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- Tue Nov 12, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: are these Zebrinus
- Replies: 7
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Re: are these Zebrinus
G.ocellatus doesnt have the number of stripes that these guys have. i've seen a few different photos for what zebrinus should be, and some of them look similar to what i have....i'm waiting til pay day to pick up dr.tans book, which might help me. anyway here is a side photo, sorry this guy is the m...
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 1:48 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Plants for the lazy loach owner.
- Replies: 9
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Re: Plants for the lazy loach owner.
anubias, and crypts are very easy plants that do well in most light set-ups, and do not require ferterilzers. they are also slow growers so you won't need to trim them often. hygrophila is another easy to grow plant species, that doesn't require ferts. they can grow rather quickly and require more f...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:53 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: are these Zebrinus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6149
are these Zebrinus
http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj632/FutureChef/IMAG1847_zps9b8b56bf.jpg http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj632/FutureChef/IMAG1844_zps0d4dc25e.jpg i'm pretty sure they are, they tail coloration matches, but in my tank they are more cream colored, and they heads are more spotted. also the s...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 12:46 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Is your hillstream tank water clear?
- Replies: 6
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Re: Is your hillstream tank water clear?
It sounds as if your problems with tank clarity are caused by it being a new tank instead of an algae bloom. Regardless, a UV is not a requirement, just a suggestion. In this case, you might want to dose the tank with some starter bacteria and let it mature. Its always better to introduce hillstrea...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:28 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Catching up...
- Replies: 5
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Re: Catching up...
thanks Nancy. Kubotai were just starting to show up when I last had aquaria and I was lucky enough to have a couple of them briefly before I dismantled my last tank and had to give them away. Did a tour of a few shops at the weekend and saw plenty of Striatas and yoyos, a few kubotai and a couple o...
- Sun Oct 06, 2013 10:22 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Lighting for 55g hillstream
- Replies: 4
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Re: Lighting for 55g hillstream
Thanks for the replies. The reason I was looking for the K spectrum instead of PAR is if algae had different light absorption different from standard plants. Since so much info is on reduceing algae while increasing planted biomass I was worried about getting a light with a K that would not fit alg...
- Thu Oct 03, 2013 11:26 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Lighting for 55g hillstream
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5176
Re: Lighting for 55g hillstream
Trying to do my homework for a 55g hillstream loach tank. Currently im stuck on what K spectrum I should be looking for a medium planted tank. I wasnt planning on using CO2 but I will if it needed to keep the plant and algae communities to support my hillstreams. I was looking at LED for the overal...
- Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:07 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Gastromyzon vs. Sewellia
- Replies: 3
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Re: Gastromyzon vs. Sewellia
i like them both. personally i'm a little more of a fan of the gastromyzons because they seem to have more species with more variety and colors, also i like prefer the body shape of gastromyzon.
- Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:04 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6191
Re: Help with Hillstream ID please
well that doesn' help if both can have blue in the tail :-/
I don't, i have always been able to find the answer via hours of web searching lol. i may have to go pick it up now though, i didn't realize how difficult this can be.
I don't, i have always been able to find the answer via hours of web searching lol. i may have to go pick it up now though, i didn't realize how difficult this can be.
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:17 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6191
Re: Help with Hillstream ID please
thank you jim.
i keep coming back to dr. tan saying that Stellatus has a larger head than zebrinus. i don't know if that is the case? however in nearly all of the photos of Stellatus i have seen they show blue in the tail fin, and i am yet to see that in mine.
i keep coming back to dr. tan saying that Stellatus has a larger head than zebrinus. i don't know if that is the case? however in nearly all of the photos of Stellatus i have seen they show blue in the tail fin, and i am yet to see that in mine.
- Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:12 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Show us your Funny Loach Pic's
- Replies: 156
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- Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:21 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6191
Re: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:54 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6191
Re: Help with Hillstream ID please
i Hello, I think, name "G.myersi", apparently, should mean Pseudogastromyzon myersi. Just a guess. At the photo real Gastromyzon looks like G.stellatus. the size of a full grown sewellia lineolata. What is the size in sm or inches? Shape of spots? Pics would be helpful. thanks for the correction, th...
- Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:38 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Help with Hillstream ID please
- Replies: 7
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Help with Hillstream ID please
hey guys i picked up some hillstreams the other day labeled G. Myersi, but of course only one maybe two are actually Myersi. i've ided one as a G. ctenocephalus, but two i have no idea on. i've spent so much time scrolling through photos on google and on here that my gf is getting mad at me lol, so ...
- Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:06 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: The Dream Tank Begins
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17128