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- Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:39 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Mystery Loach
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7023
Re: Mystery Loach
I'm assuming that the fish is somewhat washed out due to the stress of capture, but I'm plumping for Syncrossus helodes based on what I can see of the angle of the stripes. Does it ever have vertically oriented, dark oval spots on the belly? http://www.loaches.com/species-index/syncrossus-helodes ht...
- Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Which Hillstreams Breed Most Readily in Capitivity?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4879
Re: Which Hillstreams Breed Most Readily in Capitivity?
You should check out these articles if you didn't already: http://www.loaches.com/articles/sexing-and-breeding-pseudogastromyzon-cheni My present Pseudogastromyzon cheni are something like 4th or 5th generation. I haven't bought any in years. http://www.loaches.com/articles/breeding-sewellia http://...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:30 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: Bought A New Discus Today
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7539
Re: Bought A New Discus Today
A new pic of the new guy. He started eating Bloodworm a couple of days ago. They always seem to be reluctant to eat after moving into a new tank.
Martin.
Martin.
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:11 am
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: Ghost Catfish Imposter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4579
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:06 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: External Filter
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3683
Re: External Filter
Hmmmmm..........never heard of these before. Externally, it looks like a rip-off of the Classic Eheim design. What it lacks is the advantage of having a lift out media basket. For ease of maintenance I have always preferred filters with lift out internals. I like the old style Fluvals and the Rena F...
- Wed Dec 29, 2010 4:03 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: moving coast to coast
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15554
Re: moving coast to coast
When I moved from England to Canada I had the advantage of moving the fish before I came here permanently and having them housed by an experienced fishkeeper (my new wife.....now ex) in established aquaria. I got regular fish shipping boxes from a local fish shop and packed the fish double or triple...
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:47 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Heres some new loach video (10ft tank)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11610
Re: Heres some new loach video (10ft tank)
Beautiful fish and fabulous tank. Those Fire Eels are very healthy looking. Only criticism I have is that rock looks highly calciferous and therefore may adversely affect the water hardness in time.
Martin.
Martin.
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:41 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: why can’t I get my water crystal clear
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6612
Re: why can’t I get my water crystal clear
I think that fain is correct here based on the appearance of that water. If the bogwood was not boiled or has not previously been used in an aquarium this is exactly how the water tends to look. Activated Carbon placed in one of the filters should remove it in a couple of days.
Martin.
Martin.
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: Bought A New Discus Today
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7539
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:29 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: Moenkhausia collettii
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4273
Moenkhausia collettii
Picked up another of these for less than $2 today. I have another that also came in as an odd-ball mixed with another species. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/Martin_Thoene/Next%202500/IMG_9782800x600.jpg This is the one I've had for months. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/Martin_Thoen...
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:05 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: Bought A New Discus Today
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7539
Bought A New Discus Today
Today we went out to check out the Chinese shops north of the City of Toronto that always have nice Discus. Picked up this beauty at a 25% discount to replace one I had that suddenly died a few weeks ago for no obvious reason. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u88/Martin_Thoene/Next%202500/IMG_9756...
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 9:01 am
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Why are my red tail botias fighting?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5332
Re: Why are my red tail botias fighting?
Yasuhikotakia modesta can be a fairly aggressive loach at times. As Nancy said, this is almost certainly an inter-group dominance thing. Each group of Botia type loaches has a dominant fish and depending on the age of your fish this may be the first sign of the setting of a pecking order or a chall...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:48 pm
- Forum: Freshwater Forum
- Topic: swampfish (Chologaster cornuta)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5954
Never heard of them before but here's some interesting reading: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3061 http://www.bookrags.com/tandf/pisces-amblyopsidae-tf/ http://www.jstor.org/pss/3878093 http://c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dIV5ELEj9SQ/s http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu...
- Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:42 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: borneo-suckers not often seen species
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7229
Well I'll say Gastromyzon based on the Borneo location, but I've never seen anything like those. Think you could be correct on Neogastromyzon for the slender one Jim. They're certainly all very beautiful and desirable species. There is such a wealth of interesting species out there. It amazes me as ...
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:24 pm
- Forum: Loach Forum
- Topic: Clown Loach Spot or not(w pics)??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6099