Loaches Online Forum

Thanks for sharing these photos

I really like seeing the source biotope, gives me ideas for setting up a suitable aquarium at home

They look fabulous

Agreed

I have a couple of these loaches in with my goldfish and koi.

They are also known as Weather Loach or Dojo Loach

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/we ... licaudatus

Wonderful

My Histrionica is my favourite loach at the moment, I wish I could find more ...

Sorry to hear of the loss

It always breaks my heart when I hear of a long time friend passing ...

We are very lucky here in Southern Ontario. Our local Big Al's Aquarium Services here in Kitchener had these barbs on sale for $9.99 They were between 5 and 8 cm (2 and 3 inches) I already have 5 and have no tank space for more, so I hope others snapped them up :) Here is one I was showing in the Br...

NancyD wrote:My clowns are more mod, they like to watch the computer screen sometimes. Certain games are especially interesting, lots of colors & mouse clicking.

Do your clowns make the clicking sound too

I run my UV sterilizer with a timer for 12 hour periods.

That way the UV bulb lasts twice a s long, 24 months instead of 12 months.

I don't think the UV has to be running continuously in an aquarium, like it has to for a drinking water supply line

Very nice

I like how you were able to capture the green sheen on the upper body.
Yes, not easy to photograph, I have a group of 5 in a 100 gallon tank, and I still don't have a good photo of them

You will never see them all in one place like that ever again ... heh

Yes the UV sterilizers are useful for algae control, but I use one on my most stocked tank to eliminate bacteria/parasites/fungus problems. I used to have a disease outbreak every 3 or 4 months, despite regular partial water changes. After a major die off of fish, I checked out some UV options. Sinc...

Beautiful Loaches

It has been a couple of years since I have visited Menagerie, I should go again soon ...

Donna,

Are those kuhlis beneath an under gravel filter ?

If so, that makes it very easy to see them

The assassins usually will not eat the very small snails, they wait until they are larger and juicy, so there will always be other snails in the tank, just smaller

How do you feed them? I might need to use another tactics to deliver food to them? I have used a one inch or 1.5 inch diameter PVC tube about two feet long to deliver food to the bottom of the tank. I stand it up so the bottom of the tube is on or near the substrate and the top is above the surface...