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Hi Gary,

Thanks for the words.

Hope you can come to our 2nd Loach meeting tomorrow at Aqualoucos LFS.

Best wishes to your new Clowns!

Say hi to your son. Nice kid.

Marcos

A few changes here! Using my spare time on my july school vacations I decided to do a gravel change. This tank was originaly designed to host an Oscar and two Jack Dempsey blue. So, I did not boder to chose a small gravel. As time passed by, I started adding Loaches to this tank and now, as you know...

Never seen Emperor here in Brazil. Other day, guy from LFS called me to tell the good news:

We have Emperor Botia!

I ran there but the one he got was Syncrossus helodes.

Congrats!

Neat!!!

Update on my Clowns: 7 Loaches: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/7Botias-1.jpg 13 Loaches: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/13Botias.jpg 15 Loaches: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/15Botias-1.jpg 18 Loaches: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums...

Hey Keith,

Wonderfull tank and wonderfull pictures!

That kubotai on the "assorted Loaches" photo looks like she´s about to explode. She´s too fat!

Congrats!

If there is a fish heavens, Marge is surely there, proud of herself, the biggest Clown loach in tank.

I´m so sorry, Emma...

Some update on my tanks: 14 Botias: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/14loaches.jpg 9 Botias: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/9loaches.jpg 21 Botias: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz94/Mataratzis2/21loaches.jpg 26 Botias: http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/...

Although most loaches are able to tolerate a small ammount of salt if the acclimatization is long, it´s not recomend. Actually, as clint stated, most fishes do not need salt on the water and it´s benefits are dubious. So, don´t add salt to your tank. Salt can be used in some cases, during treatments...

Where I said "white worms" please read "Enchitreus albidus":



Marcos

I feed my loaches with white worms everyday. They love it!

I have been thinking about using an Internal Filter for the benefit of current, and with the added Venturi effect, the extra airation. However, I am unsure how much Biological Filtration such a filter can provide . Are these type of filters worth having in a loach tank? You tell me: http://i226.pho...

Hi Marcelo,

Welcome to LOL! A common friend showed me this photos on the Aquahobby forum today.

Nice fishes of yours.

Cheers!

I have already noticed this behavior on fishes with Flukes...