Loaches Online Forum

Is it just me, or have I been out of touch for awhile on the general price increase of all freshwater species across the board: inflation / limited supply? I live west of Toronto,Canada. I went to 3 pet stores yesterday [2 chains, 1 independent] and I was astounded by the prices of most fish. For ex...

I have a small breeder tank for the snails. A 2.5 gallon brita water purifier that I wasn't using. I feed them zucchini, flakes, algae wafers and leave some cuttlefish bone in the tank. Once in awhile I drop in a tums tablet, which they seem to go for as well. Plenty of calcium to go around. I have ...

Well, I haven't had much luck with Ramshorn snails and Yoyo loaches. Unless the ramshorn is very tiny, as in ~ 1wk. old, the snails just retract into their shells and make it very difficult for the yoyos to get them. The interest is certainly there, quivering yoyo bodies and they usually grab and da...

Perhaps try a hard plastic case heater, one of those marineland models. I.E. Visi-therm stealth. Just a thought. Maybe your water level was too low and although the heater was supposed to shut off, it didn't...crack. Good luck on your next project. The good news is, you could try some new species. M...

I've had success with bristlenose plecos, one of my tanks has a female that's likely 6 yrs. old. She's so efficient that I have to supplement her diet with the typical zucchini, spinach which of course creates a mess. Although, she has to compete with the yoyo loaches/tiger barbs that all seem to go...

Well, interesting behaviour going on in with my Yoyos. I dropped in a couple 'mystery' snails. They have picked up on the snail trail scent and homed in on them. I haven't seen this behaviour before but they are quivering and circling around one of the snails, nudging it on occasion. The snails are ...

Hi guys,

I'm interested in breeding snails to feed to my Yoyo loaches. The loaches range from 1.5-4".

What species would you recommend?
Also, is snail size a determining factor in whether or not the Yoyo loaches will attack the snail?

Marc

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I'm still curious to know why my yoyo loaches are not schooling together. Is 5 of them not enough? They keep chasing each other if one gets too close to another. Anyone out there with intimate knowledge of yoyo loach behaviour?

Marc

Good lord Welton, I've never seen anything like that before. Incredible tank.

Well, it's been a long time since my return. I have a 50 gallon aquarium with 5 yoyo loaches, 8 tiger barbs and 1 bristlenose catfish. Quite some time ago, I inquired as to how to entice the yoyos to hang out together, at least once in their life. You know, those pretty pictures of them lying beside...