Loaches Online Forum

I found the BEST deal yesterday I wanted to share with you all. I went to Water Garden Gems http://www.watergardengems.com, right off I-10 about 15 miles east of San Antonio and found Golden Dojos 3 for $10!!!

It is a huge beautiful place with goldfish, koi ($1,000 koi even!) and water plants and ponds of all shapes and sizes. I was looking through the goldfish tanks and they had little baskets set down in them with more beautiful little Dojos than I had ever seen! The guy working there said they looked like spaghetti (!) when they poured them from the transport bags. They came from China.

So I got three - one tiny one, one mid-size and one larger one that has orange spots down his back. Just lovely specimens. When I got them out of the transport bag to put them in my koi pool the bag was so big I had to get them out with my hand (after acclimating them of course). I don't know if any of you have ever touched your loaches, but they have smoothest, softest skin. They didn't even run from me!

Man, I'm weird.

I'm in San Antonio. I'll have to take a look at those loaches if I can manage to get out that way. Can you post pics of the loaches you purchased? The orange spots sound more like Kuhlis than Dojos, but I'd like to see pics all the same. Good find.

Actually I don't have a digital camera. So 1990s, I know.

They are definitely golden dojos - I've kept dojos for years. The smallest one is about 2 1/2 inches long, the next bigger one is about 3 and the biggest with the three orange spots on his back is about 3 1/2. They're still hiding most of the time but are SO beautiful.

You won't be disappointed if you go check them out. They have tons and tons of them! And they look to be in very good condition.

Hmm... I may have to setup the goldfish tank that wife has been hinting at, but won't admit she wants so I can get some of those Dojos....