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by Erik
Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:44 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Filter Problems
Replies: 4
Views: 3880

if you want to stick with an HOB then get aquaclear brand. They are the best hands down as they have large media capacity and the ability to use practically any type of media you want. ( any no finicky moving parts) If you want to go high tech as in canister go for eheim they are $$ but rock solid r...
by Erik
Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:12 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: He Mark! re loach watch
Replies: 7
Views: 5365

Yes jim the dorsals are blue so I guess the ctenos's? Whats the short name btw..
Looking forward to watching them acclimate:)
Thanx
Erik
by Erik
Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:02 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: He Mark! re loach watch
Replies: 7
Views: 5365

Ok got some very grainy pics. Glass has not been for algae on the inside this week.
I think they must be punc's? They have however a very wide mouth not like the spcies index photos also some reddish fringe around their pec fins.

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by Erik
Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:05 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: He Mark! re loach watch
Replies: 7
Views: 5365

He Mark! re loach watch

Thanks marks! I could not resist and poicked some of the blue gastros you let me know about. They are beautiful and look like maybe I got a m&f pair if the nose tuburcles are an indicator like chenis. They are already chowing on algae after 10 mins of being my R/T. Any idea what species they are off...
by Erik
Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:31 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loaches living together
Replies: 11
Views: 10334

Weather loaches are really a cold water fish. . I would add a few more yoyo's instead or 3 or more striatas, kubotais, darios or histrionica. In act that list will do well all togeher(ie the dream team). Btw I have 7 adult yoyo's in my 75G they get along fine and are out a fair bit. Snce you have ha...
by Erik
Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:56 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Concerns, high oxygen level with plants
Replies: 9
Views: 7769

I'll 2nd that. trying growing rotala wallichi or macracanda with out added co2 it's pointless they will wither and die and these are true aquatic plants.
Erik
by Erik
Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: RIP
Replies: 6
Views: 4827

That was as in I threw it out, the only deco left that was fake and had a dead end.... The open end was buried but I they dug an opening in the sand that I had not seen until I moved some rocks around.
I swear the rec room still smells like dead loach.

Erik
by Erik
Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:03 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loach needing neighbours
Replies: 2
Views: 2898

How about some pracox rainbows. That would add some nice schooling to your middle layer. They have irredescent blue with either red or yellow fin colouration.
:)
by Erik
Tue Mar 07, 2006 11:16 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: RIP
Replies: 6
Views: 4827

RIP

Lost two fish today, kind of forgot what it feels like as it has been a long time.. While doing a reno on my rivertank I noticed one of the new adopted yoyo's was missing. I found him inside the last stupid hollow resin log I own. He had trapped himself and was already decomposed so badly that I jus...
by Erik
Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:50 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Concerns, high oxygen level with plants
Replies: 9
Views: 7769

I have three tanks two of which are high light with co2 etc. Somewhat higher Maintenance. However my rivertank with two ac200's and one 369gph powerhead powering a spray bar is very low in Maintenance. I have no problem growing cabomba, java ferns and java moss ,rotala indica and hygrophylia augusta...
by Erik
Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:56 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Anyone have a redtail zebra loach
Replies: 24
Views: 20236

Be warned. These little guys can be downright nasty. NOT community fish.
Erik
by Erik
Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:42 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My tanks
Replies: 21
Views: 17194

Dang Martin when do you have time to take care of all those tanks?
I'd love to see what your clowns do in the river tanks...
Btw is there a room in the house with out tanks in it?
Erik:))
by Erik
Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:05 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Hijack!! My Tanks
Replies: 8
Views: 8160

Hijack!! My Tanks

Here's some recent pics of all my tank. I use diy ferts and co2 per my sig. 70G in bedroom. For botia loaches I have clowns, kubotais, yoyo's, histrionicas, striatas,darios and rostrata's. The rainbows praecox with 7 M/5F. http://www.members.shaw.ca/kuhli/loachpostpix/fuulfrontalnude.jpg In rec room...
by Erik
Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:10 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Zebra Loach (botia striata) tank mates...
Replies: 15
Views: 15157

Mark ,Well I didn't mean Kuhli's and yoyo's in the same tank.Just kuhli's and some dithers like harlequins rasboras or something else not to big. I was more referring the to bioload capacity in regards to the inch per gallon rule of the tank not so much the social requirements. But still Maybe I'm w...
by Erik
Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:00 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Zebra Loach (botia striata) tank mates...
Replies: 15
Views: 15157

Mikev The Inch/ gallon rule is very loose concept. A 10 ich oscar in a 10G tank would not be the same as 5 2inch kuhlies. A slender bodied fish like kuhlies really have very little bioload impact. I would ime estimate more 3 inch per gallon for kuhlis as they really don't eat enough to produce a siz...