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by ctabone
Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Las Vegas Loaches Free for Adoption to a Good Home!
Replies: 3
Views: 6116

Hey everyone, they found a great new home with a guy from the monsterfishkeepers board - he came by today to pick everything up from my apartment. Thanks to everyone who responded!

:) :) :)
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by ctabone
Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:31 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Las Vegas Loaches Free for Adoption to a Good Home!
Replies: 3
Views: 6116

Wooo! Looks like I found them a home with an experienced loach enthusiast. If so I'll update the thread in a bit...
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by ctabone
Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:39 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Las Vegas Loaches Free for Adoption to a Good Home!
Replies: 3
Views: 6116

Las Vegas Loaches Free for Adoption to a Good Home!

Hey folks,

It's with a bit of sadness that I have to part from my clown / yoyo loaches. I've had these guys for about 4 1/2 years now and personally rescued 3 of the clown loaches from neglected tanks. In total there are 8 clown loaches, 4 yoyo loaches, and 1 plecostomus (all loaches are around 3-4 ...
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by ctabone
Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:00 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Filters and Sand
Replies: 9
Views: 11260

:D
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by ctabone
Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:46 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Stream(ish) project
Replies: 129
Views: 232546

Unreal fish tank. Absolutely beautiful.
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by ctabone
Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:31 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Filters and Sand
Replies: 9
Views: 11260

The Aquaclear line of HOB filters have good sponges for this. They will need cleaning to keep the flow of water going, but will keep a LOT of the sand out of the filters.
A slightly coarser sponge will work, too, and does not have to be cleaned quite so often. You may have to find this in the pond ...
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by ctabone
Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:20 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New 120 gallon loach tank [pics]
Replies: 7
Views: 12564

Those are some nice looking loaches and a cool setup.

I would however, highly recommend a solid black or blue background to

hide your cords. you wont believe the difference it makes.

Good idea, I may purchase a plain black background for the tank.

I'm looking to get a 120 gallon tank too ...
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by ctabone
Sun Feb 08, 2009 7:45 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New 120 gallon loach tank [pics]
Replies: 7
Views: 12564

Thanks for the comments!

Regarding your questions:

The PVC pipe I used is more properly called Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene or ABS pipe (as opposed to Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC). I referred to it as PVC just as more of a generic term. It is available from most home improvement stores and comes ...
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by ctabone
Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:45 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New 120 gallon loach tank [pics]
Replies: 7
Views: 12564

New 120 gallon loach tank [pics]

Hi folks,
I recently purchased a new 120 gallon for my loaches so I thought I'd share the specifics and photos with the community here. Feedback, constructive criticism, etc. is always appreciated. :)

The old 55 gallon tank is here:
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=11957

The pleco and ...
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by ctabone
Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Panorama picture
Replies: 15
Views: 20938

Absolutely beautiful tank.

Another tube suggestion would be to wedge them in between the wood and the gravel, sort of underneath everything (a strategy I used after redoing my tank).

Regardless, it looks quite stunning.

8)
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by ctabone
Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:27 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon Overhaul [photos]
Replies: 17
Views: 23555

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I don't think the revamp would've been possible without the advice from these forums.

Regarding the sand on top of Eco-Complete - I read on a plant tank forum that the sand will eventually sift its way through the eco substrate until it reaches the bottom. I've ...
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by ctabone
Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:02 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon Overhaul [photos]
Replies: 17
Views: 23555

Thanks!

Two of the pieces are from Petco (lucked out to find such nice driftwood there) and the other is from an eBay store called RockArtSource.
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by ctabone
Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:04 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon Overhaul [photos]
Replies: 17
Views: 23555

55 Gallon Overhaul [photos]

EDIT: As of 2.8.09 this tank has been upgraded to a 120 gallon (read more here - http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=17129)

Hey everyone,

I've recently overhauled my 55 gallon tank and here are some photos for those who are interested.

I have 5 young Chromobotia macracanthus which I naively ...
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by ctabone
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:22 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Hideouts
Replies: 29
Views: 39498

Hey guys, I recently stumbled upon this ebay store which is *filled* with incredible pieces of driftwood that would make excellent hiding places.

http://stores.ebay.com/RockArtSource

If I had a bit more cash and time I'd probably pick up some of their pieces because they look excellent.

Cheers ...
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by ctabone
Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ... and loaches shall walk the earth!
Replies: 17
Views: 20712

Wow, that's incredible.

With the lack of hesitation and the skill involved it wouldn't be surprising if this is some technique they use in nature to obtain hard-to-reach food. Thanks for the great video!