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- Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:25 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Loach ID Please
- Replies: 27
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- Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:01 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Just clowning around....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7632
Very interesting! And, yes, it sure scared me the first time I saw the 'dead loach' trick.
I wonder if you could train them to do that on command? I have a dog that will play dead (on her side) on the command "Bang!" A couple of more "Bang! Bang!"s and she rolls over and sticks 4 legs up in the air.
I wonder if you could train them to do that on command? I have a dog that will play dead (on her side) on the command "Bang!" A couple of more "Bang! Bang!"s and she rolls over and sticks 4 legs up in the air.
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:16 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help... suspected skinny disease
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3166
If you suspect that one fish is hogging all the food you can try a few things that might help. Feed more of a variety, including sinking pellets such as the Spectrum foods, or Omega One Shrimp Pellets. Feed the Angels their floating food, and toss in the sinking pellets while the Angels are distract...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:08 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: sidthimunki behavior
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6172
If the Ich medicine does not clear the internal parasites, then I would wait long enough to do a couple of big water changes, and run some Activated Carbon for at least 24 hours to remove the last remnants of the Ich medicine. Then treat for the next problem. Not a good idea to mix medicines unless ...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:04 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Levasole for sheep
- Replies: 10
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I used the info in the article on some Clowns that were about 1-1/2" long. One was really too thin, the others, well, I could tell they had parasites, but the guy at the store was telling me how good they looked. I lost the littlest/thinnest one during treatment, the others lived and grew fast for s...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:44 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Sand..
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17092
Malaysian trumpet snails grow to a little under an inch, but the shell is so hard that most loaches cannot break it open to eat the snail. Some fish learn to suck the snail out of the shell, somehow. I have not seen them do it, but I have one tank with empty snail shells, not broken ones. These are ...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:22 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Can clowns tolerate a ph of 4.5 ?
- Replies: 39
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I would be doing a daily or every other day water change. With each water change add a little bit more baking soda. When I have added baking soda I found the 1 teaspoon (5 ml) added to a 30 gallon tank (120 liters) raised the KH by 3 degrees. Translated to your tank, and given that you do NOT want t...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:05 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Ideas for converting Saltwater acrylic to hillstream tank..
- Replies: 5
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Connect plumbing to the holes with bulkhead fittings. Inside the tank make the pipe from the bottom hole tall enough so it is rather close to the water surface, do not keep it lower. The uppermost hole(s) get the return-from-sump plumbing. This could be connected to a spray bar, or other sort of dis...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:54 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Need help with water current on 55 with plants
- Replies: 8
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- Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:50 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Feeding
- Replies: 9
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Blanch the vegies (not cucumber) 'til they sink: Zuchini, Peas and Green Beans are some of the favorites. The fish prefer the tender inside of the green beans, so slice them lenthwise. Pop the shell of the pea, and the pea will come out in 2 pieces (if it does not get mushy) Cook longer: Baked squas...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:58 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Backup system for power failure
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4203
I would not try to re-create the tank inside the bucket. Fish will be less stressed in the dark, so this rules out adding plants to the buckets. Harder things that could fall over and knock the fish are also ruled out. The battery powered air bubblers are a great idea. Look into these through aquari...
- Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:54 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Need help with water current on 55 with plants
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5829
It reaches a point where you have two conflicting goals, and they are just not compatible. The list of fish and plants in the current set up are mostly the slow moving set up sort of things, and will not thrive if you increase the water movement to the point that the Loaches would prefer. I see two ...
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:43 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: More Dull, Boring Hillstream Pics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6342
- Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:35 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Could this be what is happening to the eggs?
- Replies: 11
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- Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:44 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Need Tank Mate Suggestions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5110
Many Rainbow fish do well in the same conditions as the Clown Loaches: Warm, fast moving water. Long tank so they can swim a lot. There are several species of Rainbows, so do a little research. Most will thrive in a wide range of pH and water hardness, but just to be sure it helps to check up on the...