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i was watching them eat this morning and i noticed that unlike the other loaches, the larger girl eats her own shrimp pellets, samples the others, and also eats flakes and bloodworms from the top... i guess i didnt notice before, thats probably why shes lost her girlish figure hehe.

thats more like what she looks like. so she is just happy and well fed? if so then thats great!

she is still large, but very happy and active. she still has a defined yoyo pattern, i dont know if the other is a male or female i will have to do some research. one quick question, does anyone know how long they remain gravid? and if one of my zebra loaches (which im sure are both males) might fer...

alot like that! is there any special care that i can take to make sure that shes okay? i love my little loaches and would be heart broken if something happened to them!

the tank has been set up for almost two months now, the yoyo's school with the two zebras, they were in a tank together when i bought them and i liked the fact that they all played together. she is about 2.5 inches, yoyo pattern, and she looks wide to both sides, she has a dark spot on her underside...

two weeks ago i bought two yoyo loaches from the LFS, at the time i noticed that one was a bit lumpy in the belly. assuming that this was from eating habbits i brought them home, acclimated them and they both have been doing great! the tank is fully cycled, water parameters are great. tonight i noti...

The current tank is 20g and the new one is only 15g, I know this is small but I am in a cramped appartment and dont have room for much bigger. I origionally had bettas, my female is in a 1.5g bowl now. My favorite crown tail died and my boyfriend went out and got me new friends. He bought one of the...

Thanks for the help, I am putting my Zebra in a new tank today and am making plans to get him new friends this week, other than more Zebras, what other fish could I put in there? As I said earlier I am very new to owning an aquarium. Thanks again!

Alright, so I am the new and very proud owner of a Dojo and a Zebra Loach. The Dojo (named Mr. Wiggles by my boyfriend) has kept me laughing and seems to have more personality than any pet I have had. The Zebra however is a different story. I can usually find him under the draw bridge of the castle ...