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- Wed Mar 02, 2016 4:54 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: unknown breed small catfish loach and khuli compatibility?
- Replies: 4
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Re: unknown breed small catfish loach and khuli compatibilit
If it is Y. eos it can quickly become aggresive. The fact that You have only one specimen will boost this effect. As Diana said You have to check the water parameters requirements of Your fish. Those guppies which You have, require alkaline and hard water. All Botiidae loaches and pangios, which You...
- Sat Feb 27, 2016 3:03 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Yo-yo, clowns and red tail botia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5155
Re: Yo-yo, clowns and red tail botia
Glv, Just for clarification when you say Red Tailed Botia do you mean Syncrossus Helodes which Greek refers to or Yasuhikotakia modesta. Red Tailed Botia means Y. Modesta to me, probably because that is what my LFS labels them as. And in my experience they are much more common than S. Helodes. Or m...
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:07 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hard to photograph fish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4302
Re: Hard to photograph fish
That's interesting because mine were more dark-coloured when they were younger, now they are brighter. Yours were more brighter and they became darker :D Looking at the pictures won't tell You much, because those are photos of dead specimens. And looking at the colours is not the best way to identif...
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4185
Re: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
Maybe You'll find some more and more actual info here: http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11197
He also later spawned kubotais
He also later spawned kubotais
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:23 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Yo-yo, clowns and red tail botia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5155
Re: Yo-yo, clowns and red tail botia
I'm sure they can live together without problems. But the important thing is the tank size. In exclusion of S. helodes those are the most massive species of Botiidae. For a long term care for a three shoals of them it should be at least 8 feet long.
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:02 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hard to photograph fish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4302
Re: Hard to photograph fish
Hey Sharkscott2! I think that is a great chance for Your 'hymenophysas' to be S. reversa ! They definitely don't look like a typical Green Tiger Loach. Check out also mine - http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25419 - those are very similar to Yours ;) How big are they now? I think we are ...
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:42 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4185
Re: Are these Ambastaia nigrolineata or sidthimunki?
Those are beautiful, healthy Sids to me
Yep, Mark Duffil reached that great success. You can read about it here: http://www.loaches.com/articles/yasuhik ... ng-success
and here: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/breeding-y ... ain-loach/
Cheers!
Yep, Mark Duffil reached that great success. You can read about it here: http://www.loaches.com/articles/yasuhik ... ng-success
and here: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/breeding-y ... ain-loach/
Cheers!
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:22 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Botia striata biotope
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6645
Re: Botia striata biotope
HI! I keep striatas on a fine-grained sandy substrate and they love playing on it! IMO in their natural habitat they live not only on a gravel but also on a sand. And what's important (and sad :( ), there is a problem of building dams in this region so their habitat is still changing :/ Pethia conch...
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:19 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Brackish Loaches?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6502
Re: Brackish Loaches?
It's unfortunately impossible to keep hillstream loaches in brackish condidions. They live in a fast flowing rivers - so it is impossible that those waters can be brackish. It happens only in slow moving rivers nearby a sea or an ocean. It's impossible for the salt water to climb up the stream
- Wed Jan 27, 2016 8:03 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Tank size for dwarf chain loach
- Replies: 18
- Views: 26107
Re: Tank size for dwarf chain loach
Definitely Your tank is too small. I would reccomend at least 70cm if You are experienced in keeping Botiidae, and 80cm long if not. What is also important - Sids are very gregarious and the minimum recommended is a group of 10 specimens.
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 2:19 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Just realised my kuhlis aren't all the same!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7405
Re: Just realised my kuhlis aren't all the same!
It is possible that it is a female - which are usually more "massive" than males.
- Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:21 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Just realised my kuhlis aren't all the same!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7405
Re: Just realised my kuhlis aren't all the same!
Hey Paul! Beautiful "snakes" :lol: Really well coloured. Yep, Your observations are good. The first one looks like typical 'kuhli' to me. Second and third are IMHO the same species P. myersi . The pattern of them is not always the only one, and it can vary - so IMHO this beautiful pattern of the sec...
- Mon Jan 11, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Where to buy sinibotia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19667
Re: Where to buy sinibotia
It seems to be Parabotia fasciata - a little bit scared, young specimen.
I have to ask - what is Your goal, why You need them? You said that You need sinibotias, so You should faultlessly identify them as their fan
I have to ask - what is Your goal, why You need them? You said that You need sinibotias, so You should faultlessly identify them as their fan
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 4:28 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: New Yasuhikotakia sp. ?!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12865
New Yasuhikotakia sp. ?!
Hello everybody! Have You seen THAT: http://www.aquarium-glaser.de/en/news.php?news_id=1565 ? What a stunning loach! Some say that it can be Y. lecontei . I'm not pretty sure. Yep - the stripes can suggest lecontei - but they usually have a greenish-greyish shade of it. Those have a golden shade! On...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:49 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: My clown loach scratching their mouth against sand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4618
Re: My clown loach scratching their mouth against sand
Hmm, I'm really curious about that behaviour. Generally sometimes fish rub sand or decorations in a tank, but with whole their body - and that's normal if it happens from time to time. If it happens frequently it can sign a problem with ich. But it's hard for me to imagine how they can do it only wi...