Loaches Online Forum

Hi, when I first got into the fish keeping hobby I was clueless and ended up with a motley crew of friends in my 75 gal fresh water tank. Now, after falling in love with the dojo loaches, I am revamping my tank and wondering a few things about my new stock idea. 1. I currently have a gold dojo, I wa...

So, I was looking around LFS to find a new dojo loach. I was wondering if anyone knows a good ONLINE site to buy these guys from. I was especially looking for one with unusual markings like the one with a spot on its head on this site: http://badmanstropicalfish.com/galle...icaudatus.html Anyone hav...

not clamuanus. unfortunately. she is dead. came home after work to find her belly up at the bottom. picked her up with the net. deff. no movement and dead. other guy is fine. put her in the freezer to take to LFS. maybe she was already sick. so, sad tho........

I just got two new small gold weather loaches from the LFS. In a 15 gal with some 7 small mystery snails. babies really. anyway, noticed one is having a hard time staying on the bottom. looks like when she stops swimming she floats up to the top. Her vent looks red also. looks like the region right ...

great response soul-hugger! Thank you. I found a little golden weather loach at the LFS. He is very tiny compared to my other one. While I was there I got the greatest idea from the fish guy who worked there. he gave me this long, skinny clear tube. I put it down near the loaches, drop some food in ...

All the Pet-NOT-SO-SMART carries so far is clown loaches...but thanxs tho.

Thanks everyone on the info! I will put one more in there to see if the tank can handle it and if so maybe a third. The trouble now would be to find a place I can get them!

yes, i agree. with the stock i mentioned do you think i can support 1 or even two more loaches. I believe he would prefer it and get more food.

Hi, new here and new to being a loach owner. I bought a 15 gl fresh for $25 and the guy had a buck with 2 inches of water and a ell-lookin thing inside. I felt sorry for it, so I took him in. Turns out he is a weather loach and I have no idea how to care for him. He is now in my 75 with 5 aurlius ba...