Loaches Online Forum

I've added 3 M.triangularis today and initial signs are good. The M.guentheri aren't making life difficult for them as yet.
Also added 2 B.rostrata to make the total 6.
Just the Y.sidthimunki to go, better leave them a few weeks.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37677437@N05/3550714723/


Geoff
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Took a few photos at the Wildwoods shop the other day and neglected to note down what these are ;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37677437@N05/3540797908/

Anybody have experience keeping them ?

Regards

Geoff

Thanks Mick, hope to get them on Thursday. Will let you know how I get on. I've got room to add some more pipes but can't find anything suitable in the aquatic shops. The ones I have were bought may years ago. Maybe I should try the plumbers merchant.

Geoff

I have a 65 gallon tank with 12 small Barbs, 6 Asian Catfish and 14 Loach( 6 Pangio Kuhlii, 4 M. guentheri, 4 Botia rostrata ). The tank has lots of bogwood, plants and pipes for personal space. All the loaches have settled in well and spend quite a lot of time at the front of the tank on the fine g...

Another compatibility question please.

Would I being asking for trouble if I added three ( say ) M. triangularis to my community tank in which there are already 4 M. guentheri ?

I'm hoping they will socialise with their relatives and behave similarly.

Thanks in advance.

Geoff

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37677437@N05/3531120172/

Photo taken earlier today of one of the four on sale.

Geoff

Saw four S. pridii for sale earlier today. Is someone still trying to 'rescue' as many of these as possible for a breeding programme ? Should I reserve them for later collection. The shop is north of London, I live in Herts. Could someone collect them or meet me to do a relay ? I don't have a tank I...

Went out to get B. kubotai to add to my tank today and the ones in stock were very large and too intimidating for current tank occupants. Got four of these, sold as B. rostrata instead. Very cute and seem to be settling in well. They're about 20mm SL. http://www.flickr.com/photos/37677437@N05/348881...

Many thanks for your great advice.

I'm in danger of joining the loach obsessives.

Just checked with Wildwoods and they've got Sewellia linelota and Yunnanilus cruciatus !!!!

Geoff

I have 2 Gagata at about 40mm SL. They are much darker bodied than any of the pictures of G. cenia on Planet catfish, but don't really fit with any of the other species. They were just sold as Gagata. Before you ask they don't sit around long enough to be photographed, especially since the M. guenth...

How quick are you, wow.

My tank is 65 gallons, well filtered and aerated with good flow of water.

It also has Barbs and Gagata cats. The 'Guentheri' are quite feisty with the other fish but seem to tolerate the Kuhliis.

Thanks again

Geoff

I've very little experience of keeping loaches but would like to get more !! I've now got 6 P. kuhlii and 4 M. guentheri ( thanks again for id help here ). I'd like to add two more species ( maybe B. kubotai and Y. sidthimunki ). Advice on compatibility and shoal numbers would be much appreciated. G...

Many thanks for the rapid reply.

Geoff

Would be very grateful if someone could identify this loach, I have just bought 4. The one in the photo is about 30mm SL, will they grow much bigger ?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37677437@N05/

Thanks Geoff