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- Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:21 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: How to have Diatom free aquarium?
- Replies: 4
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How to have Diatom free aquarium?
I keep getting diatoms in my tank. How do you keep your loach tank diatom free? I cannot get nerite snails live for long as my clown loaches will eat them when they are hungry. 2 Otos cannot keepup with the diatom. It is a barebottom tank which is easy to clean. The tank is 3 months old. No plants b...
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:39 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Uneven patches on clown loaches
- Replies: 0
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Uneven patches on clown loaches
Hello all Would you please help to identify whether my loaches has disease? There are some uneven coloration I notice it today. Yesterday i overfed some new fishfood Today i vacuum all remaining food and did 60% water change. Thank you, Joie https://share.icloud.com/photos/0OCq4LGWeamzc3oVQIE5T3C7g#...
- Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:16 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: What do you think of bare bottom tank for loaches
- Replies: 1
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What do you think of bare bottom tank for loaches
Hello, i am currently setting up new aquarium. What do you think about bare bottom aquarium for loaches ? Will bare bottom setup gives me a problem ? there are tubes, rocks and wood for loaches to hide out. My canister filter out flow currently is too strong for this aquarium. So i worry if i put sa...
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:59 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
- Replies: 4
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Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
I kept 33 degress for 2 weeks. It worked. No meds. The clown loach and otocinclus survived as well.
- Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:22 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: How to clean sand substrate ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13874
How to clean sand substrate ?
Hello, I am setting up new aquarium with sand subtrate. After few days, it becomes dirty with fish poops. I am using hang on the back filter on my aquarium which is only 2ft. about 20 galon. Should i change into canister filter with bigger flow? Do i need something like wave maker to blow the substr...
- Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:12 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Is Dwarf chain loach or Zebra Loach compatible with clown loaches
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6871
Re: Is Dwarf chain loach or Zebra Loach compatible with clown loaches
Woops, yea I have been keeping the small loaches for close to 3 months. They didnt grow much eventhough i feed them abit sinking pelets / algae wafer like 4 times a day. Bloodworms once a week. How much would you suggest i feed my 15 clown loaches one time ? I am not sure what is considered feeding ...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:43 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Is Dwarf chain loach or Zebra Loach compatible with clown loaches
- Replies: 5
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Is Dwarf chain loach or Zebra Loach compatible with clown loaches
Hello, Just to check, I have 15 clown loaches. If someday I can get bigger 300 littre aquarium, i will get another species. Should i get dwarf chain loach or zebra loach or both ? how many recommended per species. How are they getting along if anyone ever has them together? Dwarf chain and zebra loa...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 1:20 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Newblie Loach keepers with ich
- Replies: 4
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Re: Newblie Loach keepers with ich
Yes I have 15 clown loaches now, and 3 otocinclus. 2 clown loaches were dead because of skinny disease (that is after the ich). Isolated them and treated with fenbendazole but died at day 7. Flashing is when the fish makes sudden moves like scratching its body. The loaches most are now about 5cm, bi...
- Mon May 28, 2018 12:23 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Ich?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 46272
Re: Ich?
Its day 12. with 33 degree celcius. I am no longer seeing whitespot on loaches. Its amazing clown loaches can still survive 33 deg celcius. Otocinclus too. They are eating well and clicking
- Fri May 25, 2018 8:56 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Ich?
- Replies: 62
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Re: Ich?
I have since put on a heater to my 20 gallon, its almost 32.5-33 degree celcius and i notice few ich left on day 8. I have not used any medication or salt. I do water changes 50% every 3 days.
It's warm water but my clown loaches and otocinclus seems okey.
It's warm water but my clown loaches and otocinclus seems okey.
- Fri May 25, 2018 7:44 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Newblie Loach keepers with ich
- Replies: 4
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Re: Newblie Loach keepers with ich
I have since changed water 50% alot every 3 days, so the salt is may be no longer existent. Asked my friend for advice. Heres what i do. I have since using only heat. it is day 8 now. I have put on a heater on day 3 and somehow my aquarium temp is 32.5 - 33 deg celcius now. The ich seems to start di...
- Sun May 20, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: skinny loach not eating
- Replies: 3
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Re: skinny loach not eating
I have similar loaches that is skinny like that. they seem sicks and do not school together.
Did you take them out and treat them in quarantine or do you treat the whole tank?
Thank you.
Joie
Did you take them out and treat them in quarantine or do you treat the whole tank?
Thank you.
Joie
- Sat May 19, 2018 2:57 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Ich?
- Replies: 62
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Re: Ich?
Wow 30 days?
My loach only tank has started to get ich, it has been 3 days. Water temp is at 32 celcius. Its very hot in Indonesia.
I have Paraguard, bu hesitate to dose it. My aquarium is 20 gallon. should i just put 5ml every day?
Will paraguard accumulate to lethal dose ?
Thank you,
Joie
My loach only tank has started to get ich, it has been 3 days. Water temp is at 32 celcius. Its very hot in Indonesia.
I have Paraguard, bu hesitate to dose it. My aquarium is 20 gallon. should i just put 5ml every day?
Will paraguard accumulate to lethal dose ?
Thank you,
Joie
- Fri May 18, 2018 10:53 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Newblie Loach keepers with ich
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5692
Newblie Loach keepers with ich
Yes i made a mistake by not quarantine them. Dont have any quarantine tank yet I just bought clown loaches from 3 different suppliers within 2 weeks. Have 17 clown loaches from 4cm to 7cm at tank. My tank is 60cm x 40cm x 30cm about 20 US gallon. Substrate is 2.5 cm dirt with 1 cm gravel on top. I h...