Loaches Online Forum

Can't find much info on the "Chinese Giraffe Loach", wondering if it will do well in a group, or if its territorial? I know Emma Turner has kept them, cuz I've seen the gorgeous pics!

I've read conflicting info on the internet...with some sources saying that Acantopsis Choirorhynchos is territorial toward conspecifics and that it is best to keep only one--with other resources telling me that they do better in groups. Anyone who has kept them--which do you find they flourish with?...

I am considering buying one, two, or maybe even three of either Sewellia lineolata or an unspecified Gastromyzon species. In your opinion, which have a better personality, and are more hardy? One of the reasons I'm interested in them is because I think its so cute when they scuffle and try to "top" ...

I have a school of histrionica loaches, 6 of them. And this is the first time I've ever kept this species of loach, though I have kept others including kubotai, which are obviously similar. I've noticed that often their noses, or their little barbels, are often if not always bright pink or even red....