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by vealboy
Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:25 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: More?
Replies: 3
Views: 3483

I would not plan to keep loaches in a 10gal tank for very long, I hope that is just a temporary set up. In my opinion, I would not get any more loaches until you get a larger tank. I don't know how big Dojos get, but 10gal seems too small for any loach. I have 5 small Clowns in 55 gal tank, and plan...
by vealboy
Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:13 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Action Shots Pt 1. loaches, jumping, eating, sparing, etc
Replies: 16
Views: 12664

Impressive Clown Pics! I can only hope that my Clowns grow up to look as nice as yours. :D
by vealboy
Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:06 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Ich Prevention???
Replies: 3
Views: 4238

Thanks so much Diana and Chef! Those were some very educational posts. I appreciate all the time and thought that you put into posting all that. :D
by vealboy
Sat May 30, 2009 11:02 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Ich Prevention???
Replies: 3
Views: 4238

Ich Prevention???

I have read articles on Ich treatments, but nothing much on prevention. I understand the benefit of a q-tank in preventing the introduction of ich from new tank mates, but is there anything else that I can do as a preventative measure? None of my fish show symptoms of Ich, but I want to do all that ...
by vealboy
Sat May 30, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: New Clown Loaches not eating
Replies: 8
Views: 6100

Add a dozen ghost shrimp to the tank. It's been my experience that Clowns Eat Shrimp. If your clowns don't eat the ghost shrimp, at least the shrimp will help keep things clean. :D
by vealboy
Thu May 28, 2009 3:09 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clowns eat shrimp???
Replies: 18
Views: 17467

Huh...I never thought my neons as a tasty snack for my clowns, until now. So far I think I still have all my neons, but when the loaches get larger, they may go the way of my ghost shrimp. Neons are all more than 1" in length, a few are 1.5" long The red-eye tetra are a bit bigger than the neons, th...
by vealboy
Wed May 27, 2009 11:25 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clowns eat shrimp???
Replies: 18
Views: 17467

I am cleaning the tank (continued from yesterday) I found one of the dozen shrimp! I broke down the loach lair to clean the gravel and there it was. A black and fuzzy rotting corpse. Kinda gross...and STINKY!!! I am going to go out on a limb and say the corpse was responsible for my ammonia levels...
by vealboy
Wed May 27, 2009 12:26 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clowns eat shrimp???
Replies: 18
Views: 17467

Grrr...I specifically asked the knucklehead at the fish store if the loaches posed a threat to the shrimp. He said, "Oh, no not at all." I am thankful I only spent $0.17 per shrimp...

Thanks for your responses...I won't bother looking for the shrimp anymore.
by vealboy
Tue May 26, 2009 6:29 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Clowns eat shrimp???
Replies: 18
Views: 17467

Clowns eat shrimp???

I have 5 clowns, none are more than 3" long, and 40-ish tetra (neons and red eye). 2 weeks ago I added a dozen ghost shrimp to help keep the tank clean. I saw them for a while, but now they have disappeared as their name suggests. I am doing a water change today and stirring things up a bit...but st...
by vealboy
Sat May 23, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Pics - Botia Kubotai
Replies: 16
Views: 13212

Outstanding pics!! :D
by vealboy
Sat May 09, 2009 6:55 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My First Pictures!
Replies: 20
Views: 15269

WOW Those are really nice pics! Thanks for sharing them. :D
by vealboy
Sat May 09, 2009 5:32 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How Much Water Current is Sufficient?
Replies: 16
Views: 9120

so by putting the ammo chips in the filter, I starved the bacteria that consume ammonia??? :cry:

I just retested...ammonia stays at .50ppm 48 hrs after adding chips

Nitrate levels are 80ppm...which is crazy high according to my test kit...
by vealboy
Sat May 09, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: How Much Water Current is Sufficient?
Replies: 16
Views: 9120

ok picked up a hydor koralia 2 power head rated for 600 gph, I have added more plants. A recent test showed ammonia at 0.50ppm. I have added ammo chips in a nylon bag and placed it in the filter. So while I am doing a water change today, I need to figure out the proper placement of the new power hea...
by vealboy
Sat May 09, 2009 11:08 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Splendida pics
Replies: 50
Views: 31059

WOW those are brilliant specimens! 8)
by vealboy
Tue May 05, 2009 9:30 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: My new Clowns!
Replies: 5
Views: 3983

Well they must all come out after the lights go off...I am missing a LOT of snails ! :D