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by NancyD
Mon May 14, 2007 7:57 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Energetic Yoyo Loach!
Replies: 3
Views: 2618

Is she all alone? She needs some dancing partners that can keep up.
by NancyD
Sat May 12, 2007 12:53 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: please describe your quarantine tank
Replies: 11
Views: 7664

I use a 10g also with a whisper filter so I can grab a filter bag off a bigger tank & it's cycled with an adjustable flow. I have a lot of water fern that I can float or anchor down to help the fish feel secure & then throw away. Plus a rock with java fern is often left in. I tend to quarrantine new...
by NancyD
Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Off topic, but not reallly
Replies: 12
Views: 7334

Is this a brand new store or just new to you Kris? I think, like all of us at some time, newly set up tank or tanks can have more problems than normal. Hopefully it won't be the usual, independant shops are getting harder to find & we'll loose the interesting fish they are more apt to carry than the...
by NancyD
Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:37 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Sterilizing my loach tank
Replies: 24
Views: 13354

Bleach near the carpet?!? I'm sure my mother would have freaked out more than over the boyfriend upstairs LOL. Do you have an old shower curtain or tarp you can put down? A square shaped plastic container can help scoop out most of the water. A really wet towel with the dilute bleach can be draped o...
by NancyD
Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:19 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: dead sid
Replies: 5
Views: 3273

Whew, everyone ok this morning, rasboras back to themselves.

These are the sids my first ever LOL post was about so I've had them for 15 months.
by NancyD
Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:39 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: dead sid
Replies: 5
Views: 3273

Thank you all. I think I may have found an answer. Latish last night the red tailed rasboras were spawning. I didn't realize they were big enough at barely 2 inches. They harassed the tired out partner by ramming it's side as it rested near the top. I had no idea any rasboras were so rowdy. But if a...
by NancyD
Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:58 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: dead sid
Replies: 5
Views: 3273

dead sid

Yesterday I found 1 of my sids dead, I'm very bummed out. His color was still good so it hadn't been all that long. One side of his abdomen was slightly pink. Bacteria? Changed some water & found a dead rasbora with a chewed tail. All seemed ok Thursday so whatever it is, it was fast. I would not ha...
by NancyD
Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:15 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Spectrum Thera +A and copper in loach food?
Replies: 4
Views: 3412

I feed NLS thera-A too but I would not expect it to actually kill parasites, more of a vitamin & nutrition boost to help them fight off minor illnesses. If you suspect parasites I would suggest using something else that is effective for the specific infection. I used to worry about small amounts of ...
by NancyD
Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:07 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loach Medicine Cabinet
Replies: 9
Views: 5929

I have malachite green that is useful for treating ick & some other diseases, half dose for loaches. The kind without formalin etc has a very long shelf-life. (Formalin tends to go bad, I think it gets a bad smell so you can tell if it's ok or not but it's also a useful drug) I also have levamisole ...
by NancyD
Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:57 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: group photo
Replies: 19
Views: 11985

Wonderful! What temp do you have the tank? I've been thinking of adding SAE with clowns but was worried 81F would be too high long term.
by NancyD
Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:30 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Got a new camera, here are some pics 03/16 MORE ADDED!
Replies: 49
Views: 26742

I think we'd ALL like to see the extra cool pics Vancmann 8) More please.
by NancyD
Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:46 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: T-shirt Prototipo
Replies: 18
Views: 11232

Me too. Great job Martin!
by NancyD
Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:32 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown laying on side
Replies: 27
Views: 17148

KoiGuy, your tank temp is too low at 72, many people keep clowns at 82.

I'm not sure potting soil is a good idea, some have fertilizer & all have lots of fine particles that can get stirred up by digging loaches.
by NancyD
Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:43 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Schistura pridii
Replies: 8
Views: 5301

I love the dark whiskers on light faces!
by NancyD
Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:37 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How many sids?
Replies: 16
Views: 8626

Your tank is beautiful, Miz. My suggestion is for dither fish with a dark lateral line if you decide to get something other than the cardinals. My sids sometmes like to swim with red tailed rasboras (r. borapetensis), a 4 inch SAE & even otos.