Loaches Online Forum

Hi, It does seem that this loach (between 1.5-2 inches total length) may have a slight horizontal line between just one pair of bars. Time will tell, as you say. Whatever it is, I think it's a pretty loach. :D My existing kubs are beautiful, so this newbie has a lot to live up to, but it's looking p...

Hi, Thanks for your replies. I am pretty sure it's not a histrionica. All of the pictures I've seen of them have about 5 stripes, whereas this fish has 8 on the main body, plus more complicated markings on the head. There are three dark stripes on the tail. I can't get a photograph that would be of ...

Hi, Whilst in a fish store the other day, I saw a solitary loach in a tank with other species, took pity on it on bought it. The store said it was a polka dot, but I have 5 of them already and it looks quite different. Looking at the photographs on LOL, it seems to be a rostrata, but it also says th...

Hi, That looks like the little guy. He's pretty cool. :-) I found plenty of wood already; it seems to be fine in there. The pleco seems happy hanging underneath one of the pieces, but he still comes out to eat when I feed the tank in the evenings. I've tried feeding him yam too, but he didn't seem ...

Hi, Just to let you know, the loach seems to be back to full health. It stopped flashing within a couple of days of removing the wood, and has looked absolutely fine since. I hope it's not famous last words, but my tank is looking really great at the moment - lots of happy fish, and their silly/str...

Thanks for your reply. I did indeed get it from the reptile department. Of course, the lady who worked there told me it was suitable... but I guess maybe not. I'll see if I can find some soon that's in the fish department - that store didn't have any. I hope my poor pleco won't get too hungry in th...

Hi, I have one angelicus loach in my tank who started flashing a couple of days ago. His other tank mates (4 fellow angelicus loaches, two pepper corries, two upside down cats, two dwarf African frogs and a clown pleco) all seem fine, and there are no visible signs of parasites. The pleco is new to...