Loaches Online Forum

every tank needs some cheezy decor. have you thought about adding bog wood? my loaches love swimming through the tunnels that they have created under it.

how many lets say 3 inch fish would i be able to stock comfortably in a 57 gallon tank? just so i can have an idea of how many fish i can get without over stocking.
thanks

i had a red tailed shark for years in a community tank he did fine. every fish is different. give it a go i'd say

the summary on here for the y. sidthimunki says that their max size is 2.5 inches

it could have been that the gourami was showing signs of illness and the clowns sensing its time of weakness wanted to get an easy meal? maybe? im sure there will be better suggestions

ok great thanks for the help i didnt know the dirt would only settle on top that will actually make things easier and faster when cleaning
cheers

none of my loaches have ever touched the plants; yoyos, kubotai and kuhlis its more the silver dollars that shred them to pieces.

i recently upgraded my tank and thought it was a good opportunity to change the substrate, so i went with black sand. yesterday was the first time i vacuumed it using a siphon to clean it and it all got sucked up so after tipping all the old water out of the bucket i had to return the sand. is there...

got a new test kit yesterday and according to the results all is well (Ph, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate). should i presume these results are correct?

went to a different shop yesterday and they had 15 different species of loach including kubs so got 2 more but i will definitely be going back there loaches are my favorite type of fish.

they are King British tropical fish mini pellets. i live in england so if you're from some where else they might not sell them. putting them in the filter overflow is a good idea i might have to try that as my loaches are in a community tank they have top feeders to compete with and i always wonder ...

hes just under 2 inches these are mini pellets theyre about a third of the size of regular pellets. my loaches and catfish love them the only problem is you have to put more in as the top feeding fish can get/eat them more easily then the regular pellets and they sink more slowly so i pre soak them.

on saturday i bought a kubotia (with the plan to buy at least 2 more once the shop gets some more in). i put him in my community tank and after a couple of days of hiding he finally came out to eat. after putting the sinking pellets in he went and found some but immediately took them the the tunnel ...

just an update i got another two loaches of the same species and straight away the original loach started attacking them to the point that the other 2 just sat in the top corner of the tank and were clearly very unhappy, so i decided (as i have been thinking about it for over a year now) that i woul...

dont forget the more simple but completely vital things like buckets that will only be used for fish water changes. i suggest making a list taking it to the fish shop and ask them if theres anything more you need or post it on here and let people add to it. the people on here are extremely helpful a...