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by Doc
Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: 75G
Replies: 15
Views: 9762

How about Rasbora trilineata or some of the more streamlined Puntius species? Or even larger Danio species and Esomus?
by Doc
Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:43 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Schistura mahnerti acclimation
Replies: 30
Views: 18189

Mark and Emma are absolutely right. Whether the fish are floated in the bag and gradually introduced to the differing water parameters or drip acclamatised they still need a while to acclamamtise. To just release them more or less straight away will stress them further and cause much more damage tha...
by Doc
Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:12 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Schistura mahnerti acclimation
Replies: 30
Views: 18189

If the fish themselves are in a large volume of water when you get them then I would personally go with drip acclimatization. Put the new fish and their water into a water tight container large enough to hold the bag and twice the volume again and that has some degree of insulation. Using some 4 or ...
by Doc
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:50 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: *sigh* my wife...
Replies: 20
Views: 15787

If you are looking for Cichlid tankmates then it may be worth sourcing some of the less seen Pelvicachromis genus such as P. humilis or P. Taeniatus. The majority of these are found in riverine systems and although the flow is not as great as the Loaches are found in it can be quite considerable. Th...
by Doc
Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:43 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Hideouts
Replies: 29
Views: 22533

I have a collection of bogwoods , mopani wood and coconut. For the smaller Clowns they have some old undergravel uplift tubes to play around in , these are old and covered in algae so blend into the decor quite well.
by Doc
Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Substrate Choice
Replies: 23
Views: 16781

I use a mixture of Roman Gravel sand and Tesco playsand. Takes about 30minutes to wash a 15kg bag of sand in a large tub I use and then mix well with the RomanGravel sand. Most of the fish I keep seem to love it.
by Doc
Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:21 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Ich is winning the battle in my tank
Replies: 13
Views: 13345

I have had few outbreaks of Ich in over 20years of keeping fish. I used to swear by King British WS 3. It always worked well and at half doses and a temp of 27-28°C usually beat it within a week. However after doing a lot of online research into the various methods people use I found that a method w...
by Doc
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:31 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Can anyone suggest other loach to keep with my zebra loach.
Replies: 16
Views: 11455

If you are keeping social and gregarious fish , fish that in the wild would group together whether it be a tight school like large numbers of Tetras or less compact groups like Barbs and Danios , then you should try and replicate that in your tank (as space and upkeep allow) Most books , magazines ,...
by Doc
Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:22 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Hard water
Replies: 4
Views: 3838

In my opinion it is definitely not a good idea to keep them in water with a pH that high and in water that hard. Their physiology is designed to handle the occasional variation in pH or hardness but not that extreme. These are fish that have evolved over time to live in certain conditions but to thr...
by Doc
Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:11 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Can anyone suggest other loach to keep with my zebra loach.
Replies: 16
Views: 11455

The best advice I can give is More Zebra Loaches. Why do you not want any more?
by Doc
Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:21 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Loach Book Uk
Replies: 18
Views: 12093

The best news of 2008 that. Ordered and awaiting delivery!
by Doc
Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Get Albert in TFH???
Replies: 250
Views: 138885

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by Doc
Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:59 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Id help
Replies: 5
Views: 3769

They look like Rhinogobius Wui or a related species to me.
by Doc
Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:28 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Ich, clowns and temperature
Replies: 5
Views: 4038

Ich will not only slow down at temps higher than 28 degrees C , but in temps over 30 degrees will actually cease reproducing and higher still result in it's very fast death. If you do raise the temp over 30 degrees then try to aerate the water as much as possible. You can still add the treatment but...