RE: NANFA-- snails in darter tank

Jay DeLong (thirdwind_at_att.net)
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:13:17 -0800

> Natives that usually do a good job at algae-eating are the various
> stonerollers in the genus Campostoma. In my experience they never bother
> darters or anyone else; their mouths are all wrong for piscivory.

Yes, but we're not all so fortunate to take a dipnet into our backyard and
dip up a few algae-eaters :-) There are berbivorous fish species in my part
of the country-- chiselmouth and mountain sucker come to mind-- but they're
illegal (and difficult) to catch.

Besides, would Campostoma graze the glass sides, or just shuffle along the
bottom gravel and over structure items like logs.

--
Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA

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