Loaches Online Forum

Hi folks , I put a fast flowing stream stone covered in algea and a silk weed/willow moss type plant in a tank with baby crayfish which I used as a quarantine tank for cheni young ( did not sterilize in order to preserve the plant !). This was about a mounth ago and now my tank is thriving with Hydr...

Hello Setsuna, I've just built a manifold with power head (aquaclear 3000) I had 2 but thought my fluval 304 and piston pump + air stone would be enougth with 1 power head . I wish I'd used both now when I look at the natural habitats of the fish I am keeping. the tank looks great to me ,I'm new to ...

I now have my tank up and running. My cable tidy broke which had me mad for an hr or so hence the cable to the right of the tank I put a spare hud onto the tank with another light to a different socket for the time being. I've got some more pebbles to add when they aquire a green covering and will b...

Thanks sabresonic for the tip, I removed 80% of my gravel then slipped tubular cray fish hides (tubing stuck to slate ) over the side pipes then used rocks to keep it down until the gravel went over it. Hi Mark the cheni came from a new exotic pet shop in the centre of Aycliffe 3.50 each but their s...

Excellent article Emma,
I'm going to try and mimic your conditions.
all the best,
John

Well I've totaly taken the bait and started to convert my 4ft tank into a river tank. I got some 22mm plastic tubing and push together T pieces and corner bends .Luckily they pushed together air tight with no need for glue / silicone as when I assembled it and tried to put it into my tank which ive ...

Hi Emma, Thanks for the reply and the forum looks great. I'm going to have to return my mussels to some one who knows an apropriate pond for them ,I have though about putting them in a tank and giving it water changes using siphoned water from my other tanks (though I'd never be confident in using t...

Thank you for the reply Les, My tank temperalily housing the loaches is now after about 4 days crystal clear so as the housing of the musseles is also short term (till i complete my pond and the conditions of their new permenant placement becomes favourable !) I think I will rotate them arround my o...

Hi everyone , I found the site after following a link from Mad Duff on another site. I had already read the great article life in the fast lane by Martin T. I've at pressent got a few tanks spare after breeding crayfish . In a 2ft tank I have placed x4 P. cheni which i obtained from a high street pe...