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- Sun Oct 06, 2019 11:09 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Live plants with loaches
- Replies: 8
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Re: Live plants with loaches
My dojos don't dig. They hide beneath the huge Anubias I have in their tank. They use the dense leaves for shelter. I don't have sand in my tank with the dojos. Instead, I have smooth, rounded pea gravel, and they don't dig in that, but could, because it's still loose enough and small enough. And it...
- Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:33 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Loach newbie - have I scared them?
- Replies: 1
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Re: Loach newbie - have I scared them?
It's normal for dojos to bury themselves in sand. Even in gravel, if it's small enough and smooth and round with no sharp edges. I've had dojos bury in gravel. They tend to be skittish. Mine skedaddle at the least movement and go hid under the huge Anubias. They come out to eat, and sometimes rest o...
- Sat May 11, 2019 8:34 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Determining the Sex of my Dojo?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 40489
Re: Determining the Sex of my Dojo?
I believe females are fatter than males, or maybe just fuller-bodied.
- Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:59 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Small vid of the loach tank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7410
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 10:39 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: How quickly do dojo/weather loaches grow?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15096
Re: How quickly do dojo/weather loaches grow?
Right now, I have a 65-gallon for my three dojos, which are roughly three-to-four inches long. They're in a community tank with other peaceful fish and some Amano shrimp and snails. Previously, they were in my 20-gallon tall when they were smaller. I knew they would need more space to swim in, so tr...
- Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: My Weather Loaches had babies!!!!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 30595
Re: My Weather Loaches had babies!!!!
There's a very huge risk, if these are baby dojos, that they could get eaten by the other tank inhabitants. You should move them at once to a separate fry tank to let them grow out (supply fry food for them, which you can get at your LFS, and keep the tank clean). If they turn out to not be dojos, b...
- Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:56 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: dojo/weather loach question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18945
Re: dojo/weather loach question
I have successfully kept my dojos in a tank with smooth, rounded pea gravel. I've only had one that buried itself completely in the gravel. None of my other dojos dig. I have live plants, and they leave them alone, except to nestle under the broad Anubias leaves for shelter. I have three dojos in a ...
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:06 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: (Suspected) weather loach arrived in my pond without ever being purchased or added
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5777
Re: (Suspected) weather loach arrived in my pond without ever being purchased or added
If it does turn out to be a dojo, I hope you will keep the cute little thing and let it thrive in your pond. If the koi are large, they might eat it. If it has places to hide, like rocky outcroppings or plants, it could survive peacefully for several years, assuming it gets some of the food when you...
- Thu Jul 05, 2018 8:26 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Feeding Dojos Veg
- Replies: 8
- Views: 23506
Re: Feeding Dojos Veg
To be safe, chop up the peas in a grinder and just give them small chunks. They should be able to handle that.
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:59 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: dojo/weather loach question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18945
Re: dojo/weather loach question
Just thought I would add: I have a planted tank, and my dojos don't bother the plants. Mine don't dig, but I have rounded pea gravel for a substrate instead of sand. If I had sand, they might dig. I had one awhile back that would bury itself in the gravel, diving head first and completely submerging...
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: dojo/weather loach question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18945
Re: dojo/weather loach question
Dojos (weather loaches) prefer company of their own kind, either golden or regular. At least three, or if your tank is large enough, up to five or six. In a 125-gallon, that should be fine. They do prefer cooler temps, in the low 70s. They're peaceful community fish, and cute as can be. Not sure if ...
- Fri May 25, 2018 7:54 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Forum Updated Dec 2017 - Report Problems Here
- Replies: 2
- Views: 35690
Re: Forum Updated Dec 2017 - Report Problems Here
That's why I saved this site in my bookmarks. It still takes me right here.
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:18 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Substrate advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5775
Re: Substrate advice
Instead of sand, I have small, smooth, rounded pea gravel with no sharp edges on it. My dojos are fine with that. Plants also grow well in it, with the help of low-level ferts. I have low-light plants such as Anubias, Java ferns, Amazon Swords and Crypts. They are growing prolifically in both of my ...
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 11:43 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Experience with dojos/weather loaches in outside pond
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14331
Re: Experience with dojos/weather loaches in outside pond
I always wonder, when I hear lines like, "Our supplier doesn't have them", etc., etc., if it's really just an excuse because they don't want to go to the trouble of accommodating your request. There's usually a way to get it done, if they really wanted to. I tend to think, laziness and/or indifferen...
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Experience with dojos/weather loaches in outside pond
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14331
Re: Experience with dojos/weather loaches in outside pond
Dojos are notorious escape artists. They will surely get out of the pond. They can live for awhile outside of water, due to storing oxygen inside their bodies. As long as they don't dry out. But they can't stay out indefinitely. Even in the open pond water, they can fall victim to predators, such as...