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- Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:09 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12131
Re: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
You could also incorporate some of Diana Walstad's el natural tank methods. These type of tanks use plants and soil to help recycle the water. With loaches, perhaps a sump or external filter with plants and soil, would be more ideal. Aquaria Central has a lot of info on setting up these kind of tan...
- Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:02 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hypergastromyzon
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17193
Re: Hypergastromyzon
just checking in to see how your babies are doing? i just fed blanched cucumber to mine and it reminded me i should check in on yours.
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:50 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hypergastromyzon
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17193
Re: Hypergastromyzon
jim, i have noticed mine eating algae, at least it appeared that way. i haven't seen them eating it off the glass so i can't be positive, but i have seen their little heads moving as if they are eating algae off rocks, and i think a anubias leaf could be wrong. in my community i have noticed that so...
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:12 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Hypergastromyzon
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17193
Re: Hypergastromyzon
i have found my Hypers to do very well in a tank with gastro. they tended to blend in with the other gastros, and actually seem to be a bit hardier than gastro. i was away for three weeks and had my mother watch my tank for me. i lost half of my population, mostly losing gastro (around 5) and only l...
- Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:09 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12131
Re: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
i don't own a RO system i buy the water from LFS. so really the buying of the water, and gas driving to and from.
- Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:46 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12131
Re: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
Ardillakilla wrote:If you already own a RO filter, the cost is just more water usage and replacement filter cartridges? I suppose you could try solar distillation...
what is solar distalation?
- Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:37 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12131
Thinking about Switching away from R/O need help.
i recently moved to florida, and money has become very tight. i've been thinking about swiching to tap water on my tanks to save a few bucks.my big concern is my hillstream tank, which has already been decimated by loss. I had my mother taking care of my tank while i was away working and 3/4s of my ...
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:43 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: hillstream loach setup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9192
Re: hillstream loach setup
why are you putting the pad in the center? seems like it would just water all of that water agitation. also what are you looking at for your substrate? personally i don't think a 15 is large enough. i would recommend a 20l or bigger tank. remember this fish come from a river that is shallow and long...
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:47 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Throw away your canister filters !
- Replies: 29
- Views: 32818
Re: Throw away your canister filters !
when i saw you had updated on this was worried. but i'm glad it was just broken equip!
- Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Loach-durable plants for Asian hillstream biotope?
- Replies: 2
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Re: Loach-durable plants for Asian hillstream biotope?
mosses don't hold up very well in high flow areas. any crypt will do well, and anubias will also do well. if you can keep it down i have bacopa in mine aswell....not sure if those really fit the asian theme but yeah.
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:07 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Have to find a new home for my loaches
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5717
Re: Have to find a new home for my loaches
i'm really sorry to hear that. i'm currently in a similar situation, minus the the retiring thing. if i had the tank space i would gladly give them a good home. maybe once i get established in florida, if no one else has taken them.
- Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:42 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: is this a loach or a tetra?
- Replies: 2
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- Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:45 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: is this a loach or a tetra?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3461
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:42 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Plants for the lazy loach owner.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13821
Re: Plants for the lazy loach owner.
personally i prefer the flourish root tabs. i have been using them for almost two years now. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dpets&field-keywords=flourish%20root%20tabs&sprefix=flourish+%2Cpets&rh=i%3Apets%2Ck%3Aflourish%20root%20tabs cooper or non cooper makes no differen...
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:40 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Caring for 5 SUPER TINY Clowns - HELP!
- Replies: 49
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Re: Caring for 5 SUPER TINY Clowns - HELP!
have you tried the blanched squash or zuccini? maybe blanch spinach or something else. that usually works. i wouldn't be worried that they are not eating yet, they are young and just had a very tramatic experience. just keep giving them what they need and they will come around. i'm not a clown loach...