Loaches Online Forum

I am new to the forum but not new to fish keeping.
After moving house I decided that rheophilic species, and some line bred guppies, would be the direction of my fishroom. I am just starting to put it together but plan on having
2 display tanks
1 75 gal Central Taiwan Stream Biotope already setup and running for a few months
2 candidius barbarta
5 Zacco platypus
3 acrossocheilus paradoxus
12 rhingobius candidius
I built a Panta Rhei style river manifold with false bottom using 2 x 7500L/h circulation pumps to create unidirectional flow. I have a 817L'h canister filter but want to upgrade this in the near future as I have to much suspended particles.

The tank is cleaner now as this was right after a large water change. The riparian growth is hydrocotyle sp. and a terrestrial grass that grows into the stream.


Taiwan horse mouth - Candidia Bartbarta. Fast, hard and somewhat aggressive especially during feeding

55 gal paludarian style river tank - not set up yet
This will house different rheophilic species to enjoy with emergent and submerged plant growth

2 x 3 Tier breeding Racks
1 is being setup at the moment
Top tier - a rapids tank to house my 4 stiphodon ornatus and 6 sicyopterus japonicus
Middle tier - riffle tank for a group of 8 Yaoshania Pachycheilus I bought a few months ago
Bottom tier - pool tank. The inhabitants have not been decided yet but I may use it to grow out the babies from the panda loaches

How the rack with be set up and flow. There will be a centralized 48gal sump and a 3000L/h~6000L/h adjustable return pump.


The S. japonicus and S. ornatus are housed in the 75gal Stream tank but will be moved once the rack is ready.





I hope to learn a lot from the specific knowledge base here.

Sounds like you have interesting tanks, but none of your pics show. Please try again, I think you need a hosting site for them to work here.

I used flickr and it's not working.
Any other suggestions?

Here is a test pic of the panda loaches

Very cute youngster! You may have had to post a certain number of times to allow pics.

Now more pics please!

I really like this picture its as though it was taken in the wild habitat and I appreciate the textures and movement of current captured not to mention the very pretty fish.

Wow, so cute

Some of the pictures are not accessible thought. Do you mind updating?

Your tank looks lovely. Thanks for posting.

Glad the pic worked. Now I can add the original pics.
The false bottom tank which, once the stiphs and sicyopterus are removed, will return to a Central Taiwan Stream Biotope.


Candidia Barbarta - fast, hard fish


The rack I am going to use


The rack and tank schematic


S. Japonicus and S. Ornatus




The panda loach tank until the rack is done


How I want to scape the rapids tank

Very nice. I hope they do well for you. Loaches are very addictive as well.

I'm not sure I understand your "sideways" pics but I think I like it!

Not sure why they loaded like that.