Loaches Online Forum

I would have to agree that brine (salt water) soak would be the best. I have always collected driftwood from the beach. Only the densest pieces have been floating around out there for a long time. You are essentially mineralizing the wood at the same time leaving an unfavorable site for bacteria. I ...

Thanks Graeme for all the info. I am still debating whether to get them. I have 7 regular kuhlis and 2 blacks already, My load is pretty ideal now, but i imagine 5 or six wouldnt't add too much to my 45 as they are so thin.

Thanks,
Noah

I think it is P. anguillaris. They seem to have a more prominent midline stripe and through the caudal fin. How big can they ultimately get? 3-4"?
any experience with them is helpful. I may get them after all.

Thanks,
Noah

I have gotten confusing results. Looking at the lol species index, it seems for sure it is P. muraeniformis, but also looks like P. shelfordii on fishbase. Are they synonyms? P. muraeniformis also shows up as all kinds of stuff on other sites. It looks just like the P. muraeniformis on lol. ???[/i]

Aha. I am quite certain (90%) that it is Pangio muraeniformis. I guess I failed to look through all the pics. Well if anyone is interested, there are several in my lfs in Oregon. I am pretty stocked right now, would it be worth getting them? Are they hard to find ?

Thanks,
Noah[/i]

I saw at my lfs what looked similar to a black kuhli, but very thin and slightly longer. Also, they were a bit more grey/brown than choco, and the back 1/3 of the body is slightly speckled. Sorry, no pics. Maybe 1/8" diameter tops, and about 3 " long. There are several, and the help had no idea what...

You can get quite a bit more flow for your money with an inline pond pump, but it obviously lacks some of the versatility of a submersible. Check local pond supplier or irrigation supplier.

Noah

Thanks, all the info helps. I will keep watching, though I am leanig toward clowns. A little of loach topic, but any experience with Blue Acara?

Noah

Do they school at all?

Thanks. Clowns were one of my first choices. I don't mind them small, but I do want something that will get 6" or better ultimately. I just didn't know how friendly they were to little tankmates.

Noah

I am looking to include a school of 5-10 larger fish in a 210 gal tank. I am wondering if there are any medium/large loaches 5-10" that will not eat tetras, corys etc. If anyone has experiences (good/bad), please share.
The tank is theoretical at this point

Noah

I also have 2 blacks that comingle with the regulars. There is not quite as much grouping though. Its like 2 friends who also happen to visit the others ocassionally.

see ya,
Noah

I would say it is normal, but you need to make sure you have more than 1 or two, or you will never see them. I have a couple of piles of 1-3" river rock that they absolutely love to play in. You will see three or four of them sticking half their body out from the crevices. They just seem to feel mor...

I had a nitrate spike once when I moved my tank and let it sit for a couple of weeks before filling it full again and lost a few fish. They had travelled 6 hours though. I am currently waiting for another tank as I would like to have about 10 less fish though everything remains stable at this bioloa...

I should go into a bit of detail. I would have to agree, my biload is about maxed, but it is stable. ALL of the fish are small. It is just common sense that large fecal clumps will take longer to begin breaking down. I feed carefully. The UG is covered with about 4 inches of standard landscape grade...