on to other tanks and they have gone to town on those aquariums too and have destroyed the pest snail population there to. Stick with them, they will work. For now they may only be eating a few small ones. Over time they will get through them. How large is the tank they are in?
Hi mate I have a 5ft tank and it’s absolutely over run I’m so lost I’ve tried everything like u I have 16 red belly piranha in there and I have taken everything out tank substrate too and I’ve now discovered the 2 external filters are absolutely full with them that’s how they are coming bk in tank any ideas mate
Have you added any of these loaches yet?
@@Mountain_Aquatics not yet the assassins are not doing much good bud but as they are piranha I don’t think they will survive as piranha will eat them mate what do you reckon that much I was going to shut down tank but 16 belly piranha I’ve grown since baby for the last year the snails have begun to mess my flow up too
@@jamesconnerty9581 if you’re sure that they wouldn’t be don’t be safe with the current fish stock then it will have to be stripped down I think mate. I’ve never kept piranha before, but I assumed they would leave healthy fish alone?
@@Mountain_Aquatics thanks my friend
Crayfish absolutely destroy snails. We put one in our extra tank with a bully guppy we had to remove. This one we caught had no big claws for whatever reason. But it has removed all the snails and cleaned the gravel.
Is that in America?
Can you put loaches in guppy tank?
Yes but keep an eye on them just in case
@@Mountain_Aquatics thanks for the reply. Appreciate it
Did they eat shrimps ?
They ate small shrimp but not the big ones
I have two large yo yo loaches in my tank and I still get lots off snails.
Maybe you’re feeding them too much?
Get a jam jar put cooked broccoli in it put it in the tank leave it for a day or so and it will be full on snails. Take it out and repeat until all the snails are gone 🙂 simple 👍
A very long process. And you’d have to wait for the eggs on the tank to hatch and grow and then get them before they lay eggs. These fish just do it all the time for food
@@Mountain_Aquatics well it worked for me I cleared the snails in 8 days then repeated it in 6weeks job done total time 1.5hrs in time a jam jar & half a broccoli head total cost 50p.
What about if you have Plecs in your tank, won’t they eat the Broccoli 🥦 I’ve got four Bristle nose.
Will the loaches eat my nerite snails?
I’m not sure, let me know please
I have an outdoor fish pond where they keep attacking my koi and goldfish. Naturally, if the fish are covered in snails, the pet store won't warranty them. I need to buy a dozen or so and turn them loose in the pond. Thanks for the tip... 🐀🐾
Interesting!
just a question about the minows, what colour are the fry from the NORMAL coloured white cloud mountain and the GOLD minows after the mixed breeding? Great video bye the way, one of the best on RUclips if not the best.
Thank you very much for your kind feedback.
The fry I got from the minnows all came out normal colour
The fry in my tank from the white cloud mountain minnows were all grey! After a week or two they started to colour up. Now they are all coming along quite nicely.
Brilliant
I got one but he didn’t eat any snails. I have him for about two months. I also have 4 snail assassins and still doesn’t help. The loach also ate my 4 shrimps 😢
Are you feeding him as well?
@@Mountain_Aquatics Yes. When I feed the rest of the fish he eats a LOT, so I guess it makes sense that he's not eating snails since he's always full? I'll try to feed the rest of the fishes bit less as well so I don't overfeed, but I don't know what is the right amount, I don't want them to starve. What do you recommend me to do?
I’ve just got back from a week long holiday and my fish weren’t fed once. And the tanks looked cleaner than ever! Don’t worry, fish do fine for a few days without food. They will find plenty in the tank, and this should include your loach getting a taste for snails 😉
@@Mountain_Aquatics Ok, good to know. I was feeding them once in the morning and once in the evening. I'll try to feed them once every 1 day and a half or so and see how it goes. Thank you.
@DanielAnechitoaie keep
Me updated!
will they eat mystery snail? cuz I don't want them to attack my mystery snails
They would likely eat small baby snails, but fully grown ones would be safe. Hope that helps
I must be the only one who wants more snails lol
Until they over run your tank eating all the plants you paid for and leave shit all over the floor causing a massive ammonia spike. And if you dare cut back feeding they’ll die off causing an ammonia spike. They’re beautiful I love them but i wish I never ever got any to begin with. I went out of my way to find beautiful rams horns and I regret it so much lmao.
I have a major snail problem. I put a clown loach in and it made absolutely no difference. Maybe a couple of these will do the trick.
Let me know how you get on. As you can see it worked for me 👍🏻
@@Mountain_Aquatics I put a Yoyo loach in, and it died the day after I bought it. The clown loach is still a waste of time. So I've made the decision now to completely clear out the tank and start again from scratch. The snails have cost me a fortune in plants and they've killed off half my fish. So the tank is getting emptied of all fish, plants, the lot.
Having too many snails might be a sign that you put too much food in the tank. Less extra food, less snails. No need to kill them all, they re useful.
Don't they eat your plants though ?
@@Boss-zo4lw they don t seem to do so in my tank.
