Panda Loach and Hillstream Loach Breeding

[Cockroach]

I am new to the forum but not new to fish keeping.
After moving house I decided that rheophilic species, and some line bred guppies, would be the direction of my fishroom. I am just starting to put it together but plan on having
2 display tanks
1 75 gal Central Taiwan Stream Biotope already setup and running for a few months
2 candidius barbarta
5 Zacco platypus
3 acrossocheilus paradoxus
12 rhingobius candidius
I built a Panta Rhei style river manifold with false bottom using 2 x 7500L/h circulation pumps to create unidirectional flow. I have a 817L'h canister filter but want to upgrade this in the near future as I have to much suspended particles.

The tank is cleaner now as this was right after a large water change. The riparian growth is hydrocotyle sp. and a terrestrial grass that grows into the stream.


Taiwan horse mouth - Candidia Bartbarta. Fast, hard and somewhat aggressive especially during feeding

55 gal paludarian style river tank - not set up yet
This will house different rheophilic species to enjoy with emergent and submerged plant growth

2 x 3 Tier breeding Racks
1 is being setup at the moment
Top tier - a rapids tank to house my 4 stiphodon ornatus and 6 sicyopterus japonicus
Middle tier - riffle tank for a group of 8 Yaoshania Pachycheilus I bought a few months ago
Bottom tier - pool tank. The inhabitants have not been decided yet but I may use it to grow out the babies from the panda loaches

How the rack with be set up and flow. There will be a centralized 48gal sump and a 3000L/h~6000L/h adjustable return pump.


The S. japonicus and S. ornatus are housed in the 75gal Stream tank but will be moved once the rack is ready.





I hope to learn a lot from the specific knowledge base here.

[NancyD]

Sounds like you have interesting tanks, but none of your pics show. Please try again, I think you need a hosting site for them to work here.

[Cockroach]

I used flickr and it's not working.
Any other suggestions?

[Cockroach]

Here is a test pic of the panda loaches

[NancyD]

Very cute youngster! You may have had to post a certain number of times to allow pics.

Now more pics please!

[redshark1]

I really like this picture its as though it was taken in the wild habitat and I appreciate the textures and movement of current captured not to mention the very pretty fish.

[Loachloach]

Wow, so cute

Some of the pictures are not accessible thought. Do you mind updating?

Your tank looks lovely. Thanks for posting.

[Cockroach]

Glad the pic worked. Now I can add the original pics.
The false bottom tank which, once the stiphs and sicyopterus are removed, will return to a Central Taiwan Stream Biotope.


Candidia Barbarta - fast, hard fish


The rack I am going to use


The rack and tank schematic


S. Japonicus and S. Ornatus




The panda loach tank until the rack is done


How I want to scape the rapids tank

[Loachloach]

Very nice. I hope they do well for you. Loaches are very addictive as well.

[NancyD]

I'm not sure I understand your "sideways" pics but I think I like it!

[Cockroach]

Not sure why they loaded like that.