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hi Nigel.
Have you read the sticky?

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=16721

glad to hear it, LO.

so are you planning to put it in the wall at your place?

They'll love the 7' length.

Where are you located DI?

If you're anywhere near lake superior there are lovely red sandy beaches there.

He has a beak.

when you get to be my age, 'young' is a much larger category.
thanks for uploading the videos, Les. Looks like you all had a lovely time.

...you certainly aren't fat! maybe you just photograph well...

Les, my 14yo thinks you sound like someone who does the narration for those National Geographic specials.

"I bet he's old and fat, right?"

"No, he's young, thin and cute."

"Really????

31 fish is a crapload of fish to me.

Where will they put them all????!

for the brief period I had a couple of weather's I saw them carrying them around, chasing each other...

*sigh
no video then, eh?

have you tested your water lately? how are the nitrates?

what size are the fish? and what kind of pleco? how often do you feed and how much?

high nitrates are very irritating to loaches. I'd try doing more frequent water changes first. keep the tank very clean and see if her/his behavior improves.

up to about 6" or so, the clowns did fine with java fern/moss. they would occasionally snip new leaves off of the crypts, but overall, the crypts fared the best in my tank. I still have a hefty echinodorus that's survived, too. Once I got some larger clowns the java fern that was solidly attached to...

Might be wiser to let him grow on a bit first.