Loaches Online Forum

Here's a cautionary tale. I got home last night at 22:00 and every filter in the tank was clogged (there are three). The motors were seizing and the media was bunged up. Not doubt you are there ahead of me. I boiled my bamboo. I was unable to see any waxy stuff though. However, once I'd had the bamb...

I've a piece of bamboo with a couple of sections hollowed out where the bamboo closes off the cylinder (vascular bundles?). It's just for housing clowns but mine seem to like it when the hollow is long and pipe-like. Mine are about a foot and a half long each

ok I;ve placed the bamboo in boiling water that I put into a bucket. I don't get any waxy stuff. It pongs but no wax. Do I need to actually boil the water whilst the bamboo is in it? Like you would cook potatoes? If so I've a problem as the bamboo is quite long and sticks out of a 5 gallon bucket (w...

I'd been doing the same thing but not with boiling water, just hot tapwater. I'll give it a go.

It does come out with a slimy film on it, not massively so but it feels quite unlike how it feels when dry. No doubt that's decay of some sort.

I've ben trying out bamboo. The fish love hi ding inside the one piece I've put in. The other pieces I've held in a bucket of water. After two days the water turns a really murky colour. When you pour it away it almost smells of lemons. Does anyone have experience of this? Is the water turning acidi...

you could try spinach, my clowns like it, as does my silver shark

plenty of room for the odd loach. Cna you imagine the look on the fish store owners face..
"I've got 374 clown loach (for example) in my tank and a bit of white spot, how much protozin do I need?",
"I don't know sir how big is your tank?"
"50000 gallons"
"er, d you mean litres?"

I introduced 3 new clowns to my tank about 3 days ago and they've all been happy bar one (the biggest) who has been a recluse. Cucumber, frozen food, garlic added to no avail. She's been hiding in their favorite hideout (a tube'ish tunnel) the whole time, not even coming out for food. I've been gett...

interesting links, thanks very much

really? The tunze site implies its the bubbbles that do the protein removal action. Could you expand? Why does it need to be salt water?

oops

I was looking through the tunze website and arrived at what may be a daft question but does anyone use one of these in a tropical tank? If so, does it seem to be beneficial?

Seems to be a feature, does anyone else find the same?