Loaches Online Forum

Thanks for the suggestions. The problem with a cooler full of water is the weight. Since this will be a two or three day adventure, I'm going to have to bring the guys into the hotel with me. 5 gallon buckets are much easier to move. As far as temperature, I'm not too concerned. I'm moving south aft...

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I'm going to be moving from Ohio to Texas (about a 20 hour drive) in a couple of weeks. I have about 8 loaches (clowns and yo-yos) no more than 3-4 inches each, and about 10 other fish (mostly rainbows) that aren't much bigger. I'm only worried about the loaches survival right now since they are the...

RO makes totally pure water. You should see pH of 7.0 but you are right about the buffer ability of the water. RO removes all the carbonate in tap water and thus, all the buffering capacity. Any small amount of acid or base will upset this. TDS should be very near 0. RO do generally flow very slowly...

By partly terrastrial, I meant many plants that are aquatic, in nature, have parts that leave the water and absorb CO2 from the air. In our aquariums, this is undesireable so CO2 must be injected in another form. Plants that live in nature always completely submerged, usually do fine with little hel...

Dissolved CO2 and O2 do not displace eachother in water. Aquariums with heavily planted tanks normally see high O2 levels because plants breathe in CO2 and put off O2, the opposite of fish. Such is the nature of photosynthesis in plants. Its easy to see why plants are desireable in tanks. To put add...

Can these fish live together peacefully or will the oscar attack them? I have 3 small clowns and 5 small yoyos.

I have a feeling this is a no no, but I thought I'd ask anyways.