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by trinity
Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:02 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Can someone explain this behavior of a weather loach?
Replies: 6
Views: 9083

The loach is still doing okay. He was eating an algae wafer last night and another fish got too close and he chased them off, so he can move when he wants. Today he's travelled about halfway down the tank and is hanging out under the bubble wall. Still lying on his side however. I'm hoping it eventu...
by trinity
Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:01 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Can someone explain this behavior of a weather loach?
Replies: 6
Views: 9083

Can someone explain this behavior of a weather loach?

Hi, So, a little over two weeks ago I brought home a new weather loach. I already had one weather loach, a long nose loach, four mollys, seven platys, six skirted tetras, and a rubber nose pleco. From the first day, this loach would flail about, hang sideways in the plants, and generally lay on the ...
by trinity
Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:53 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: help - new loach died unexpectedly
Replies: 34
Views: 27253

I floated the bag and then added water from the tank and waited another 10 minutes and then released them. I dont dump the bag into the tank per se, but I do turn it sideways in the water and let them swim out. The pull the bag up and water one of my plants with the bag contents. When I was at the s...
by trinity
Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:18 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: help - new loach died unexpectedly
Replies: 34
Views: 27253

help - new loach died unexpectedly

Hello, I'm new to the forum and I am hoping to make sure any new loach I get fairs better than my most recent one. It died in the first 48 hours. I have a 50 gallon aquarium that has been running a total of 9 years. The established fish are six skirted tetras (around 5 years old), a weather loach (a...