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if it is ich you need it at 82 degrees do weekly water changes of 25% to 40% i personaly do 50-60 and if you want to see very activive balas add three more i have 6 and now theire amazing also cls are schooling fish so your gonna need about 5 of them i like 6 for all schooling fishs It's not ich or...

Fish affected: 1 clown loach Set up for a couple months 130 Gallon 6 feet by 2 feet high by 18 inches wide (i'm not sure on the width) 2 HOB filters 80 degreed farenheit 40% ish WCs every 3 weeks or so; I change the filter cartridges about once every two months (not all at once obviously) I just add...

That definately helps, and yeah, that's what it is. What should I do, guys? Do you suggest aquarium salt for treatment? Thanks a lot.

It has a white spot in the center, like a small bubble of water is attached to it or something.

I have a Clown loach with an eye that has some sort of bubble on it. I've tried taking a picture of it, but he moves too fast for my camera. :( It's not pop-eye, but there is definately something on his left eye. I'm sorry this is very little information... Is a swollen eye a common problem in loach...

i would say more stuff too. more of the tubing and bigger too - if it is 7" i dont think it would fit in what you have there. are those frontosas you have in there? Yes they are frontosas. And yeah, that's a senegal. like i said, this pic was before I got my 3 biggest loaches. Thanks for all the he...

qumqats wrote:Do you realize how large those Balas are going to become? They're going to outgrow your tanks eventually.

I will deal with that situation on my own. For right now, this thread (and the forum) is on the loaches.

newshound wrote:u need more "stuff" in your tank
hiding spots/ ways to break up the tank

Alright, I'll do that in the new tank.

It's the largest clown in a group of 8 in my 100G. I'm going to move them to a 130G in about a week. There is a castle, a log, and some PVC pipe for them to hide under. http://i411.photobucket.com/albums/pp195/groovitudedude/100_4355.jpg This picture was before I got the 3 biggest loaches. I have re...

I have a clown (about 7") that is always causing trouble. At first I thought that it was just the other bigger loaches in a struggle for domincance, but I've seen him pick on the 4 inchers too. Any suggestions on how to lower aggression?

welcome along the clown that is more visible in your picture is very pretty :D is it just the 2 of them in the tank? for the clown loaches to be really happy, they will need more hiding places. the pipe is great, but more of it would help them, and so would some bogwood to give them some shady hidi...

I run it at about 78F. It's a 100G acrylic. I don't test my water unless the fish look stressed or sick at all.

Hey, guys, I'm new to the forum. Some of you might know me from MFK, but I love loaches, so I decided to sign up here. Hope I can add as much as I'll learn