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by Francois van Brederode
Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:51 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Fish ID, long thin loach
Replies: 2
Views: 4751

Re: Fish ID, long thin loach

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/pangio-anguillaris

Probably one of these, or a species very much like it.
Enjoy it! I have several, they get pretty big.
You wont see it often, as you noticed, this is because they like to spend their days under the gravel/sand.
by Francois van Brederode
Fri May 27, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: fish losing slime coat?
Replies: 2
Views: 6106

Re: fish losing slime coat?

AHA! Costia.

Well now I know what has very neatly killed off all my kuhlii's and striata's.
Now I know what it is I can kill it off.
Oh I'm going to enjoy wachting this parasite die off :twisted:

Thanks :)
by Francois van Brederode
Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:18 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Vacation Feeders
Replies: 10
Views: 8345

Re: Vacation Feeders

I second that, the fish will be fine for 6 days.
Either that or have someone feed them ONCE during your leave, and give them a vacumm sealed portion to give your fish to prevent overfeeding.
by Francois van Brederode
Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:15 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Tank background ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 9118

Re: Tank background ideas

http://www.aquaristic.net/en/Decoration ... ackground/

However they do not seen to stock the slimline ones I've got.
I got mine in a LFS anyway, just form the shelves, we are rather spoiled rotten over here...
by Francois van Brederode
Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:43 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Tank background ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 9118

Re: Tank background ideas

A friend of mine has glued small pebbles to the back of the tank. It looks great, especially because it is a river tank and al the stones have a healthy green colour now. Just a few points of warning: It took him 3 days to glue the stones, 6 tubes of aquarium grade sealant, and ages to harden the se...
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Tank background ideas
Replies: 12
Views: 9118

Re: Tank background ideas

I used to have one of those Juwel backgrounds. The words: utter crap com to mind. They are very pricey, and dont last very long. The paint chips away quit easily, and gets eaten by anything suckermouthcatfishy. Also they are very thick, meaning you lose almost 5cm of you tank. No I can't say I would...
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:12 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: Worm goby (Luciogobius guttatus)
Replies: 11
Views: 13583

Re: Worm goby (Luciogobius guttatus)

What an awesome looking fish you've got there.

It looks like it can be a bit nippy towards other fish, is that so?

I hope it one day reaches the fishstores here in Holland.
by Francois van Brederode
Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:07 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My new 1000 liters clown loaches tank (page 22)
Replies: 384
Views: 420018

Re: My clown loaches

Do move out! then you'll figure out that all of a sudden you can't afford al the loachie goodness you really want :lol:
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:00 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Setting up a new Loach Tank, need advice.
Replies: 4
Views: 6534

Re: Setting up a new Loach Tank, need advice.

After reading about your plan to use the minaralyzed substrate from the website you posted, I have a lot of doubt if this work with Loaches. It might work very well in creating a wonderful green aquarium setup, but do remember that most (if not all) Loaches like to dig or at least rummage in the sub...
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Mysterious Kuhlli deaths
Replies: 4
Views: 4945

Re: Mysterious Kuhlli deaths

I have not seen any fighting, that's not to say they never could. The fighting I do see is species specific. My gourami's are married (one day they make love, the other day they try to kill each other) My Histi's are snapping at each other every so ofter. I am saving up money to get my bigger tank u...
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:22 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Lighting options, help?
Replies: 6
Views: 5404

Re: Lighting options, help?

Not only does blue lighting make orange fish look weird, they also make your algae grow like crasy. I have a LED blue light tube only for the nights. I used to have it on for 3 hours after light out and 3 hours before lights on. But I have never seen that much algae grow so quickly. Then tuning the ...
by Francois van Brederode
Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How can I subdue the lighting for my dojo loaches?
Replies: 8
Views: 8823

Re: How can I subdue the lighting for my dojo loaches?

Because of water movement I can't use floating plants, they simply die at record pace. I use the following to sudue my lighting. Get some metallic tape, the stuff they use to seal up leaks in hot-air-piping. I don't know what it is called exactly but it looks and feels like thick aluminum foil with ...
by Francois van Brederode
Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Mysterious Kuhlli deaths
Replies: 4
Views: 4945

Re: Mysterious Kuhlli deaths

I can not remember the active ingredïents of the meds. The fist med had to be repeated after a week, I did that. This med made the water white cloudy. (this med I have tried twice, at least 2 months apart) The other med had to be repeated as well, and also required the tank to be darkened, both of w...
by Francois van Brederode
Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:19 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Unidentified hillstream loach
Replies: 3
Views: 4287

Re: Unidentified hillstream loach

Duh.....

How could I have missed that. (must remember to use pictoral search better)
Well now I feel sort of stupid :D

Thanks for pointing it out anyway.
by Francois van Brederode
Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:27 am
Forum: Freshwater Forum
Topic: My First Fish Show!
Replies: 16
Views: 20818

Re: My First Fish Show!

I am not a big fan of events such as this. (I do see de positive side of it) As they do interfere with the fishes lives very much. Moving them here and there, having lots an lots of flash photography taken. Not having the well established tank they would like. However your tanks do look great for th...