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That's incredible I didn't know they would eat those things. How long do you leave them in the tank before you take them out? Will this mess with the biological system at all?

Thank you. I feed about a tenth of a tablet right now. Only 3 are relying on the wafers otherwise I would have stopped. That's why I am going to boost my lights. I have a separate tank for green algae with algae growing on the stones. I'm about a week from being able to just set those in there.

Great tip thank you

As I do agree with you that I was over stocking before now I am not. These are not full grown yet. Before 16 of them were young about 6 months old and less than 3/4 off an inch. Now I have 3 adults and 7 young about an inch. Could weekly water changes and cleaning the substrate too much be a problem...

I agree which is why I added a bubble wall to create a rolling effect with the water. I am positive ever bit of water is disrupted, moved from the bottom and pushed to the surface to bond. No possible dead spots in my tank and substrate is minimal so no pockets.

My turnover rate is 50x per hour. I also have established brown algae on all 4 walls. I'm thinking my temp is a big factor here. Thank you for commenting so quick. Looking forward to what I'll figure out on here. How do I post a picture?

I have 2 make Beaufortia kweichowensis, 1 reticulated spotted loach and 7 Borneo. 3 Borneo males have cream stripes down their back with blue and orange tale. 2 males have full dots with a blue tail. Will dropping the temp from 78 to 75 be enough? Do you know any reason why they would die without sy...

Hello, I was just curious what you feed them. I have a 20 gallon set up that was doing amazing for almost 6 months. I feed frozen brine shrimp and algae wafers. They got a fungal infection 2 months ago from bad algae wafers so I cut back the amount. Now my loaches are all starting to die off about 1...

She is a Borneo. I could post pictures but I don't know how.

Water parameter have been consistent for 4 months now. Tank temp 78-80 degrees. 78 most of the time. Hillstream Loaches only. Nitrate Always 10ppm Nitrite Always 0 Hardness 120 Chlorine 0 Alkalinity 90 Never changes PH 7 Never changes Ammonia 0 I check every week sometimes twice. I am going to start...

Yes I have answers to all of this including water parameters. The only issue I'm having is how to post an image?

Hello, I believe my Hillstream loach is carrying eggs. She puffed up like a body builder while her anal area swelled up to where it's visible. She was heavily breathing twitching every few minutes. This was all over a 12 hour period. I just got back home and she's slim now but I can see the change i...