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My experience with schistura has been that they are less aggressive if in a group of 3-4. They're a very playful family of loach, and if there's no-one to share the game with then I've found them to take it out on other tankmates. If you have a group they'll play together quite happily (it's not agg...

Certainly looks like a mood colour change. For what reason, i haven't a clue. Keep an eye out for little free food. You never know! Ah, in that case I'll stop worrying: it's reassuring to have the eye of an expert look over my fish for me :) He seems to have coloured up all over now too, so it was ...

Without photos or tank parameter details, there's not a lot we can say, I think. Photo below. As I said before, tank params are fine (sometimes I take offence at being being asked this for the amount of time I've kept fish...checking params is the first thing anyone in their right mind does when so...

Hi, I rarely post in here although I've been a member for a while, but I have an oddity with one of my Schistura mahnerti which I wondered whether anyone might have any ideas about. I have four in a 58G tank, and have had them for what's coming up to two years this March. They regularly change 'shad...

Hi, I've rarely posted in here but been lurking for a wee while now. I have a question about a change in behaviour in two of my schistura mahnerti which I've had for two years: in this time I've not noticed anything like it. The past day, two of them - one is evidently female from the shape of her i...

Hi, Yes, the polkas are the botia kubotai. I have a pair of them, one slightly larger than the other, and the clown. I originally got a single clown because my own experience had been that my last clown was much happier on his own than with company (he schooled with mollies in fact, and was the cent...

Hi, new to the forum :) I wondered if someone could give me some advice/reassurance: I have a small clown (1.5" est.) and a pair of what were sold as polkadot loaches. The polkadots are slightly bigger (at 2-2.5" est.). I have a piece of bogwood and a slate cave, as well as several plants, as hiding...