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The two of them looked like they were rolling on top of him and maybe biting him. He looked like he had one cut on him. I have been looking for my other 2 loaches and can only find one other. It is hidden in the back and looks bloated. I've not been able to locate the other of the 4 that remain. The...

I have 5 clown loaches in a 150 gallon tank. Lots of hiding places, no previous problems. One of the loaches has stayed about the same size as when I bought them about 3 months ago. All except the one that's around 1.5 inches have frown to about 5-6 inches long. Today I saw the 2 biggest rubbing in ...

Have been testing for copper and has been completely negative. Been having some problems with new tank sydrome, no fishes losses so far. That's what I get for listening to fish guy at Pet Smart. Since tank was 150 gallow and i had bio filter, mechanical filter and gravel from healthy set up tank he ...

Whew, that's a relief! My clown loaches are my favorites. I call them the Ringling Brothers! Will also be looking forward to other people's responses. I will post results of copper testing!

I am upgrading from a 33 gallon to 150 gallon tank. We set up the 150 gallon yesterday. We used several pieces of petrified wood in the tank. I was told at the pet smart that sometimes petrified wood could release copper esp. if alot of gold or green in the wood. No gold or green that we saw. I've s...