Howdy

[DieselDriver]

Just wanted to say howdy. Get my feet wet and all. Pretty new to the hobby- 'my' aquarium actually belongs to my kids... Ha! Little do they know...
I'm a SAHM w/ 3 kids, a great hubby, 7 horses, a golden retriever, a few barn cats, several danios, a bunch of mollies & a CAE (& snails). Thinking about getting some gourami's- oh- & yoyo loaches if I can find any- to keep my snail population under control, LOL. Anyone ever have loaches & a CAE together? Wondering if they'll get along. My CAE leaves the other fish alone- so far- it's about 5 inches. TIA for any answers.

[William]

Hi and welcome to community. I'll hope you'll like it here.

what is CAE short for?

[NorthernBoy]

welcome and Hola

[Severus]

Welcome to AC

[DieselDriver]

CAE is Chinese Algae Eater, or so I've been told, LOL.

[turbomkt]

Welcome to AC! And, yes, CAE is the common abbreviation for Chinese Algae Eater. There's also SAE for Siamese Algae Eater (Much harder to identify right, thought ;)).

Anyway...the two of them should get along fine. The yo-yo's will also do wonders for your snails. In fact, most loaches will work just fine. I'd also recommend, if you have the room, to get at least three yo-yo loaches, as they have been quite social for me in the past. And, given the right conditions, they can live quite a long time!

Another thing to consider...is cutting back on what you feed the tank. Snail infestations are usually indicators of over-feeding.

HTH!

[kimmers318]

I may be a little naive here..but what is SAHM?????

[Lady Hobbs]

Welcome to AC. Possibly a few less abbreviations will help. LOL

You're coming in just in time to see the new look of the forum. It just changed this week and has much to offer.

[turbomkt]

Stay At Home Mom ;)

[DieselDriver]

Okay, okay, I'll try to quit with the abbreviations- then you'll just have to deal with my bad spelling, LOL.
Thank ya'll for the welcome!