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Those geese are looking a little plastic, there, Donna. :lol: Yea, us Canadians know that Canada Geese have longer necks than those resin reproductions ... There are some Canada Geese that stay around here near by all year round. I will try to go over to their pond on Sunday and see if I can get go...

How old/how large are your yoyo loaches ? The yoyos have to learn how to sneak up on the snail and suck it out of its shell before it closes up. They might also have to learn how to poke into the substrate with their long faces to retrieve the burrowing snails. Reducing the amount of food, or fastin...

No foliage photos yet this fall, however here is the table centerpiece from our Thanksgiving meal today (Canada ... eh) http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/zenins/Misc_2009_Feb/IMG_1040.jpg Here are a few shots from last year: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/zenins/Thanksgiving_2008Oct13/P...

Busy corner of the aquarium:



The Bristlenose pleco has been displaced from his slate home by a clown loach:

I have aquaclear HOB filters and and eheim canister on my sand tanks. I have sponge pre-filters on most intakes, some I trim the tube to get the intake a little higher off the substrate. I haven't had any problems. Pre-filters will restrict the flow somewhat depending on the density of the sponge/h...

wilsonho wrote:These clown loaches are all yours ?
So great!!

Yes, I have 8 clown loaches of various sizes.
Later, I will post photos of my Angelicus (Kubotai), Yoyos, Kuhlis, Striata, and others

Hi all, I live in Kitchener, which is in South-Western Ontario, Canada. In the last few weeks I have shown some loaches in shows at various Aquarium clubs in the area. First, was a Clown loach in Sarnia on 12 September: http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/zenins/KWAS%20Events/Sarnia_Show_Auction_...

Do you have any other information on the fish? Obviously collection area or country of origin would be hugely beneficial. Sorry none. It came in with other loaches from South East Asia, that is all I know. Actually, this loach belonged to a friend a few years ago and I was keeping it for him for a ...

I'm not sure but it looks very much like Acanthocobitis pavonacea to me but I have only ever seen one photo of that species. Pretty close: http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/a/Acanthocobitis_pavonacea_01.jpg/image_medium http://www.loaches.com/species-index/acanthocobitis-pavonacea Any oth...

Hi all,

I am having trouble identifying this loach, any ideas ? Thanks

I really like the Striata loaches in photo 2 and 6

Thanks for sharing