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by NancyD
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:51 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Mixing loaches
Replies: 4
Views: 10453

Re: Mixing loaches

I forgot to say you can add several more rasboras, 6 is a minimum. They'll be happier in a larger group & I don't think the loaches will bother them.
by NancyD
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:49 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Mixing loaches
Replies: 4
Views: 10453

Re: Mixing loaches

I have never kept yoyos but loved my histrionicas (your golden zebras). I would add more histys, say 3-5. But I don't know how well the glass cats will work, another species I haven't kept. Have several hidding "caves" for the loaches. I "think" the glass cats will hang out near the surface but may ...
by NancyD
Sat Aug 06, 2022 10:47 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

Good show, keep the pics coming!
by NancyD
Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

Cute! The kuhlis seem smallish & skinny, feed them up!
by NancyD
Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:24 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

There's no 1 "right" answer, every tank can be very different as we know. Go slow to see what works for your tank & fish & adjust as needed. Base it on your fish's growth, eating habits, water changes...you know, everything!! Test what you can to get a good idea of what's happening in your tank at t...
by NancyD
Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:54 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

Your 30 second feedings may not allow more shy, smaller or slower species or individuals to get as much food as faster, often larger, more agressive fish. I've also had greedy fish "stash" food they couldn't eat & guard it from others. Watch for those issues. Your water change schedule is an admirab...
by NancyD
Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:00 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

I feed fry/juveniles much more often than adult fish. Your idea of small more frequent meals is ok but 4x/day seems excessive for (almost) adult fish. More food = more poo = more water changes needed. I'm lazy, I will WC once/week & adjust feeding to fit that schedule in keeping with stable paramete...
by NancyD
Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:30 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Fish-food economics
Replies: 53
Views: 47539

Re: Fish-food economics

White worms, blackworms & blood worms are more fish appropropiate (I skip tubifex in all forms, I think I've said). My last Repashy gel food order I was given a sample of "rice worms" I have yet to try. They look thicker than some of those but nice & short. I will offer them to my corys, I bet they ...
by NancyD
Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

I do not feed tubifex in any form, they are grown in sewage (yuck). My loaches & other fish never liked mysis or krill much. I don't know why, but they didn't & I had to vacuum them out. I used to make a "seafood blend" when I had juvinile discus...A mixture of clams, scallops, shrimp, fin fish of m...
by NancyD
Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:16 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Fish-food economics
Replies: 53
Views: 47539

Re: Fish-food economics

I'm with Bas Pels, there are easier, more healthy foods you can feed. I think I told you my bias against meal worms too often for fish (not birds so much), more fiber than nutrition with constipation a possibility? White worms are fairly easy to grow if you have a fairly cool place to grow them (I d...
by NancyD
Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:46 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

Every tank can be very different. You need to play around with flow & filtration to see what works for your tank, filtration & fish...& that can change as fish grow. There is no "right" answer, but you can make things better for your particular tank...Good luck & let us know what you decide
by NancyD
Wed Jun 22, 2022 12:21 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

I don't know either of your powerheads. In my 4ft sewellia tank I have 2 Aqua Clear 70s HOBs (300 gph) & a maxijet 1200/liter PH ~4 inches above the substrate. I know we're talking in different measurements & tank dimensions. I also used this or similar in a 4ft histrionica tank...but again, my tank...
by NancyD
Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Target feeding dwarf chain loaches
Replies: 7
Views: 9041

Re: Target feeding dwarf chain loaches

Do I get to say I told you so? LOL! I'm glad they & you figured it out. That's often the way with tanks, finding what works for each different 1.
by NancyD
Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

Thanks for the clown wishes but I'm in my 60s. I'm not sure I'll live long enough or not have to move again (sniff). Redshark has 25+ year old clowns & counting. I have a friend in his 70s with big clowns, he has some concerns about what to do eventually but is thinking about their future...& his......
by NancyD
Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:05 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank
Replies: 51
Views: 50479

Re: Need some stocking advice for my second loach tank

I know my clowns & other loaches loved grazing on the surfaces of plants for algae & auf wuchs. I would not consider keeping clown loaches in a plantless tank even though they may punch holes in them sometimes...usually without enough veggies offered...If you don't want to keep plants, that's ok...b...