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by connor
Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:38 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loach with Italian pasta
Replies: 0
Views: 15038

Loach with Italian pasta

Hi *@*, a few years ago I tried giving my loaches a piece of cooked Italian pasta* and the response was very positive, they seem to really love it. One or two pieces are more than enough for 20-30 small to medium sized fish. I do this regularly now (1-2 times a week) as an alternative food and never...
by connor
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:23 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 432663

Re: Share your Loach Movies!

I accidently dropped some food pellets onto the glass someday and, while watching the tank from the front, I saw a loach disappearing from the water and coming back a few seconds later. :shock: :lol: That got me thinking and I put some food deliberately on the glass bar and what you saw in the video...
by connor
Fri Feb 10, 2012 1:17 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 432663

Re: Share your Loach Movies!

To boldly walk where no fish walked before .. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LMfozXCub0
by connor
Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:00 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 432663

Re: Share your Loach Movies!

Feeding of the pack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TqgGrsS1Vs
Please note the clever fixation of the food to the front pane. ;-)
by connor
Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:28 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loachy socks
Replies: 2
Views: 3357

Loachy socks

Hi *@*,

since I love loaches just as much as most of you do, I convinced my girl-friend to make me those:

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My very own clown loach style hand dyed and hand knitted socks. :mrgreen:

-Connor
by connor
Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:22 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New additions
Replies: 2
Views: 3297

Re: New additions

fish_frenzy wrote:Once finished quarrantine, they will share a 50G until they grow out a bit. The Clowns will be with these guys for a bit as I worry about them being so small in the same tank as my 6 & 7 inch guys.
Don't worry about the tiny striata .. worry about your clowns. Mark my words. :-p

-Connor
by connor
Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:17 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: clown loach
Replies: 2
Views: 3287

Hello bluesue,

and welcome to the LOL forums.
For starters, please have a look at these excellent articles. They will answer many of your questions.

http://www.loaches.com/care/the-loach-almanac
http://www.loaches.com/articles/an-intr ... ping-botia

-Connor
by connor
Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: My alpha clown loach needs your medical knowledge
Replies: 15
Views: 19198

Thanks again to everyone for the help. @shari2 I never used carbon in my filter. @Tinman I cleaned my small QT tank and set it up an hour ago. The alpha is already moved and very active. It was a breeze to catch it: 1. Startle the fish a little 2. Grab the PVC pipe with the loach inside 3. Done :) T...
by connor
Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:10 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: My alpha clown loach needs your medical knowledge
Replies: 15
Views: 19198

Thanks for your help so far. Tap water parameters are: NO3: 0 NO2: 0 °dGH: >7 and <14 °dKH: 3-6 pH: 7.0-7.2 Tap water generally is of excellent quality where I live. My water change schedule was 60% every 2 weeks, right now I do 60% every week (I was doing a VERY slow water change after the salt tre...
by connor
Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:32 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: My alpha clown loach needs your medical knowledge
Replies: 15
Views: 19198

My alpha clown loach needs your medical knowledge

Hello *@*, my alpha clown loach is sick for several months now and quite frankly, I have no clue what else I could try anymore. Perhaps someone of you has a bright idea what to do now. I will try to be as detailed as possible. Sorry for the large pictures but I want to give you the best information ...
by connor
Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown close ups
Replies: 5
Views: 5334

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Whoa! So .. what's your secret? Super-glue? Taser? :twisted:

-Connor
by connor
Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Natural environment
Replies: 33
Views: 27610

Dutch wrote:While still browsing a bit I came across this one...
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Source: Siamensis.org

What is it?
I don't have a clue but I name it "evil loach from hell". :shock: Is this one related to loaches?

-Connor
by connor
Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:18 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Panorama picture
Replies: 15
Views: 11702

@ chefkeith Couldn't agree more. Tubes and loaches are kind of made for another. Loaches were a horror of mine to net in before I added tubes. Now they're the easiest fish to catch. :) @ starsplitter7 I had thought about doing that with my gravel but wasn't sure ... I think I got accustomed to them ...
by connor
Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:43 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Panorama picture
Replies: 15
Views: 11702

Thanks :)

I would throw out the PVC pipes in a blink if my loaches wouldn't love them so much. They always sleep in them and prefer them over all other caves, at least for the night. So I guess they stay in until I find some more beautifully coloured tubes that won't rot. :)

-Connor
by connor
Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:40 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loach
Replies: 6
Views: 6758

Finnatic,

impressive amount of tanks. ^_^
If you want to give water monitoring a try I can recommend 5-in-1 sticks like these: http://www.jbl.de/factmanager/frame_pag ... e=2&Id=102

Cheap, easy to use and very effective.

-Connor