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by redshark1
Fri Mar 30, 2012 4:49 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clown Loach proof plants?
Replies: 16
Views: 21632

Re: Clown Loach proof plants?

Those plastic ones seem pretty tough :wink:

Or, decorate your tank with other materials and buy yourself a tank dedicated to plants, as I have done!
by redshark1
Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Filter Recommendation
Replies: 20
Views: 20731

Re: Filter Recommendation

If you like the sand then keep it. You can have good filtration and sand.

I have two tanks with sand (for catfish) and believe it is a good substrate.

I have internal filters, one at each end for these tanks. The sand always stays clean. I have a good flow.
by redshark1
Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Growth rate experience for Clown loaches
Replies: 6
Views: 6338

Re: Growth rate experience for Clown loaches

It took mine about 10 years to increase from 3.5cm to 15cm.

Females are now 20cm, males 15cm - that's 17 years later!

I found their growth slow, but the fish very sturdy indeed with no ailments.
by redshark1
Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:12 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Filter Recommendation
Replies: 20
Views: 20731

Re: Filter Recommendation

My friend's external filter leaked and she had to find alternative accomodation while hers was dried out. I also have a friend online whose tank emptied onto the carpet last year via the external filter with the loss of all her fish. As this would be a disaster for my family and I, I have progressed...
by redshark1
Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:38 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Out and about clowns
Replies: 4
Views: 3617

Re: Out and about clowns

Very enjoyable video thanks. With a lovely shoal of young Clowns and lots more going on too. However, I would be interested to know what you think of the following. I was advised that the "Roseline Sharks" which are locally named "Dennison's Barbs" require a cooler temperature than Clown Loaches so ...
by redshark1
Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:04 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: The odissey of moving fish and filters to a bigger tank
Replies: 4
Views: 4522

Re: The odissey of moving fish and filters to a bigger tank

:D bEAUTIFUL fish and aquarium.

But, where are the loaches? :?

And learn to look after your back (new ones will be expensive when they invent them :wink: ). I have sympathy there being an old guy!
by redshark1
Fri Mar 09, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: sick loaches, HELP!!
Replies: 2
Views: 2382

Re: sick loaches, HELP!!

What? No replies yet to this emergency?! I have little idea of what it could be as the only dysfunction I have experienced with my Loaches was at the very beginning as they came with whitespot that was easily cured. A stab in the dark - I have a hunch that you may have an electrical problem with you...
by redshark1
Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:14 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Sick Clown Loach
Replies: 6
Views: 5171

Re: Sick Clown Loach

Well done (so far...).

What an astonishing turn around!

What awful conditions must he have been in before (accepting your sister is unwell and perhaps unable to give consistent care)?
by redshark1
Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:47 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Sick Clown Loach
Replies: 6
Views: 5171

Re: Sick Clown Loach

It might be worth persisting with him in the decent water conditions in the hope he will recover. I believe in providing the best possible water and relying on the natural immune system - I do not use chemical treatments. This has worked for me once despite all seeming lost for a long time. My feeli...
by redshark1
Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:24 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: PLEASE HELP MY SICK LOACHES
Replies: 3
Views: 4217

Re: PLEASE HELP MY SICK LOACHES

Good luck helping your loaches. If there is a dead fish in the other log this would explain the behaviour as one loach would have to find another home. Hopefully not but it has happened to me in the past. It would seem to me to be a good idea to do everything possible to improve the water quality. T...
by redshark1
Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Sand as a substrate.
Replies: 10
Views: 9433

Re: Sand as a substrate.

I changed my gravel in two stages a week apart last year.

It is mentioned in my thread in which I show the transformation in the colours of the fish:
http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/clown ... ccess.html
by redshark1
Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:35 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How Fast Do Clowns Grow?
Replies: 18
Views: 15433

Re: How Fast Do Clowns Grow?

Glad you liked my Loaches. I love seeing other people's pictures too. Luckily it's easier to share information now so we have a better idea of what our Loaches like. Information was very difficult to come by when I started with mine so I had to go on instinct. As they are living things I've always p...
by redshark1
Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:25 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How Fast Do Clowns Grow?
Replies: 18
Views: 15433

Re: How Fast Do Clowns Grow?

I'd say they grow very slowly compared to most other fish I've kept. But what do I know, I've only been keeping them for 18 years? Varied diet, pristine water, medium tank of 90 gallon, 8 inches of steady growth in 18 years and still growing. Never had disease since they were cured of Whitespot on p...
by redshark1
Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:59 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: acclimation
Replies: 7
Views: 5156

Re: acclimation

Yep, didn't see mine for 2 weeks and even then I had to upturn an ornament. They eventually got hungry though!
by redshark1
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:53 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Need help ASAP! Bullying
Replies: 8
Views: 7863

Re: Need help ASAP! Bullying

You can still have a bully in a large shoal. Aggression may be spread out but it may still be a problem. I wouldn't like to see it in my aquarium.