This is not always the case. The snails can eat algae so even if you are feeding exactly the correct ammount, they can still multiply like crazy, especially in a new tank going through imbalance and algae battles.
I have few snail that I want to keep like mystery snail and rabbit snail and thinking that the loaches would eat that too?
They would eat the smaller ones I’m afraid. But if they are all large they should be fine
They will unfortunately:(
A bit fat slice of cucumber works & my mystery snails get a treat as well after they cover the cucumber I take it out working so far only see tinies which are the leftover eggs
Will this work on my tiny 45l tank. I have shrimp and pygmy corys (and a couple baby's). I also have 2 nerite snails
I thought I was being kind and the Internet was being dramatic. I thought whay could one little bladder snail do?.. I now have 50+. I keep pulling them out and putting them in the big tank with some clown loaches..
It's just never ending 😭😭😭😭
I’m not sure if they would eat your nerite snails though
@@Mountain_Aquatics Oh I know, my 2 nerite snails arnt the problem. I meant, would they be safe from the loach? It's only the bladder snails that have exploded.. I think one had snuck in when I ordered plants or fish from someplace
@@rebeccasingh1644 worth a try
Weather loach also seem to like snails!
Tried them and the kept escaping 😂
Haha I bought 3 yoyo loaches for this reason.. Next day I already saw 1 teasing snail around tank. Didnt seen any snails since then...
Awesome news! All the snails are gone?
what is the fish name
It is a yo-yo loach
Do they eat apple snails?
They wouldn’t eat large ones
@@Mountain_Aquatics how large would they need to be?
@@sethkealey-drury987 about an inch or above, but really depends on the size of the loach as well. But they will eat all the small ones
@@Mountain_Aquatics cool cause cause my first fish was an apple snail and I have a problem in his tank so it would be good to get one of these loaches
Aye, those Yo-Yo's sure like them snails. I'm now convinced most loaches are French. Oui, Oui... Escargot. 👍
Oh yes! 😂
Had snail problems for years… used every chemical, manual removal, traps. All useless. Then I bought one Pakistani loach - problem solved in a week. Ate every single snail.
I’m glad it worked for you as well! Thanks for the comment.
Will they eat the very small baby snails
Some small ones yes. Depends on the size of the snail and the size or your loach
@@Mountain_Aquatics I have infestation of babies taking them out daily around 100 or so a day its a nightmare
@@ashleygarnish9995 have you got some yo-yo loaches?
Might get some to destroy my snail problem
i like the bladder snails for their ability to clean the tank better than anything else i had. even nerite snails and otocinculus. But they multiply like no tomorrow. 1 becomes 100 in 30 days. i didn't use loaches but i got an assassin snail and they dealt with them very effectively for population control. they don't hunt as much as loaches meaning the bladder snails stuck around to keep cleaning, but they never got out of control. and Assassin snails don't multiply quickly so they never became a problem. they're non hermaphroditic so if you just get 1, it'll never breed and mulitply making them, for me anyway, the perfect bladder snail control.
Awesome comment. Yes the assassin snails are good for control. These loach are better if you want them gone completely
What's the name of this fish?
Called the yo-yo loach. Let me know if you struggle finding some 🙂
I have clown loaches and they love eating those pesky snails 😂
Yes they do a good job!
I have hundreds of the teeny tiny snails infesting my tank and wondering if the YoYo loach will eat those small ones as well.
Yes pal, get a couple. They will help
The worst ones for me were the gyraulus snail, they’re tiny and jam up filters pumps and sponges
My assasin snail is what keeps them at bay for me
I dont think I’ve had those
Major pest man, tiny little fuckers and they can overrun tanks
I need to buy loaches
👍🏻 did you get any?
Did you get some?
And here I am researching how to maintain a pond snail culture to feed my giant gourami fish, they eat them like candy. How one's pest is others hobby. Good luck.
Giant gourami, an impressive fish. Does he have any for meds or is he kept alone?
I'm sure they will eat the shrimp eventually like clown loach do.
Smaller shrimp I would agree
Sorry. The Prime Time Aquatics dude has the best beard.
What! I’ll have to check it out
HEY! thanks!
No problem!
but they will eat shrimps' and shirmps kids aswell ??????
What?
but they might eat the shrimplets
Mine never bother my larger shrimp. And I have plenty of hiding spaces for the smaller ones. They might take a couple but none I’ve ever noticed
Your white cloud fry wont survive with yoyo's in there. And yes they eat shrimp. If they run out of snails they are next to be targeted. So, no you have not found the best or easiest solution for snails. You will have to house the yoyo's and they get big!
Still doing fine
Loaches also nibs fin of fish
Some loaches can yea
Goldfish will also get all of your snails really fast. I had a 20 gallon infested with rams horn snails 8 years ago. My teacher told me to get a goldfish. After goldfish did it’s job I gave them to my teacher for her pond. But you can just give them to a non big chain pet store. Just tell them why you had the fish and why you want to get rid of it.
Goldfish are good yes