I have a yoyo (just under 2 1/2 inches) in my planted tank, and a zebra (stopped growing at 1 1/2 inches). I put some ghost shrimp in my tank to see how they do before I try cherries. Which loach would work better in my tank with shrimp? I need one for snail control, every time I have tried not having a loach, I get snails everywhere. I do not overfeed.

yoyo's can get about 6 inches if im not mistaken
zebra or a chained loache is ur best bet

ghost shrimp are bigger and less likely to get picked on but if loaches are hungry will pick at them especially the juicy eyeballs

cherry shrimp will get sucked in and crunched by zebra's. bigger ones might be okay but small to media sized ones are gonners. loaches are primarily meat eaters

love my yoyos. but when i have ashrimp die, i put it in with the loaches and they destroy it in seconds.

I cant speak for zebras, but yoyos are a NO!!!

i'll speak for zebras then.. they eat em. i have 5 in my tank, and they will pick at a ghost shrimp if hungry
totally eat a cherry

Good to know. I'll have to figure out a better way for snail control. So far I have not seen the yoyo touch the shrimp. The shrimp are stuid and walk right up to him.

yeah i've seen ghost shrimp do that

u can always try assasin snails

I once bought 3, they all died. ?

try again they do take a while to get started. im not sure if a loach would eat them or not either

So any tips on catching a loach? this bugger is fast!

they are bottom dwellers so there is no bottom approach. two nets and a clear corner are ur best bet