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by sophie
Mon May 07, 2007 11:43 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 55 Gallon Chinese tank for weather loaches?
Replies: 21
Views: 17628

I don't know anything about plecos or paradise fish, I'm afraid, but three dojos sounds good to me. You could probably get away with a couple more, in fact. and I'd go for more white clouds if it were me; the more of them the better. If you're worried about overstocking, the white clouds are unlikel...
by sophie
Thu May 03, 2007 5:28 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Assortment of pics
Replies: 45
Views: 27593

the thing about working in education is that you never, ever, EVER get to have weekdays in termtime off unless you have photographic evidence of the heart and lung transplant you were receiving at the time...
by sophie
Thu May 03, 2007 4:25 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Assortment of pics
Replies: 45
Views: 27593

they were lovely.

I especially like the big pile of tigers...
by sophie
Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:32 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: BABY 'BAROMETERS'
Replies: 58
Views: 46981

very cool little bug-eyed monsters.
by sophie
Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:02 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Something rancid in my tank!
Replies: 5
Views: 5084

sounds like filter bacteria? weird fluffy nearly khaki stuff?

in which case, something has caused it to proliferate in your tank instead of in your filter...
by sophie
Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:09 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Large Weather Loach (Misgurnus)
Replies: 8
Views: 4771

Kris;

get as big a school of white clouds as you can. They are absolutely gorgeous, unfussy little fish. Not hard to breed either - but I'm betting the weathers and the goldfish would dispose of any eggs sharpish; mine do!
by sophie
Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:15 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: my "the other" Botia sp. - Leptobotia pellegrini
Replies: 7
Views: 5407

those are some seriously fantastic photos!

that second one down is particularly good; those barbels look chunky!
by sophie
Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:26 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: ID this loach, please? (pics inside)
Replies: 12
Views: 8051

the head doesn't look right for m fossilis, does it? I don;t think they're kept in the hobby, either - they're certainly banned for import here.

cobitis sounds like a good guess.
don;t some of the nemacheilus look a bit like this, too?

ok, I'm guessing in the dark here...
by sophie
Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:15 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Loach Tank!
Replies: 17
Views: 10589

I could sell the children?
or some of my less important internal organs?
by sophie
Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:51 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Loach Tank!
Replies: 17
Views: 10589

i could probably fit it in my garden!
by sophie
Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: new kuhlis - article
Replies: 10
Views: 5735

new kuhlis - article

I know these have been discussed recently, and the article probably adds precisely nothing to the breadth of know;edge that all the experts here have {creep grovel} but it's nice to know that interest in pangios (pangii??) is becoming nearly mainstream: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/page...
by sophie
Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:39 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: is this normal for dojos?
Replies: 15
Views: 11325

I'd say "typical" rather than "normal" ;)
by sophie
Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:57 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Weather Loaches and Hillstream Loaches
Replies: 5
Views: 3825

the weathers won't like the current in a river tank much; they come from still water.
by sophie
Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:17 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Misgurnus mizolepis
Replies: 6
Views: 4540

ow.
thanks, Martin.
by sophie
Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:07 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: pics link
Replies: 0
Views: 8253

pics link

I think I might have posted this before, but I do like this page: http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/identification/specieslist.cfm?famcode=127&areacode= it's got the odd almorhae picture that may or may not be a birdii and almorhae listed as lohachata, and I'm not at all sure how accurate the rest is, bu...