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Can I ask the experienced loach keepers in here for suggestions of loaches that will do well in a

(a) 50gallon tank with angelfish, hatchetfish, corydoras and otos.

(b) 46gallon tank with black & white skirt tetras, Garra cambodgiensis, and other small community fish.

I'm in the Philippines and last June we had a super typhoon hit our area, bringing in muddy floodwaters up to many people's house ceilings. It was a good thing my neighborhood wasn't hit by the floodwaters, otherwise I would have said goodbye to the fishes in my two (at that time) tanks. However, we...

I can still remember some of your hillstream loaches are possibly Gastromyzon ctenocephalus and Gastromyzon scitulus , Ed.;) Just the couple I got from the LFS where we met. I could also see at least one Beaufortia kweichowensis . From the ones I see, I could distinguish at least three different sp...

I would agree with that. Hillstreams can be very shy and unless you know the specific markings of each fish, often hard to distinguish. You might also try to get a flashlight out at night and look around after lights out. You're right. I wish I was able to check their markings before I put them in....

What is your feeding routine like? I ask because I often am in the same situation. Here's what I'll do when I'm counting short... Skip a day (or two) of feeding, then at the next feeding go for the count. It's chaos and can be difficult to count a group of frenzying fish but I find the fasting to u...

I'm in the habit of sitting in front of my 50g aquarium to watch my fish. During that time, I take a headcount of each type of fish I have. But never had I been able to take a complete headcount of my hillstream loaches. I know I had eight of them in my tank. But the most count I was able to take sh...

You may want to go through this article at KokosGoldfish.com -> http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/Swim%20Bladder%20Disorder.html Caused by: 1. The swim bladder is an air-filled organ which the fish uses to balance itself and swim up and down by regulating the pressure inside. If the airbladder becomes co...

namal kamalgoda wrote:
Does anyone know what is wrong and what I can do for him? It’s terrible to see him like that. Thanks in advance

Your Mom's black oranda has a swim bladder problem.

Try following the suggested treatment from this page.

I hope your Mom's black oranda gets well.