Loaches Online Forum

Thanks everyone. Marcos, right now I have an EHEIM 2215, an EHEIM 2217, and a 750 gph pond pump with attached sponge filtering the tank. I will be building a new internal filter and it will replace the EHEIMs. It will be attached to 2 pond pumps that push 750 gph each. I have: 5 - Botia dario 6 - Bo...

It has been a while since I have been here. I have been busy building a new tank for my Botia laoches. It is finally done and the loaches are ecstatic! I hope you enjoy! The tank is: inside dimensions 94.5" x 36" x 24" (353 gallons) or 2.4 metre x 0.9144 metre x 0.6096 metre (1 336.25 litres). http:...

Hi, if you are still looking for B. kubotai there is a really good petstore in Vancouver, BC. I don't know where you are in BC but I do know that the owner of the store will ship. She shipped me B. kubotai and I live in Edmonton, Alberta. Her website is http://www.petsbeautiful.com/ and she is also ...

My LFS has some new loaches that I believe are Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis . When I checked the species index the notes indicate that it can be territorial and violent with other tank inhabitants. I was wondering if it would be compatible with dojo loaches or if it would harm them? Thanks for your h...

I just wanted to thank you, Mark, for so clearly articulating what I have thought but was unable to properly say. Just because we as humans can do something doesn't mean we should. If I remember correctly, many of the scientists who helped develop the atom bomb were so upset by its results that they...

You can also use play sand from your local home improvement store. I got a good sized bag (I have used it in a 40 gallon river tank and a 33 gallon community tank and still have sand left) and cost me about $6.00 Cdn.

Good luck!

I have a Rena XP3 on my 75 gallon. I find it to be easy to clean, easy to use and very quiet. I was so impressed with its performance that I bought a Rena XP2 for my new 33 gallon. One thing I will say is that you will want to get one size larger than the box recommends (i.e. I could get an XP2 for ...

Congratulations! That is amazing.

Most of the stores were pet stores with fish; however, in the last few years Big Al's has come in and a couple of other smaller stores are specializing in freshwater or saltwater fish.

And you left this beautiful city?

No, the kuhlis are happy in the 75 gallon. I plan to put Gastromyzon, Sewellia, and/or Beaufortia spp. in the river tank. The species will depend on what my LFS can get in. Loaches do not seem too popular here in Edmonton (yet).

Hi everyone, I am back into the hobby after being away from it for about 15 years. I started with a 75 gallon tank for ropefish but then one day I spotted a hillstream loach in the pet store... I was fascinated. I started doing research and am in the process of creating a "river tank". When I have c...