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posted 01-20-2004 02:57 PM         

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I have a 20 gallon community tank with various tetras and guppies. I bought 2 clown loaches today at 12pm, by 1:30 one of them had disappeared. Now it's 3:00 and the other is dead. Anyways, I have torn the tank apart trying to find the other one. The only fish in the tank bigger than the loaches is a pictus cat, about 3". Could the cat have made a snack of my new clown loach? I called the store back and they said that pictus cats aren't aggressive. Any ideas what might have happened to him? I should also mention that a few days back I had 2 silvertip tetras disappear too.... no bodies where ever found, and I did check my filter. Thanks a lot!!

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posted 01-20-2004 03:19 PM         

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HI tina1, Pictus will eat Clown Loaches but if you have a UG filter you might want to look on the bottom side of your tank. Clown Loaches are notorious for going down the riser tubes and getting under the gravel.

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posted 01-20-2004 03:23 PM         

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Thanks!!! I'm glad I can get a straight answer from someone out there. I don't have a UG filter and this is going to sound bad but I only bought the clown loaches because I heard they eat snails. Do you have any suggestions for a compatible fish that will eat small snails? Tank is 20 gal. has 3 guppies, the evil pictus cat, and 5 various tetras. Thanks again!

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posted 01-20-2004 04:39 PM         

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yes i have also had experience with evil pictus cats.. my one cat ate 5 neons in one night.. i was so upset.. and i agree with what KC said about loachs and filters.. its also happend to me before.

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