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My two airstones are causing bubbles to break at the water's surface at both ends of the tank . There seems to be quite a bit of surface agitation.I have seen the Clowns playing in the bubbles. The substrate is Geosystem River Gravel. I changed from rounded gravel to this, because I researched that ...

Thanks for the suggestions :) ...I doubt low oxygen is the cause as I'm running two air stones. I don't have a test for total hardness, but I think I'm going to have to get one. I think the problem is connected to water changes, and I need to investigate that further. I realize the tank is not large...

Hi...I'm Sharon, and I love Clown Loaches. :) However, they don't seem to do well for me. I have had several die over the past few months, and I can't really figure out why. My tank is 55 gal. The tankmates are 1Angel, 1 Ghost Knife Fish, 1 Clown Pleco, 1 Leopard Ctenopoma, 8 Rainbows, and 3 otos. T...