Lots Of Loaches
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I’m not sure if @xXInkedPhoenixXis selling offspring but has managed to captive breed them. Blows my mind how since I can’t get them to live long enough to get romantic in my wife’s tanks.
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I have 2 clown plecos in both my 40 long and 60 gallon. Both have driftwood in them and after more than 2 years I can’t see any damage on the wood at all. They do keep it clean but that’s it. I just wish I would see them more than once every 6 months.
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Stickers or no stickers, Aquarium Co-op is the first place I look for any items I need for my aquariums. It was nice while it lasted but I'll give up the stickers for a savings on the shipping. I don't mind buying the stickers I want as an add on to the items I need. Thanks to @Cory for helping bring so many great items to us in the aquarium hobby. I'm loving the new heaters!
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They should be fine in the 5 gallon during QT. Can you add some caves and maybe some items from your cycled tank (plastic plants or rocks)? This will help with cycling the 5 gallon as well as providing hiding spots for the loaches. Watch your water in the QT tank (water changes as needed) and everything should go fine. I really hope this works for you. Having loaches in your tank is one of my greatest enjoyments as they are so funny and do a great job cleaning up all the uneaten food. Best of luck and keep us posted on how thing go.- 29 replies
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I’m sorry to hear about your betta! I hope he recovers quickly with no lasting issues! I’m not saying your loach did it but I have seen them act in unkind ways when stressed. I think adding 2 more loaches will help him be more outgoing and less inclined to look at the other tank inhabitants in general. I know you are worried about upsetting the balance of your tank by adding more fish. Currently, how much change occurs to your nitrates between water changes based on your current feeding and stock level? Maybe any increase caused by 2 more fish can be negated by more frequent water changes, if needed. Normally, I wouldn’t recommend this but taking your betta’s health in consideration, I would get 2 more loaches and then put them and your 1 remaining loach in quarantine together. It will accomplish a few things at once. First, your betta will be safer if the loach was to blame. Second, the 3 loaches will be put together in a completely neutral environment where no one has the home field advantage that might cause issues. They will be able to bond together and establish their hierarchy without stressing the rest of your established tanks residents. Lastly, it shouldn’t hurt your current loach’s health going through a couple rounds of deworming with the 2 new ones while they are in QT. I’m think this is what I would do if faced with your predicament. Good luck with whatever you end up doing and keep us all posted on how your betta is doing.
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@hannah662parker IMO you have a suitable tank size for more loaches. Since I’m not sure what filtration you are using or how many other fish you have I can’t recommend how many you can safely add. I have a 40 long (same footprint as your 33) with UG filter and 2 power heads as well as 2 Ehiem 2213s and a 6 inch bubble stone. At one point I had 21 loaches in the tank with some african cichlids and a red tail shark. My water stayed at 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, and 10-15 Nitrate as long as I kept that set-up. I do weekly water changes of 50%. I’m sure plenty of people will say my tank is overstocked and etc. but it worked for me and my fish thrived in it. Having loaches is a lot of fun and I won’t have a tank without a school of them swimming around entertaining me. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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So sorry for your loss! It hurts after so many years of caring and loving them. He was a very pretty guy! Loaches are so easy to get attached to as they seem to like to interact with their humans. This will happen to all of us if we stay in the hobby long enough and it will never make sense why they jump out of their tank. I hope your new Yoyos bring you lots of joy!
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You can look at Striata Botia as well. They love to eat snails and get along well with all types of fish. They also don’t get really big (about 3 1/2 inches) and a group of 5 or 6 would fit well in a 30 gallon IMO.
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What is your favourite fish species?
Lots Of Loaches replied to TheSwissAquarist's topic in General Discussion
I love all the botias/loaches but my all time favorite fish is the RedTail Shark. They are like a box of chocolates, you never know what personality you are going to get.
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Charmy is so beautiful! So glad you were able to give her an awesome forever home! You're a great mom to deal with your allergies so you can show Ellie all the love you have!
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Rats make great pets, although for far to short a time! I had them when I was younger and my wife had them when I met her. Now we have 2 dogs, 4 cats, a horse and a cow. I can't imagine a life without all these great animals. Frog Bubba Wink (The one-eyed cat. That's how he came to us) Cochise Rosie
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This is the best answer I have read on any forum. There are so many variables that come into play that there is no black or white answer. Thanks for spelling out what so many of us are thinking but can't explain it so clearly.
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My wife and I will be there both days. We went last year and had a great time. V.I.P. tickets are the way to go since you get a better chance to talk to your favorite YouTube folks.
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Hi everyone. I'm so glad to find this forum and hope to share and learn as much knowledge about our fish friends as I can. I've avoided joining other forums because of all the negativity from the members towards each other. Let me say that I don't do everything exactly the way most people think it should be done. My tanks are overstocked, my fish don't belong together, and 1 of my fish is in a tank to small for him. I could address all these things in detail but that would take a lot of time to explain. The short version is, my water tests great each week before my water changes, none of my fish hurt others, and he's a lazy bum who doesn't swim around at all no matter what length tank he's in. All of my fish seem happy and healthy in their current tanks so I'm ok with things for now.
A little background first. My 1st job was working in a pet store in 1981. Back then, once a month water changes were the standard advise we gave to our customers 🤦♂️. Ouch! I hate to think how many fish paid the price for that terrible (IMO) advise. I continued to work in pet stores until I joined the military (I'm not into inter- service rivalries so I won't say which branch). I had aquariums on and off whenever life allowed it but usually only 1 tank, either saltwater or freshwater.
Now, I'm settled into civilian life working in an animal hospital and have gotten back into the hobby. I've only have 2 tanks (1-60 & 1-40 long) right now and am hoping to merge them into one 8' tank in the next year or so. I've always been interested in loaches for their unique patterns, funny behavior, and lack of breeding. Currently, I have 9 types for a total of 46 loaches. I have Tanganyikan cichlids, a pinktail chalceus (Steven), a red-tail shark (Carl), and red eye tetra mixed with them to provide dither fish to keep the loaches happy.
My wife on the other hand has MTS really bad. She got her 1st tank (60 gal.) in Sept. 2020 and it was not long before she got another one. Today, she has 10 tanks and is breeding plecos, guppies, cories, and mystery snails. She is also doing very well growing live plants. She's having a great time in the hobby and has learned a huge amount of fish knowledge in a very short time. Thanks Cory!
Now, let's see if I can figure out how to use this forum and share information with all you great people.
My 40 long, rebuilding its inhabitants.
My 60 gallon
