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Hi all

I am planning Zebra Loaches for my 200l aquarium once the tank has been running a few more months.

Has anyone got any experience or advice on whether they would mix with small (relatively) peaceful cichlids, most likely Kribensis or Apistogramma Borelli.

Cheers

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Hanwell, London, England.

Big city, lots of fish shops - shame all the best ones seem a way away on the East side!

Hi all

Wanted to say hello as I have just got back into keeping fish (having a child kind of used up the cash as well as the energy for a while!) and looking forward to getting some loaches.

Found the site and have already appreciated the advice and enjoyed reading everyone's posts.

My tank ...

One more question for the Botia Striata keepers out there - are they going to mind sharing a tank with a pair of Kribensis? Never kept either species before and wondering if the Zebras will cope with Kribs trying to be territorial.

Thanks, that's helpful. I was going to go for 6.

Just need to add some hiding places first as I just have one big piece of bogwood in there at the moment.

Hi all

I wanted some advice on whether Zebra Loaches (Botia Striata) will be suitable for my setup.

I have a 100cm x 45cm x 50cm (200 litre) tank, been running about 6 weeks, with fine grade gravel (1-3mm) (Seachem fluorite).

Other tankmates are your standard community fare, tiger barbs, platys ...