Loaches Online Forum

It can be an addictive, challenging, but very rewarding hobby.

The better educated you are, the better equipped you are for caring for your pets.

Also, the bigger the tank, the easier it is to maintain properly. If you do buy one, I suggest getting the largest you can afford.

Good luck and best ...

Thanks for the apology and clarification Glenna.

I did a water change today and added a few more fake rocks/logs to the tank so as to give my secret loach more areas to hide and feel safe in. I guess there will eventually come a day when he outgrows his driftwood nook.

I still see his tail ...

I was referring to just one's person's reply here....and it wasn't yours. I really appreciated all the other responses. They were informative and helpful.

But, someone had to jump in with assumptions and rudeness.

I posted another topic about the same time and got the same assumptions and ...

Hmmm

Wow. Why do I feel attacked in my two recent posts?

Here, I have said nothing about removing the driftwood, or needing to see him more?????

I only posted inquiring to how he has survived, and what he was. Then I have asked about suitable companions.

I suggest people actually read the entire ...

Thanks Diana~

I have heaters in the tank already, and the pH is around 7.

I have had the Goldfish in there for about 13 years now. I also had Dojo's before, two of them. They lived to be 10-12 years old. I don't know if that is a good life span for them or not.

I was concerned about the stocking ...

I really enjoy my 3 Clown Loaches and in light of the hitchhiker I rediscovered recently, I am thinking of adding a few more loaches to the tank.

It's a 55 G with heaters, two filters, and a sponge filter as well. It also has some driftwood and a few plants. There are also a few decorations that ...

Thanks for replying.

I will look now at the LFS for tankmates armed with other names.

I guess since my other loaches have always been visible {have had them for 10 years now}, I sort of expected the same behavior. They hide every now and then, but mostly they are out and about.

Of note; when I ...

Ok, after much Googling I think I have identified him.

It says he should be kept with others of his kind. Do clown loaches count???? Are they good tank mates for him?

I have already placed a few phone calls to my LFS and no one sells Modesto Loaches.

I am really hoping someone can help me identify this rogue loach, and suggest how it has survived in my tank for a year?

Seriously, what has it been eating??????

Well, I have an amazing loach story, I think.

About 1 year ago, I bought a piece of driftwood that had a plant attached to it from my LFS. Little did I know I also had a hitchhiker too.

The loach I speak of has a greyish body with an orangey tail. Can someone tell me what his correct name, and ...