Loaches Online Forum

Hey Guys,

As many of you may or not be aware I recently picked up 12x 5cm YoYo loaches.(Ordered 10 but it appears my LFS's supplier can't count). One of them is very, very skinny, all the other loaches look and behave perfectly fine (nice round stomachs after feeding). The skinny loach seems to ...

Anyone got any idea's?

UPDATE:

I decided to go with the YoYo's. I am picking 10 of them up tommorow from my LFS.

I currently have a 10 gallon with Boesemani Rainbows that I have been growing out, which I'll move.
Is a 10 gallon enough for 10x 1 inch YoYo's as a quarintine before I move them to the 6x2x2? Is bare ...

I would love to have clown loaches but I am leaning towards getting yoyo's as I don't want to have to deal with the Ich that is going to happen if I get the clowns.

Or is their a way I can get the clowns from my LFS without having to deal with Ich?
Also how fast do yoyo's grow compared to clowns?

Thanks

Hey Guys,

I currently have a 6x2x2 setup with the following:

pH = 7.6

Filtration
2X FX5
2X Koralina powerheads

Stock:
4x Geo. 'Rio Branco' - 12cm each.
12x Geo. 'Brachybranchus' - 4cm each.
8x Rainbowfish - Varied size 6-10cm each.
1x Bristlenose - 5cm

Decor
Sand Substrate
Driftwood and a few ...