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I tried to get a vid, but the light was off, but I got a pic of them when I took out the decor. Last week my Green Terror died and my 9 CL's, 1 Pleco, and a small crayfish who was supposed to be food but lived was all that remained. I did a water change today and rearranged the tank. I tossed the cr...

I've been reading that because Clown Loaches are noctural in the wild that they are not recommended as companions for Discus. I've observed mine at night and they sleep. When I turn off their main lights, they tuck themselves in and when I turn off the room lights, they go to beddy-bye. I have to wa...

I should also note, I'm keeping Rummy Nose's and Cardinals in it. I hope to add discus once I get a larger tank.

I loved my tank when I put my fresh driftwood in. I'd love to get that color back and I wondered if an additive would do the trick. Also, does it change PH levels or anything else? Which brand is best? I'm putting in an order to Big Al's so I have Tetra and Brightwater brands to pick from.

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Ok, he came out and sat still for a second. Unfortunately, my camera isn't good enough to take a clear shot. The good news is he still does have all his barbels! The white spot I described looks like a white ulcer on the very tip of his nose. I'm still thinking it's from smashing into the glass. If ...

He was a solo loach from a cichilid tank with large creek gravel. My substrate is the inert caribsea rio grande. The rocks are small, light, and rounded. I do have lots of snails though, as I breed them in a separate tank for loach snacks, so maybe he's been busy eating although I haven't seen him s...

Hiya, I adopted a 5 inch loach. I didn't notice anything wrong with him when I got him, but I left him alone the first night. He now has a white spot (not ich) on the tip of his nose that looks like an abrasion from going up and down the side of the tank. I think his barbells may have been injured a...

Can you feed them on one end and sneak a divider in?

I tried using the method locked at the top of this forum and ended up loosing both of my clown loaches. I figured my Kubotai was going to die anyways since he was completely covered, so I decided to salt my tank and drop the temperature since my dither was very stressed. I also stopped being so dili...

Dang, I just lost the other clown tonight. The Kubotai is very lively and running up and down the bubble wall. He still has spots on him, so I will continue treating. The other fish all look clear except a bit on the lyretail mollies. I did buy some equipment for my tank, so I will be better equippe...

Yes, I plan to buy more clowns when my tank is back in working order. I sure hope the remaining 2 make it, but they aren't looking good.

Update... The Kubotai is doing fine at 86. Unfortunately, even with my due diligence, I lost the bigger of my 2 clowns today. I was so bummed out to put my dear Bob in a baggie to be thrown out with the trash. Zippy (clown) and Mickey (kubotai) are in much better spirits that Bob was, so hopefully t...

Tank: PH 7ish Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 30ish 55 Gallon (ya, I know) Partially planted Fish: 2 small clowns 1 kubotai 2 cory's 2 dwarf gouramis a few live bearers small school of tetras Hi, new here. I saw a couple spots of ich on one of the live bearers, took out the clowns immediately, and set...