Loaches Online Forum

I live in the Gaithersburg MD area, about 30 miles from DC. I have been trying to find a fish store that sells other loaches besides clowns ie. yoyo loaches. Does anyone know of a fish store in my area that carries several varieties of loaches? As long as you don't mind going around the Beltway and...

Hey ya'll, I'm considering getting ordering some more Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki from Frank's aquarium for my 4 guys to play with. it seems several people on this forum have ordered from them. What has been your experiences? Batch Hi, Batch, All positive experiences here. I've ordered from Frank man...

I have just had an email from a friend who has just got an email from their fish supplier stating that they now have Laser Loach available :? I have asked them to ask for a photo but was wondering if anyone on here had heard of this name being used for any species of Loach :?: The ones that came in...

Lou, thanks a lot for the link: lots of material to look through... through your link, I found this table . It claims that 72F-76F is the range for several species, including the rainbows. So maybe they are an RT option after all. Great -- glad it was helpful, Mike! I searched the NANFA forum last ...

Nanfa has a forum complete with a section on darters and another with links to folks who sell them or trade them. http://forum.nanfa.org/index.php?act=idx There are some darters that will apparently do OK in warmer water. Some would do well in a river tank set-up, some would prefer less current. I'm...

You said they were by themselves, IIRC. My goldfish tank is a 29gal., but it's only 30" long, so do you have some sort of 30 long tank, and if so, where did you get it? The filter thing is a bit of a mystery to me. The snooty LFS sells all sorts, including some big canister ones, but they are big i...

Hi, Brenda. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The pesky work thing and pesky holiday preparation thing kept interfering... I have 19 kuhlis in a 36"/30 gallon tank. I have a Fluval 3+ internal filter and a large sponge filter in their tank. To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a way fo...

In other words a fairly tangled and congested bottom is closest to their habitat. Give them that to retreat to if needed and they will emerge and play games in the open fearlessly. I'll second this opinion. My kuhlis are in a tank with a simple set-up they appear to enjoy. There's a large tangle of...

Icewall42, glad to hear you've made Frank's acquaintance. I can definitely identify with trying to figure out how to squeeze in more tanks and bigger tanks. Thank you for the welcome, Martin. I was a bit afraid I'd sound like a paid advertisement, but I agree that those who are doing it correctly sh...

The fish from Frank is considerably healthier. As a longtime lurker and first time poster, I'll second mikev's vote of confidence in Frank and his loaches. I've gotten Gastromyzon occelatus, Gastromyzon ctenocephalus, Sewellia lineolata, Botia Striata, Rosy Loaches, and Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki fr...