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I solved the problem with the leak i found out after careful observation that the leak was on the top edge of he tank in one corner ! I reduced the water level and that solved the problem till i can tear it completely down and repair the entire top edge around the plactic frame on the inside. My fri...

Ok outside the obvious, I know I have to tear down my new 90 gallon tank that I have yet to show you guys pictures of this beautiful creation ! The tank is leaking in the front right corner as it sits on the cabinet ! What is the process for making the repair once the tank is emptied of the contents...

ok yall help me here please ?

how do i load the huge pictures in this site for yall to see all of them ?

or how do i resize them so they will fit here so i may share them with all of you ?

Thanks
Sparky

Oh ok yall i need some information about feeding my clowns Zuccini and cucumber ? i have been cuting it in slice cross grain on both and then sticking the slices on a small orderve fork and sinking them in the tank ! The Loaches wont eat the rind they just eat the middle out of the slices. Is that n...

Thanks that was so cool and your loaches are very large !!

Wow I have never seen any that large before ! I hope my four get that large in my new 90 gallon !

Thanks Guys
Sparkthewelder

I have clowns and they click for sure ! Maybe your loach was just thanking you for dinner ?

lol

sparkythewelder

i dont use any toys really but i do tap on the top of the lids when i feed and now my loaches know that its feeding time when i do this ! In some circles i believe this is called pavlov's law ! In animals they become conditioned after a while then the stimulus is not needed they just do what they ha...

Well now folks i have graitated to a lareger and more cumbersome tank ! I now have a 90 for my loaches and kept the 55 but wow what a difference for me and the fish its a real blessing and how i aquired it was just that ! I started a new business in South Texas recently and it deals with energy, whi...

The other day I was tending to a friend in need and we ran some errands for him and one was to his doctors office for a check up. In the Doc's office there is a large aquarium. The special thing about this tank was the 8 inch Clown loach in this tank with serveral african cichlids and three pleco's ...

Are snails good food for Clown loaches ? The reason i am asking is the local petsmart will give me a bunch if i come in and get them ! They have an infestation of snails which look like a horn. The largest i observed was about 3/4 of an inch in length. Also is there a chance of infection from these ...

I dont personally know if there is some reason for the speciality of bred in captivity or not ??? However my local petsmart sells small loaches from one inch in length to about two and a half inch lengths for $ 8.99 is this a better deal ? I am new to the Loach World and have not a clue !! That is w...

Is this behavior normal amongst loaches ? Since you all helped me understand the difference of the colors of the loaches. I am wondering if they know that they are different too ? My largest Sumatran seems to quarreling with my loach from borneo. So is this normal for these fish to behave like this ...

Where is the best place to buy new replacement filter pads for this pump ? Also, how long or how often do these pads need to be completely changed and not just washed and reused ? Again on the white filter pad, is it a good idea to throw this one away every time you clean the filter canister or is a...

Just thought i would add this about the subject of ich ! I have been putting deiodized salt in my tank for a while now to the tune of two tablespoons per 5 gallons of water minus the displacement of the rocks i have in my 55. This treatment is working and i have no sign what so ever of the decreped ...

Thanks to all of you who helped me ! I do apprecaite it alot ! I have a new loach in my tank now so that makes four and they seem to be so happy ! They always seem to move around in the tank in pairs or as a single group, unless on is in hidding !! I get more pleasure from these fish than any of the...