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Thanks for the reply.

Anybody? Very curious to know if loaches with Skinny Disease have white stringy poop?

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Hello,

I have an african cichlid that I suspect may have skinny disease. He eats, however not overly eagerly as an afican should, and his poop is normal, not white and stringy. When a clown loach has skinny disease, if the poop usually normal or white and stringy?

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Hi,

I was wondering if anybody keeps SAE and Pand Garra together and what are the results?

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thanks for the reply...

for me, a nice large school of fish is more of a priority than the Hillstream Loach. I know that SAE, Dwarf Loach and Panda Garra come from streams and prefer a tank with water movement. I understand that Hillstream Loaches need even more flow than that so maybe they should ...

After doing some research, it seems that the White Cloud Mountain Minnow would be a good fit with Dwarf Loaches, Hillstream Loaches, Panda Garra and SAE since they all prefer tanks with cooler water and strong currents.

What do you think?

SAEdude

I reckon you'd be better off with a fish that enjoys similar conditions to the species you mentioned already. Harlequins are not hill stream fish and are not generally found in areas with a lot of flow. Maybe a Danio or Devario sp. would be better?

thanks for the replies....

any suggestions for ...

Hi

I am working on a planted Asian 33G tank.

I have my mind made up on a few species
-SAE
-Dwarf Loach
-Panda Garra (if i can find any)
-Hillstream Loach (maybe)

i have always loved Harelquin Rasbora and want to add a large school of them. However, do you think that there would be a better choice ...

My experience with oto's is that once acclimated right they will be very hardy. Remember that 95% if not more are wild caught from S. America so they will not tolerate base and hard water very well.

Like previous posters, mine were all acclimated for at least an hour before introducing to the tank ...

Garra flavatra do better in small groups and need highly oxygenated water. You need lots of water movement. They are also great jumpers, so you need a very well-covered aquarium.

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/pictorial-species-index-guide-pictures/garra_flavatra_25.JPG

Martin ...

Hi

I am new to the forums. This website in very impressive.

I have an African Cichlid background but i am starting to plan a 33G Asian Biotope.

I would like to know if adding a Garra Flavatra to the following mix would work?

33G Planted
15-20 Harlequin Rasbora
5 - 6 Dwarf Loach
1 SAE ( i already ...