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- Fri Apr 01, 2016 11:15 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
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Re: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
Yes, Danios, I got ten with very long tails, I was worried when I put them in the fast flowing tank because I thought they may not swim well enough to be comfortable. But they are OK. The ones with the short fins tend to swim better and get up and down the ramp better - maybe the tank is a sort of n...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 8:48 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
- Replies: 13
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Re: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
WF means caught in the wild Yes that makes sense - it is a good question. I do not know. I got them to start the nitrogen cycle. It is interesting watching them swimming strongly in fast currents and exploring a complex environment (they all have a look up on the platform when they first get in the...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:28 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
- Replies: 13
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Re: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
Thanks for the encouragement, yes indeed we will post updates (the research program is initially for 3 years). Are Your Danios WF? That's interesting (I assume WF = well fed), and I was wondering if they eat eggs, larvae and fry! I am pretty sure they do, and I was meaning to move them to another ta...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:53 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: New loach tank idea - sheet flume
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12748
New loach tank idea - sheet flume
Hello, we have started a loach based research program at Oxford University - Zoology Department. The plan is to research how hillstream loaches have evolved to thrive in very strong currents. The program explanation web site is here: http://www.jkwillis.info/loach.html We have designed a new kind of...