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So thats good to know about the dawn/dusk thing - thankyou! Would these "old" clowns be upset if 2 or 3 new young clowns joined them? These guys have been a pair for 10 years now. Or would I be better off getting other compatible fish? Sorry to sound so naive about it all - just want to do whatever ...

Hi all! I have two Clown loaches who have survived various moves and other upheavals with no problem, and always been very active. They are now 10 years old and 5 -6 inches. They have become very nocturnal hiding under a log, and I rarely see them apart from at dusk or dawn (and with blue moonlight)...

Hi Diana, Many thanks for your reply. It was much appreciated! It was indeed a "mini cycle", and I didn't realise this could even happen in a mature tank. I guess I was getting a bit panicky. I did another water change and used Tetra Safe start which seems to have worked and the tank now appears sta...

I have a 240l tank that has been running for over 6 months with no problems. A few weeks ago I added some new stones as decoration and after a couple of days my ammonia levels suddenly shot up. This seems to have triggered a "mini cycle" - is this possible?! Of course I threw the stones out (I teste...

Hi, I was recently given a Juwel Lido 120l tank (30gallons). Is this big enough to keep my 2 clown Loaches in? (both about 5 inches). It is roughly cube shaped: W61 x D41 x H58cm (24 x 16 x 22 inches). Or would they be better in a tank with larger surface area? They were in a regular 60 litre (15g) ...