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Hi,

some pics and video of my 85 gallon tank.

5 Clowns
6 Yoyos
5 sidthimunkis
1 angelfish
1 dwarf puffer
3 ottos
2 coridoras sterbai







New video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDIVSqWdO8Y

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Dunga

Why there are some rings stick on the wood?
Why the spraybar mounted on the left side back of the tank ?
Is it better than mounted on the left end panel of the tank?

Pop that spray-bar off and get a nice flow.
Loaches will love it. Angel should also be fine with it- they find eddies and spend most of their time there, and hunt/feed in the current.
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nice tank. i want some fat yoyos. but they cost 21 bucks and petsmart is the only place that has them.

I'm curious as to how well the single angelfish and the loaches interact and whether or not they bother each other. I've always been fond of both, but never thought to put them in the same aquarium. Also, I've heard that angelfish tend to get loney if kept as a single...do you notice this?

LoachOrgy wrote:nice tank. i want some fat yoyos. but they cost 21 bucks and petsmart is the only place that has them.

Wow, I find them all the time at my LFS and I haven't paid above $9 for a loach. The most expensive loach I ever bought was a Sid at $8.99. I bought a nice big fat 4" yoyo from there for $7. (you can actually see my big fatty in my Avatar)

I LOVE my LFS

LoachOrgy wrote:nice tank. i want some fat yoyos. but they cost 21 bucks and petsmart is the only place that has them.

try petco they have yoyos all the time. petsmart has yoyos that they are selling as kubs in most of the stores i have been in

Seriously understocked - my tank's half the size and probably has twice the number of inhabitants

In my opinion I don't believe the tank is under-stocked. Once the clowns reach 6-8" they will be occupying a large amount of the aquarium.

Dunga do you have any problems having mixed clowns with yo-yo's?

Angelfish do not get 'Lonely' as a single.
They are a territorial fish and get 'angry' at an intruder that will not leave.

They will pair up and form a pretty strong pair bond, most often 1M + 1F, though 2 females can pair up temporarily.

Note the different water preferences, though: Angels and other flat sided fish (Discus, Silver Dollars...) are from calm, or slowly moving waters. Most Loaches are from fast moving water. To get the water moving fast enough for Loaches leaves little room for the Angels. They seem to do OK if there are places where the water is calmer.

I would add more caves, arches of driftwood and similar places, and a lot more plants. The sids will be up front a lot more, and swim higher in the tank if there is a back ground of plants for them.

hi you all,
The tank has some calm water places for the Algelfish. He is kind of agressive when the loaches try to swim near him, but its ok.
The Sids love to swim in front of the tank because of the Korallia pump.
I'll add more plants, and i'm looking for Higrophila Corymbosa. A friend told me that his loaches doest like the taste of this plant.
I've made a new video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svXu13PZCV4

Thank you!!

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Dunga

Hi!!

new pics form my loaches tank.

cheers

Dunga

Very nice! The additional plants definitely add to it.

Ravenmoon wrote:Very nice! The additional plants definitely add to it.

Thank you Ravenmoon!
Those plants are "Hygrophila corymbosa" and they're ok, despite loaches apetite.

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Dunga

PS: 6 yoyos, 5 clowns, 10 sidthimunkis , 1 sumô loach , 1 angelfish , 2 sterbai corys, 3 ottos, 1 dwarf puffer

Nice to see you here Dunga!

Dunga is my friend, from Brazilian Forums.

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