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Post by Bonedaddy » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:23 am

Hi folks. We have been given a BIg yoyo. He is about 5-6" i would say. He has red around the barbles so i am guessing he is male. We have 13 clown loaches ranging from 2" to 7" for him to play with but would love to get him some of his own kind. Would it be ok to put in smaller ones or would i be better getting some bigger ones for him? I saw some beuties in Pboro.
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Post by helen nightingale » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:00 am

i have two monster yoyos, and they are fine with my small striatas (except one who is scared, the yoyos dont chase it). i bought them as monsters, so i was a bit worried about whether they would be OK or not, but not a problem at all :D

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Was that at Maidenhead Aquatics you saw the loaches? if it was, then you couldnt go to a better place for your fish.
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Post by Bonedaddy » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:00 am

Hi there. Yes it was. We went to see Emma but she wasnt there.Their selection is wow. Wanted to seee Marge but we then found out she is at Emma's house lol. Still worth the drive all the same. Will go back on thurs and get some then. Thank you.
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Post by helen nightingale » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:41 pm

How long is the drive for you? i know it takes Graeme a long time. At least you know they will be healthy and well looked after when you buy them.

i hope they will all get on fine. maybe you could show us some photos?
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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:11 pm

Yes, it's a long drive for me. I don't see any problems with adding more to the mix. More the merrier!
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Post by Emma Turner » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:25 am

Hi Bonedaddy,

I'm really glad you enjoyed your trip over to our shop. :D I tend to do most of my work from home these days (except for fish shipment evenings), which is why I wasn't around. You should join us for the Loaches Online British meeting planned for sometime in August. :wink:

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Post by Bonedaddy » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:23 pm

Hi Emma Thanks would love to. Will try and get pics of clowns and yoyo. We have 6 x 3" 4 x 5" and 3 x 6-7". and a 6" yoyo.. Will get pics of new ones on thurs or fri, Save me some nice ones Emma. :lol:
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Post by Bonedaddy » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:40 pm

Heres a little video of some of our loaches doing the dance and annoying one of our common plecs (size comparrison - Plec = 9")

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/ ... 135051.flv
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Post by Graeme Robson » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:02 pm

Nice video! 8)
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Post by sophie » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:31 pm

hello, bonedaddy; nice to see someone else from the Midlands! I reckon smaller yoyos would be fine - though don;t let that put you off going back to Peterborough...
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Post by linarite » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:55 pm

Bonedaddy - Wonderful video. Poor pleco is plagued with tank mates that like to play and see him as a toy!
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Post by Bonedaddy » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:49 pm

Well we have 22 plecs in this tank and I have to say they all get on very well together - never any heated moments - we really seem to have a peacefull tank which is nice - the clowns are always very well behaved - at times they can be a little mad - i.e. bloodworm time - much crazy`ness - but by an large they are all well behaved...
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Post by mikev » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:21 pm

Nice video!

22 plecos -- what kinds?

My common (11"+) lived with clowns most of his life without any problems, he is now surrounded with Kubs who like to explorer him...they see him as furniture but he is a bit ticklish... :lol:
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Post by linarite » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:50 pm

mikev,

Now this I would love to see. lol You must send video or pics!
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Post by Bonedaddy » Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:43 am

Here`s the list of our pleco`s - the piebald bn`s are in a seperate 3 foot breeding tank and doing very nicely,the rest live in the `big` tank

Lda33/L199/L240/L027/L200/L083 x 2/L264/L046/L128 Small/L273 small @ large versions/L018/L201/L047/L204/L014/L239/L104 & 2 x Piebald bristlenoses and 2 x commons

I`ll post a video on a new thread of some of the eating times...
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