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by Arden
Sun May 12, 2013 3:09 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches
Replies: 20
Views: 22255

Re: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches

They look fairly happy and healthy, well done. :D I am glad the sickness is gone. Yours are funny because they are different sizes and the small ones seem to be following the big fellow around :lol: Thank You :) They're my darlings. Yea my husband says its "lucky" and the kids. Lucky being the bigg...
by Arden
Sat May 11, 2013 9:51 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches
Replies: 20
Views: 22255

Re: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches

Loachloach wrote:By the way, how is the skinny one doing? Any improvements?
They all seem quite well....

wanna see :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFqK5Y34ZQ&sns=em
by Arden
Sat May 11, 2013 12:40 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Share your Loach Movies!
Replies: 205
Views: 432506

Re: Share your Loach Movies!

Clown Loach Dance - Water music - Handel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFqK5Y ... ata_player

These are my loaches. Lucky is the largest one in the group. Almost 7 years old.
by Arden
Fri May 10, 2013 4:21 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches
Replies: 20
Views: 22255

Re: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches

Well several people have stated that metro doesn't work for ICH but I'm pretty sure it does at this point.

Just going another week to be certian but so far all looks good.

(focus is a binder - for the metro)
by Arden
Fri May 10, 2013 12:35 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches doing something interesting - thoughts?
Replies: 9
Views: 7635

Re: Clown Loaches doing something interesting - thoughts?

I'll try to get ine next time I see them doing it... and I'll also try and see if I can figure out How to post it. I still can't figure out pictures or links on this site. . But I'll. definately try ti catch it on film.... its a curious looking thing... Gorge the younger of the two often sets on Luc...
by Arden
Fri May 10, 2013 1:02 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches doing something interesting - thoughts?
Replies: 9
Views: 7635

Clown Loaches doing something interesting - thoughts?

So I have a total of 6 clown... 4 of which are juvenile 2 of which are about "mature" ....one is pushing 7 the other is about 4 or 5? Anyway... I noticed today... and seen in the past... my oldest loach and the second oldest swimming together like they're magnetically stuck. They don't appear to be ...
by Arden
Fri May 10, 2013 12:54 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: water temperature
Replies: 7
Views: 10422

Re: water temperature

My tank is normally at 82F but its been at 86F for the last two weeks... been treating ich... I'll have it at 86F for probably anothet week and then gradually lower it back to 82F.

I keep clown loaches.
by Arden
Thu May 02, 2013 3:41 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Conflicting advice
Replies: 4
Views: 4938

Re: Conflicting advice

I suggest you read this... http://www.loaches.com/species-index/weather-loach-misgurnis-anguillicaudatus I have kept weather loaches in the past and absolutly consider then "cold water" fish. Anytime I've tried keeping them in a tropical tank they've not survived. I think tge above link should give ...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches
Replies: 20
Views: 22255

Re: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches

That's so frustrating. Metronidazole may have some benefit against the skinny disease but that depends on what it's caused from. I read recently that the parasite causing it is a cousin of the hexamita parasite and it's been easily treated with JBL spirohexol(that's in Europe) but metronidazole has...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 7:57 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches Brackish Water
Replies: 18
Views: 19978

Re: Clown Loaches Brackish Water

You have to remember that because it is a freshwater fish, these fish come from rivers and streams of asia, where there is still salt in them, not as much as a brackish environment, but enough that it is measurable. Is there information somewhere saying how much salt is present in their natural hab...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 7:47 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches Brackish Water
Replies: 18
Views: 19978

Re: Clown Loaches Brackish Water

And FYI - Clown loaches are not hard to keep. In fact they are relitively easy to keep when cared for correctly. I have kept loaches for years and in that time I have only ever had two outbreaks of ich EVER. In both cases it was caused by purchasing fish from a petshop that I later discovered knowin...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches Brackish Water
Replies: 18
Views: 19978

Re: Clown Loaches Brackish Water

.. the salt helps prevent ich in the wild habitat. that's the reason why y u see clowns develop ich when you buy them from a LFS into a freshwater aquarium without salt. they are not used to the purity and cleanliness of that kind of water. which is retrospect can cause unwanted illnesses which to ...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 6:09 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: kh and gh relative to clown loaches
Replies: 9
Views: 10516

Re: kh and gh relative to clown loaches

Thank you for your responces. At tje moment I've put this on the back burner as I've run into a bit of fish disease issue and I'm treating for the next few weeks. Just a compleat and utter side note @ Diana. How do you manage 26 tanks? And where on earth do you keep them all? I have two running and ...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 5:45 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches
Replies: 20
Views: 22255

Re: ICH med recomendations for Clown loaches

I'm in the US I have been treating them now for 6 days with a combo of seachem metronizadol and seachem focus. I have been mixing this to a variety of foods adding garlic and doseing twice daily. So far with that and the temp increase I have no knew outbreaks to speak of so far and no losses. The lo...
by Arden
Wed May 01, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loaches Brackish Water
Replies: 18
Views: 19978

Re: Clown Loaches Brackish Water

DainBramage1991 wrote:
Arden wrote:I'm not sure who this statment was aimed at
It was aimed at the person who posted the article. I was simply sticking up for those of us who have done our homework and put the proper amount of effort into loach care.
Oh. No worries. Just wasn't sure.