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by NancyD
Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: A Guide to Identifying Eel Kuhli Loaches
Replies: 4
Views: 1090

Re: A Guide to Identifying Eel Kuhli Loaches

Those are very nice comparisons of the non-striped pangios. You have great pics with good explanations of the differences from various sources. I've only kept p. semicincta & P. oblonga...so far ;) This site used to link to the loach species index https://www.loaches.com/species-index for all loache...
by NancyD
Tue Jan 09, 2024 1:39 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Any idea?
Replies: 2
Views: 3458

Re: Any idea?

I have not had that experience but I have read of others with similar loach behavior. Always with small loaches introduced to larger. It seems the small just can't get enough contact with the larger loach. Not just with clowns as I recall. I forget what it was called, ghosting or shadowing or less l...
by NancyD
Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: World's oldest Clown Loaches reach 30 years of age.
Replies: 2
Views: 4088

Re: World's oldest Clown Loaches reach 30 years of age.

Happy Birthday & Happy New Year to Athina & all your clowns. 30 years is a major achievement no matter the fish or species...but of course, we all love your clowns. I always think it's cute that, like horses, your loaches have the same "birthday" of Jan. 1.

Best wishes!
by NancyD
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:38 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How much to feed please?
Replies: 12
Views: 21348

Re: How much to feed please?

timothy, that's good advice to not over or under feed. My sewellia have had the smallest fry I've ever seen lately! I'm chuffed! The thing I like about Repashy Soilent Green is that it holds together for 24 hours or so before breaking down into dust. But the "dust" is what the grazers & their fry li...
by NancyD
Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown loaches, confidence and decor ......
Replies: 1
Views: 5364

Re: Clown loaches, confidence and decor ......

Last time I had clowns, their tank had "high shade" caves. Mine did not like to cram all together, rather 1 or maybe 2 in each. The caves were rock +/or wood but more spacious than some arrangements I've seen. While the tank lights were on they liked their eyes in shadow even if half a loach was out...
by NancyD
Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: clown loach with odd marking
Replies: 7
Views: 8109

Re: clown loach with odd marking

I agree with redshark. I vastly prefer "natural stripes" on my clown loaches too. I will always reject "oddball" clowns when buying them. They can be attractive in their own way...but that's not my way. I want my fish to look like they do in the wild...not like inbred hormone treated oddities. To ea...
by NancyD
Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How much to feed please?
Replies: 12
Views: 21348

Re: How much to feed please?

My sewellia have bred a few times (once/year or so) so I have a few more loaches without any effort on my part :) The sewellia fry seem to find enough algae/auf wuchs to grow fairly slowly. I also keep sponges over my filter intakes. That keeps eggs & fry from getting sucked up & provides an extra g...
by NancyD
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:40 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Poor appetite help
Replies: 17
Views: 41420

Re: Poor appetite help

That's great you found an easy to feed food for your clowns. What brand is it? A food greeting & frenzy is always fun!

It can be fun to offer a special food treat sometimes. I do it a couple hours before a big water change but not often anymore, too messy.
by NancyD
Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:57 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loach breeder on you tube
Replies: 4
Views: 19198

Re: Loach breeder on you tube

No not trying to share & no photos. Go somewhere else for trolling
by NancyD
Wed Aug 09, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My Dojo is not well
Replies: 1
Views: 10496

Re: My Dojo is not well

We need some more info to help. What size tank? What other fish & sizes? How often & how much water do you change? How long have you kept this loach? Do you have other Dojos with it? I'm sure I & others will have more questions soon. Do you test your tank's parameters? What are they & how often do y...
by NancyD
Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:39 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How many is too many ?
Replies: 11
Views: 24962

Re: How many is too many ?

Plants use nitrate, so given enough plants, nitrate can be low or even 0... If you use an API test kit you might see low #s. It depends on the plants & how fast they grow. Stem plants grow much faster than ferns + mosses...
by NancyD
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How many is too many ?
Replies: 11
Views: 24962

Re: How many is too many ?

I have a lot plants in my tanks too. I rarely test them any more but I see 0 nitrate often too. Sometimes with lesser water changes (vacations etc) I have tested as much as 5ppm. That is high for my tanks & a bunch of plants. I used to change more water when I had more fish & less plants. Now I don'...
by NancyD
Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How many is too many ?
Replies: 11
Views: 24962

Re: How many is too many ?

Well, I have a 4ft 55g US standard sewellia lineolata tank. Mine breed & there are 2 or 3 survivors at most each year (I do nothing to help). I used to have stiphodon gobiesof a few species & some Vietnamese whiteclouds with them. All but 1 goby have died out over 12 years. I have 2 HOB filters rate...
by NancyD
Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:39 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Poor appetite help
Replies: 17
Views: 41420

Re: Poor appetite help

Well, sometimes there's no accounting for tastes in people or in clown loaches, LOL. I would maybe try once more with the mussels but for a shorter time frame before you remove it...I like that you keep your clowns a tiny bit cool but that can have an effect too. Just another area you might tweek......
by NancyD
Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:35 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Poor appetite help
Replies: 17
Views: 41420

Re: Poor appetite help

I saw there were cysts on the clown loach gall bladders in the study. I didn't see if it said how many fish showed them or how many in any 1 loach. I wonder if that may be a part of "skinny" disease & why some diverse treatments seem to help sometimes but not consistantly. Wormers, antibiotics & eve...