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I'm setting up a new 30g tank and was thinking about what fish to populate it with.

I had bengal loaches in the past and remember them to be great characters... so I figure i'd throw it out there. Any recommendations for a loach that is full of character?

with the size and water volume of your new tank i'd go with fish such as Y cruciatus, rosy loach, kuhlii really any fish that stays smallish.
i set a tank up for my wife with these two species and its worked very well i also added a couple of Sewelia lineolata and they all get on fine together.

mick

Ditto mick: in a 30 gallon look at the smaller Loaches. Sids, Zebras, Kuhlies...

jenricae here's a short vid i did of my wifes tank, the occupants are sewellia lineolata a few different species of pangios, N ornatus, Y cruciatus, rosy loaches, A molobrion, thats the loaches other fish are R dorsiocellatus,C habrosus and L nigrofasciata.


it might give you some ideas.
mick
i missed a couple of species one is a rakhine loach my only survivor.

Nice one Mick! The pup made an appearance
What are the larger fish with the vertical bands, look like a live-bearer. Nice looking fish!

theyr'e humpback limias bud, i used them to start the tank of.
the tank is a 36x15x15 inch with a gallonage of just under 30 imperial gallons, its filtered by an internal sera filter and an external fluval 304 and so far everything fine.

mick

what a great tank. thanks for sharing the vid.

Nice video Mick. Your wife is a very lucky lady having a Hubby like you.
You have given me some ideas, thanks.
Cheers Graeme.