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Post by Glostik » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:39 am

Picked these guys up to add to my pack of loaches -

4 Clowns - About 4-5" each, one in the back is quite large and tall
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1 Yoyo - about 4-5" , biggest yoyo I have ever seen, the color change is remarkable at this size.
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400G Loach Tank - 150G Sump
150G Loach Tank - 37G Sump
75G Planted Shrimp Tank
20G x 2 - Planted Shrimp Tanks
10G Quarantine

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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:26 am

Nice looking specimens!

Which tank is your Botia almorhae going into? (close observations will be needed either way)
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Post by Glostik » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:47 pm

He is currently in a holding tank w.

1 Other smaller Yoyo
8 Striata
3 Kubotai
5 Schistura Manherti
6 Dario
40+ clown loaches
Rainbow Fish , Tiger Barbs, SAE, Bristlenoses

All the loaches are waiting to be moved to the 400G I am currently setting up.

I had always thought that yoyo's were relatively peaceful fish, what should I be looking out for?
400G Loach Tank - 150G Sump
150G Loach Tank - 37G Sump
75G Planted Shrimp Tank
20G x 2 - Planted Shrimp Tanks
10G Quarantine

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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:22 pm

Recommended readings :arrow: http://www.loaches.com/articles/an-intr ... ping-botia

As you may know with many species of fish, your mileage may vary but it is always best to be on the cautious side when some species have been highlighted with aggressive/boisterous attitudes. You may find them no problem in your 400g but it is always best to be aware of these matters. BTW, 400g :!: Very Impressive!
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Post by Glostik » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:49 pm

Once they are over to the 400, I will upping the number of yoyos to 6 or 10, I am a firm practicer of keeping loaches in numbers.
400G Loach Tank - 150G Sump
150G Loach Tank - 37G Sump
75G Planted Shrimp Tank
20G x 2 - Planted Shrimp Tanks
10G Quarantine

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Post by helen nightingale » Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:25 pm

a lovely find :D the yoyos are fantastic at that sort of size - just watch for the fighting when you introduce them. i rehomed 2 that are inseperable, but they can be very grumpy when you only have a few.

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