Loaches Online Forum

jenricae here's a short vid i did of my wifes tank, the occupants are sewellia lineolata a few different species of pangios, N ornatus, Y cruciatus, rosy loaches, A molobrion, thats the loaches other fish are R dorsiocellatus,C habrosus and L nigrofasciata. http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j25/mick...

i got some from Emma's shop the same patterns as MDs, the only trouble is Mahdu is they were exported by Patrick and as he's only an exporter he could only give us a vague location as to where they were caught. here's one of my males for comparison with Mark's. http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j25/...

that is one stunning fish bud, how big is it?, as it looks a full grown specimen.

mick

with the size and water volume of your new tank i'd go with fish such as Y cruciatus, rosy loach, kuhlii really any fish that stays smallish.
i set a tank up for my wife with these two species and its worked very well i also added a couple of Sewelia lineolata and they all get on fine together.

mick

hi Scott, i've had odessa's for a good number of years and found them to be a great addition to any mixed fishtank. mine were always kept in warm conditions ie 78-82 f with no harm to them. out of all the barbs ive kept these seem to have the shortest lifespan with 3-4 yrs being the longest i've kep...

your welcome foevaafta, and welcome to LOL.

mick

M triangularis is your fish.

mick

i thought they might be peaceful, the ones i got from emmas although quite large are real softies.
i hope yours eat as well as mine Martin, theyre gannets.

mick

hi Martin, here's your ID for this fish bud.
Moenkhausia colletti, i bred this fish in the late 90s and was the first to breed them.

mick

stucky, this time of the year is great for picking oak leaves, collect a decent amount of them put them in a filter bag near a flow of water and that will soften your water gradually bud. almond leaves do the same job but you have to buy them. haha

mick

it's ok Stucky if your buying fish locally as they will be acclimatised to your tap water same wqith the loaches bud.

mick

yes mate, the PH isn't that important its the GH that needs altering.

mick

Stucky do you live near to wholesale trop or can you get there, take a phial of water and they will tast it for you and also give you good advice on how to lower your GH. hope this helps mate.
i'm from manchester and don't have probs with our water, in fact i have to add things to raise the GH.

mick

great looking setup and fish Dunga,the angel looks out of place though.

mick

the first pic is a bulldog plec, the second a giant danio bud.

mick