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my pleco is a common pleco. he does poo alot lol. hes growing really fast, probably 6-7 inches now. i'm planning on upgrading to a larger tank this summer for him. ive done a couple more water changes and the behavior hasnt really changed, but it appears to be milder. ill do more frequent water chan...

well, nitrates are up. im an idiot for not checking that first. ill do a water change today. is it odd that the nitrates arent effecting the other 2 loaches? also any secrets for nitrate control other than water changes and regular maintenance i dont know about? (i know this isnt really the thread t...

i have had the tank set up since late september. i change about 25-30% ever 2 weeks or so. I still have most of the fish i got when I first set up the tank so there have never been any illness or death problems. You mentioned the odd flick of the body against the substrate. that sounds like exactly ...

i posted this a few weeks ago in an old thread with not much response. ill try again. my eldest loach has been acting very strange lately. she has been fond of laying at the bottom of the tank and then going into a quick roll similar to when an alligator bites his enemy and goes into the death roll....

my eldest loach has been acting very strange lately. the 3 loaches are all friends now and have been for awhile. however my eldest loach has been fond of laying at the bottom of the tank and then going into a quick roll similar to when an alligator bites his enemy and goes into the death roll. she c...

I agree. Remove the shell and put in a couple PVC pipes or coconut huts (you can buy the coconut huts in the reptile or hermit crab section for about $3). I have lost several fish in shells when they get spooked and wedge themselves in, and I didn't realize it. i got rid of the shell and bought som...

I think a 29gal is small for kubotai. I raised my original 3 in a 29 for almost a year. I bought them before I found this site and learned about the fish. I've since upgraded to a 75 and they appear to be stunted, all the new fish have outgrown them. There's just not enough swimming room in 12x30. ...

They should figure out a pecking order over the coming days. How large is the tank, and do they have adequate hiding spots? It's really important to provide multiple secluded and shady spots. The best spot will fall to the alpha loach, but they all need shelter from light and movement outside the t...

I have had one Angelicus Botia for about three weeks now. She is pretty much an adult with all of the black grown in with the polka dot pattern. I found out that these fish do best in groups so today i purchases two more. My two new loaches are young with only the striped pattern developed. My big l...