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by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

starsplitter what kind of bichir do you have? bichirs are not normaly found in very hard water and are usually found in softer water than the riftlakes. they live in rivers and streams and swampy areas of africa. they are so to say very adaptable fish. i was told by a number of bichir keepers on a d...
by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:23 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

i searched on that loach site and found a few species that may be possible. let me know what you think Yasuhikotakia eos Skunk Loach (Yasuhikotakia morleti) Yasuhikotakia longidorsalis the next group might be too small dorsalventrally, or in general circumferance. can anybody post measurements? Boti...
by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:42 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

so in the long run a min of 125 would be my best bet if i wanted to keep these guys for their whole lives? or would it be better to go even bigger?

again thanks for the info
by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:28 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

so in a year they would hit the 5 inch mark, or should i expect more to 4 inches? i wasnt planning on adding the bichir untill the loaches were at least 3 inches. then introducing a very young senegal or delhizi. senegals dont get too terribly large and the "designer" morphs tend to be on the short ...
by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:23 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

thanks Diana
that was very helpfull ^_^
by malcularius
Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:20 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

considering that i know loaches are social fish i would have a school for them. i recall reading that a min school for clowns should be 5+. the cichlid will be a south american cichlid, though it will not be any of the super agresive species such as terrors or devils. which ever south american spece...
by malcularius
Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:23 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: stocking questions
Replies: 11
Views: 9884

stocking questions

Hello, I am restarting my 75 gallon. and while poking around my LFs for ideas on stockig it. I was going to do oddballs and a display cichlid (still havent narrowed it down yet, lol). my store sugested clown loaches as one fo my active fun bottom feeders. the loach will have a smaller bichir to live...