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Hi, mustang3115 this is what I would do.

1.I would raise the tank temp to 29-30°C (84-86°F) (as plaalye mentioned) as this speeds up the life cycle of the parasite and makes it easier to treat.

2.Remove the carbon form the filter as this will remove any chemicals added to the water (this shouldn't ...

Yeah I tried the strawberry and they didn't really like it which I thought was a bit weird considering how much they love honeydew melon.

Cool thanks marcos,
I was just worried about any effect the seeds might have on their intestinal tract but I'll just peel them first.
Hopefully they like it as much as broccoli and cucumber.

I've just now gone and opened the fridge to find a lovely punnet of strawberry's, so naturally
my first thought was "I wonder if the fish would like them"
so... Could I feed strawberry to my Loaches or would that be a bad idea.

Says about 6-7 inches but I have no idea at what restrictions you might have from where you live :( I hear its hard to keep some animals/fish there.
Thanks they grow larger than I expected... Yeah we have very strict import laws here that prohibit us from getting many foreign species.
Many ...

How big to these guys grow?
I would love to keep some but we can't get them in Australia.

Yeah sure, I'm on dial up internet though so I'm not sure how well I'll be able to upload the pictures but I'll give it a go.

Maybe we can help you do a fine tune on your tank.
Thanks, although the tank in question runs fairly smoothly (apart from the odd missing scale).
But there is absolutely ...

Marcos,
I first planed to put the Discus with the loaches but with that 6,000 Liter/hour rivertank manifold I wondered if they would enjoy that much. So, I decided to put them with the Jack Dempsey. Aparently they ignore each other.

Thats neat I wish mine were like that, anyway love your loaches ...

Hi all love the site good job.

Marcos,
your Loaches are awesome.
But are your Discus going to be alright with those Jacks? I know mine would kill discus.