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Hi Jess, Great to see yet another Aussie join us - there is quite a few of us now. Lucky you getting the Botia Rostrata, you will have to keep an eye out for more "contaminants" but I suppose she thinks she is a Yo-Yo and "hangs" with them. Its a good part of working in a Fish Shop that you get firs...

Hi Carla and welcome, Where do you live ?? What dimensions is your tank?? I live in the Gold Coast area but have never seen Botia Striata (zebra) available - I think they are restricted imports. We have available Botia Almorhae - yo yo Botia Kubotai - Burmese Border or Polkadot Sidthimunki - Dwarf C...

Hi Robert, The "Aquariumwarehouse' in Southport had Kub's about 1 month ago for $25. They have a shop in Underwood ph-0732085537 and Southport ph-0755915162. I got 5 in February at $40 each they were around 3cm and rather skinny but responded quickly to good feeding and doubled this size in 3 months...

Welcome to the wonderfull world of Loaches !! It's great to see another fellow Aussie join us. As Martin said Hillstream Loaches are somewhat restricted in Australia but we do see some good ones sometimes. I have only been in the hobby for 1 year but have seen Homoleptera Orthogoniata . Homoloptera ...

Thanks for sharing these superb photos with us Les. Your photo of the Annamia normani exploring the bogwood is amazing - the best photo I have seen for a long time!!

Graeme.

Hi and welcome to Loachaholics Anonomous I understand it is a good idea to give your Kubotia a Levamisole treatment as they are wild-caught and wild-caught Botia are usually infected with Nematodes and Gill Flukes. The Levamisole will treat the Nematodes but Praziquantel will be needed for Gill Fluk...

Great photos Mad Duff !! Thanks for sharing them with us. I am currently setting up a 30 x 15 x18 tank that will have 6 khulis and as many Sid"s as possible and would like some help in working out how many I can put in this size tank. I have just got a Eheim Pro 2 2026 and will be adding a large HOB...

"Munki's" would fit in peacefully. Nice setup you have - thats one BIG tank.

Thanks for your answers Jim. I spoke to the operater at our Water Treatment Plant who said they dosed at a rate of 0.8 - 1.0 PPM. He also said if I came to the plant I could get water before it was dosed with Flouride or Chlorine but suggested a small dose of chlorine be added and left for 12 hours ...

Our Local water has Flouride added in minute quantitys and I was wondering if it could have any adverse affects on Loaches given their sensitivity? Does carbon remove it? Does it build-up due to evaporation? It is classed as a Marine Pollutant with a toxic affect on all marine life but in what amoun...

Thanks Adam - it seems to me that owners are very happy with their FX5. The positives for me are the high actual flow rates - increased media contact times - longer maintenance intervals -the ability to purge the primary stage but most imortant to me is their quietness.I find noisy aeration or filtr...

G'DAY MATE OWYAGOIN !! Good to see another Aussie on the Forum. Your photo's are amazing :shock: and your fish are sooo beautifull and they all seem to have big smiles on their faces. You must spoil them rotten. Thanks for sharing them with us. When I next go to Perth maybe I can see them in real li...

Hi Sophie, I would not use foam inside the intake hose no matter how course it is as it will cause cavitation which will damage the impeller and housing of the pump. It is quite ok to restrict the output hose to slow-down flow but never restrict the intake hose. You have to allow a equal or larger a...

What a Great site. I am setting-up a Loache community tank(river) and look forward to any advice and help I can get to make it a healthy and happy tank. I hope to keep Hillstreams,Kuhli and Pakistani in groups of six and have three or four other exotic Loaches depending on what is available locally....