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i have a tank with axilotils in it and was wondering if i could add a couple of weather loaches would they be suitable for each other as axis and my weathers are both large the axis are about 8inches and the weathers i have are all about 6inch to 8inch

rave

now theres an idea lol wonder if my missus would go for that, time to start the grovelling

thanks for the advice guys and gals
rave

hi emma they are short finned i checked out a profile on them and it says they can tolerate upto 80 my loach tank is regulated at 78.8 at present, the fish have been quarantined prior to goign in the tank, the local fish shop i use allows me being im in there almost daily to have a quarantine tank o...

hiya folks i have just found myself some lovely dither fish they are red rocket minnows look fantastic in the tank so i picked up 18 of them they are in my 450litre tanks in hopes that my larger clowns will now surface a little as i dont see them as much no more. what would be the ideal amount of th...

nice pics m8 looking very nice

Rave

i find that my yoyo's grey alot and as they get older and larger they remain grey i have 9 of them and only the smallest are still dark all the adults and sub adults remain a pretty silver grey at all times, i seperated them for a while a while back to see if it was just about competition and they r...

they get better with age m8, not as active but alot better 4 of mine are about 5inches and one of the main features of my loach setup (other then my clowns) very impressed and very glad i bought mine

rave

nice yoyo's m8 i have 9 yoyo's and they are extremely active i see them mre then i see my clowns lol,and they very simple to keep really

Rave

think i may print a few of them for some of the shops round here, lol

thankyou emma

i would like to answer this but im not 100% sure i would wait till someone like emma turner reads your post she is a genius who knows just about everythign about every loach and her advice is second to none

rave

hiya m8 just to let ya know if its what they call a hong kong plec then its not even a plec m8 its a hillstream loach

rave

i think i will try him in the tank tomorrow and keep a real close eye on them for a few weeks if all goes well then he will stay if not ill stick him in one of the smaller tanks i have a 120litre that he can go in with a few hoplos and a couple of other cats, would be great if all goes well as the r...

hiya guys and gals and loaches i have a simple question really i have been offered a 11" royal plec extremely cheap and im goign to buy it but...... i really want to put it in my loach tank has anyone heard of any probs with royals and loaches, i know royals can be terrortorial so i thought i would ...

hiya and welcome m8, i think some pics would be nice if ya got some lol and there is a easy way to get ya bloodworm passed the danios use a peice of pvc pipe and attach a T peice then you can pop ya bloodworm and such in one end and it will only go down the tube which the loaches can swim straight i...

green there is a simple way to remove gravel and replace with sand.. i got a large pipe from my LFS cost about £4 and i syphoned the gravel straight out and then put the water back in the tank and discarded the gravel then topped the tank with the sand took about 45mins in all and that was on a 450l...