Loaches Online Forum

shari2 wrote:Very educated looking kitties you have there, Robin.

They try to stay up on the latest topics.

Thanks!

Where'd everybody go?

"Once upon a time there was a fish with whiskers......"


Hey, wake up! We know that fish!

Definitely not gangsta....pimp maybe.....gangsta, no.

Still recovering from that blind spot in my vision that Martin's shirt gave me.

The book is dang good if I do sayso myself.

Mark in Vancouver wrote:D'oh! I forgot to mention Robin! There were too many of you to keep track of, I think...

Hey there guys.

Rocco wrote:My loaches (kubotai, yoyo, zebra, and khuli) like to attack the algae wafers and zucchini I throw in for my BN and L052 plecos and otos so am I wrong in saying that loaches are actually omnivorous?

I'd say that's a fairly accurate statement, particularly regarding Pangios and Botias.

With regard to the type of plants....loaches, Botias in particular, love to punch holes in the leaves of plants like Amazon sword. I've had success with Wendelov by tying it to bog wood and letting it take root. The leaves are so small and scraggly that the loaches don't seem to have much impact.

One other thing to note that was new to me since I rarely use the malachite green or formalin based meds......one should not use a sulfinate-, or sulfoxylate-based dechlorinator (like Prime, Safe, AmQuel etc.) when treating with active, therapeutic dosages of chemical dyes such as methylene blue, ac...

Marine salt is not pure salt. It has many minerals in it, and is intended to replicate ocean water. I have use Sodium Chloride for medical treatments, but not marine salt. Table salt (sodium chloride with anticaking ingredents and iodide) seems to work well, Kosher, Pickling, Aquarium, water soften...

best thing i find is plain old fashioned salt at 1 teaspoon per liter (as long as its marine salt) and methelyne blue. Meth blue is also great for freeing up oxygen. I use this for a lot of sensitive fish that often get velvet like some wild bettas. This strain of ich has even resisted salt treatme...

you can upping the temperature to 86F too and provide aeration... Malachite green is pretty nasty stuff same with formaldelhyde (cancer causing). I usually keep my tank around 80F and I've bumped it up to 83F. The poor little guys gills are compromised so I need to me mindful of temp vs. oxygen sat...

I agree with Martin. That's one nice, chubby P. myersi you have on the left there! She looks very healthy. Those markings on the P. shefordii are clasic shelfordi and just gorgeous. Keep up the excellent care, they look very happy!