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I always like your posts, pictures and this video. You explain things very well. My loach education is improving even if I still haven't been able to take any good loach pictures. You have inspired me to try again soon.

Great Video!

How do you get your veggies to sink and not float?

She could buy the loach to eat the snails then buy a big new tank for a school of loaches. Clowns and Yo-yos love snails and grow big eating them!

When I feed the loaches veggies, particles get all over the tank and into the filter intakes. Basically a mess. I noticed this frozen diet for goldfish and wondered if it would be a good substitute for fresh veggies. I wouldn't feed it as their main food but just to get some added veggies in their d...

We had a UV Sterilizer that started leaking for no reason but ours was a Pentair and the company sent us a replacement since it was still under warrenty. Most leaks can be fixed with sealent or a part replaced once you find them. It sounds like your main problem is not being able to tell where its l...

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I would never have guessed it was the same fish. Great photos. Great idea to photograph them together.

Yes, I am on the lookout for more yo-yos already but would like to experience some other loach types too, if possible. The 6 clowns, 2 yo-yos and 8 angelfish are in a 100+ gal tank but I do have some other tanks that are not heavily stocked. My only cool-water tank is a 90 gal with 5 xlarge fancy go...

I’ve been reading this forum for a while but sometimes get a bit confused on combining loaches. As far as combining them in an aquarium, I’ve noticed 3 categories: 1) Those that like warmer water 2) Those that like cooler water 3) Those don’t get along with others. Are there other tank categories an...

Perhaps a dumb question about CO2:

Since CO2 is in the air, why would an airstone or increased flow cause it to be expelled from the tank? Plants and trees don't seem to be short of getting CO2 from air why would aquarium plants be different?

Hi All,
Just got the Nov. issue of Tropical Fish Hobbyist and there is a feature article on loaches. Nice article by Stan Sung who speaks briefly about collecting in the wild. Also sites www.loaches.com.

Hi all! I moved my two yo-yos from their q-tank into the 100 gallon with the 6 clown loaches and 8 angels. In the month since I got them, the yo-yos have almost doubled in size. I am amazed at how big and fat they look. Now, I am wondering if my clown loaches are stunted since they have not grown ve...

The only generalization I can make is that I don't usually like horror films and many that are termed as chick flicks. I left the question pretty open because picking a movie also depends on the current mood. Sometimes you want something mindless and entertaining and sometimes you want substance. Lo...

I always have trouble deciding on what DVD to rent or buy.
What are your favorites?

Some algae is normal in a healthy tank. It will also make your plastic plants look real. Don't go overboard trying to get rid of it. The pictures you show don't really look like you have a problem. Your decorating is sort-of a fairy tale style that algae may not look good on. If you move to a more n...