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haa.. same problem with my loaches. Once they know that something is food, they simply feast on it.

And they know jolly well when it is feeding them!

I'm always afraid that they might overeat to death

haa... that's good news!
maybe he'll start his own loach tank too!

ah....cute little babies!

Jim... no arguments on that haa... keep us updated on it!

I was the one who started the post in petfrd. It was unfortunate that the whole batch in the shop was down with some gill infection. The ones I got weren't spared either. How I wish they're still around in my tank :cry: Personally, I feel that getting one usually will not bring out its true characte...

Hi Shane, maybe you can share with us how long your tank has been setup and whether you notice any obvious diseases on the clown loach?

hmm... just curious, how do Pangio Anguillaris differ from Pangio doriae?

haaa.. the pictures were taken very long time ago, when i first got them from the shop.

I tried to take some more pictures today, but they were too fast for me.

And don't worry, they are looking much more stocky!

No ill-treatment for my loaches

the ones i saw over here (as mentioned in petfrd.com) were about 3-4 inches

just wondering what species is it?

hmm... will the red tails be apparent in juvenile S. mahnerti as well?

i think they are known as Schistura mahnerti .. Mostly accurate Fishbase.Org gives max size (not average adult size) of 6.4cm for mahnerti and 5.9cm for poculi, which is the other possibility. Either Fishbase is wrong, or there is another sp. (This is not the first time I hear about this loach bein...

i think they are known as Schistura mahnerti..

Hi Martin!

I love them! haa...