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ESCARGOT, ANYONE???
By guppygirl from the Diaries department, Section Diaries Posted on Thu Aug 30, 2007 at 07:10:38 AM PST Tags: (all tags)

Yesterday I purchased two clown loaches from a great little store I found called "Doolittle's Pet Shoppe". Hopefully, they will help me with the snail problem that I have in my deep hex display tank. They were all hiding behind the filter in the tank at the store, and I have heard they could be quite shy. I thought that once I let them out of the bag they would disappear for a few days, not so...

They swam around, side by side, checking out the tank, and then they started cleaning all the nooks and cranies in my large lava rock.

They were curious about my fish, and vice-verse,
but no one seemed upset.

Later, I saw them chowing down on some snails, and noticed that when they would break open the
shells, the swordtails would try to steal away the "loot".

I'm so glad I got them, they add a different dimension to my tank.

Oh, and strange sleepers? One was face down this morning, between a broad amazon sword leaf, and the side of the tank.

Freak me right out!!! :-)

< The house that Guppygirl built. | 3/3 on the fish delivers >

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ESCARGOT, ANYONE??? | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Mine would do that (none / 0) (#1)
by Scott Lockwood on Fri Aug 08, 2003 at 01:26:44 PM PST

They'd hide in the tank toys. Took me two days to realize the last one was dead and not sleeping in fact...

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker

hollow driftwood (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by parttimer on Fri Aug 08, 2003 at 05:54:06 PM PST

my 2 went in the wood and I could'nt find them for weeks, then one day they came out, grew about an inch and have ben growing ever since. good luck with yours. Scott you can find clowns at petco on larkin for $5.00 or hobbyland next to walmart for $7.00

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Hiding places (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by guppygirl on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 11:09:07 AM PST

Although I have many places for them to go and "chill out", I keep them all visable.
I've had fish die inside of things and it seriously grossed me out.

I found a new (to me) little independent store for my fish called, "Doolittle's Pet Shoppe"

Their clown loaches were 3 for $10.00
A little smaller than 2", but HUNGRY!!!!

They really haven't hidden at all, go figure,
I spent two hours designing a "house" for them out of colored glass and shells.

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OOPS (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by guppygirl on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 11:25:03 AM PST

Sorry for the dup.

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Fixed. :-) (none / 0) (#8)
by Scott Lockwood on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 01:28:36 PM PST

You can always ask me to delete duplicate postings, and unless there have been replies, I will.

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker
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Thanks again Master!! (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by guppygirl on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 04:17:13 PM PST

:-)

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No no no (none / 0) (#10)
by Scott Lockwood on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 04:37:26 PM PST

I am but a humble servent... With root access to the server. :-)

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker
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Hobbyland has fish? (none / 0) (#3)
by Scott Lockwood on Fri Aug 08, 2003 at 09:36:01 PM PST

Cool! What else do they have in there?

"I love to visit PetSmart's Tropical Fish Dept. to see what new diseases are around today." -- inkmaker
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fish (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by parttimer on Sat Aug 09, 2003 at 09:49:22 AM PST

mainly fish.

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ESCARGOT, ANYONE??? | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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