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I have 22 clown loaches ranging from sizes 3" to 6", with the majority being around the 3"-4" mark. I have always had a 4" clown that is blind in one eye, he was like this when I got him but still acts/swims/eats normal. But recently I've noticed that another smaller 3" clown is blind in both eyes a...

Thanks for the replies. I'll put them in a vacuum bag next time to reduce the air in the bag. Cheers

I usually store the Hikari branded frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp in the cylinder/rectangular taka-away plastic containers in the freezer. I have not encountered any problems in the past. However, after finishing with one container, I went to the other container with the bloodworms and noticed t...

Thanks for the assuring post Diana, makes me less worried now. Like you, I would have expected to see more ich to show on the same clown or other clowns within a 24-48 hour time frame. It might be minor injuries as you say, as the clowns could have easily scrapped against the ornaments/driftwood in ...

Thanks Diana. I have seen the older posts re: the black spots/marks on the clown loaches. I do know much about Gh levels, but about 2 weeks ago, when I had a slight Nitrite spike (due to someone overfeeding the fish), I had to do 50% water changes on a daily basis for 6 days straight to get Nitrite ...

Been a few days since I last posted about the signs of white spot in my loach tank. I have since done a 30% WC and got Nitrates down to 10ppm. I have also checked all the clown loaches and other fish for any signs of ich, and have not seen anything until tonight. The "white spots" that I thought loo...

Ditto Botia Maximus: Fish flash for other reasons besides Ich. If they are frequently flashing then there may very well be something wrong, but that could be irritants in the water, other parasites besides Ich, or Ich. Fish get scratched, especially noticeable on black fish, and Loaches have some s...

No Problem Ey, That's the problem with those Clowns - they like it shady and they also like to hide out in their caves. I use a standard old style fluorescent single 48" fixture on my 75 gallon for minimal lighting to keep them from staying hidden when the light is on. I also don't have any live pl...

Thanks BotiaMaximus. I just did a 40% water change and vacuumed the gravel. The flashing has stopped. I turned on the lights again to check for white spots and the ones I saw earlier seemed to have faded. Nitrate is now down to 15. Thanks for the tips. The problem with the lighting is that the clown...

Just went to inspect the loaches/tank again and turned the lights on this time to see better. The white mark that I orignally thought was white spot doesn't appear to be ich at all upon closer inspection, however I did notice anther clown having a fine white grain/spot on its orange body however not...

I noticed on one of the clown loaches (out of 20), there is a white patch (a bit bigger than a white spot) on his black stripe. I can't be 100% sure if its white spot (ich) or just a white mark, there are no other white spots on him or the other clown loaches. I also noticed one of the yoyo loaches ...

i picked up a couple of wonderful little serpae tetras a couple of weeks ago. Growing like stink, very interesting and they've reacted very well to the shrimp and crayfish eggs- they are absolutely crimson. And you can have the lot. They are about as annoying as a fish can be, with the chronic one-...

Thanks for the link, hadn't come across it before and it is quite handy at finding useful info on different species of fish. I have read differing reports on the phantoms, some say there are peaceful while others say they can be nippy and territorial. Wouldnt want them to nip at the congos. I bought...

Depends on the rest of the stocking, of course, but a dozen easy, 2 dozen if the rest of the stocking is a bit light. I saw some clown barbs at the LFS today as well, they were huge for a barb! I almost gave in to temptation but in the end said no as I wanted to do a bit more research on them first...

Depends on the rest of the stocking, of course, but a dozen easy, 2 dozen if the rest of the stocking is a bit light. I got myself 6 healthy looking Congos today and a pair of Sid loaches! I only found out afterwards that I had gotten 6 males, is this going to be an issue? I'm thinking of going bac...