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I currently have my loaches in a 55g with 120 g worth of filtration... how may loaches do you guys think i can keep in there? (fairly small ones...working on another upgrade) i've had some casualties over the last few months due to moving and whatnot...so i have 3 2"clowns, 2 2"-3" yo-yo's and one g...

if you can take the filter material out of your old tank and put it into the large tank then you can move them right away... cycle bacteria is pretty useless because it doesn't really work. but the filter material should be enough to make sure the tank will be able to handle the loaches bio-load.

I don't know anything about that kind of filter, but putting a filter sponge or cover over the intake will keep kuhli's out...my kuhlis go inside my filter all the time to play, but they go in the output part

i hope you find some more hiding in there

that's too bad...i really wish i could help....when all else fails quarantine and do a PWC.....I hope the rest of your little buddies make it....go easy on the chemicals, it weakens them and if it doesn't seem to be helping then i'd cut it out.....turn the tank heat up a bit and make sure to add ext...

i don't know but if my LPS labeled their fish like that i'd find a new one

yeah, my loaches like to nap on their sides...especially the clowns...sometimes the yo-yo's are caught doing it too, but they are usually out and about exploring....
also agree with emma, need more to make him happy....

those guys sure are little, and cute...

i'm in ontario too and we are having some really hot weather here as well... my tanks were overheating and my poor fish did not look happy...i don't have a fan or anything to give them so i've been floating baggies of really cold water in their tanks...i think they like it cause they are doing their...

cool.. ...did they leave a big mess?

yeah, i think that should help..there may be still some power struggles, but the alpha should lay off the other guy once he gets some new guys to lead around

yeah..some fish store employees would do better at zellars or waiting tables....cute fish anyways....i feel bad for the guy stuck in a ten g

this is by far my favorite of the 3 'tanks' you posted...i totally love all the gorgeous plants...what is the name of that pink and purple flowery looking plant? it's really nice(is it hard to maintain?)... i bet the fish in there are really happy...you are doing a good job with all your fishies....

i like the castles and your kuhli looks big and fat....lol....you are right it would be hard to grow plants in there...besides the low light, i think the yo-yo's would just trash them.....looks good to me....if you want to add some stuff for the kuhli's you could throw in a few fake chunks of grass....

that is really cool...