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Striata - The mid-water terroriser?
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:15 pm
by adampetherick
I added 3 striata to the main tank, they appeared to settle in well and are currently chasing the rasbora and barbs...
Is this normal or are they just settleing in? Thought striata were peacefull!
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:18 pm
by Graeme Robson
As far as i'm aware. They are just 'active' little chaps. No harm should be done.
Add two more!
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:23 pm
by Emma Turner
They are just finding their feet, er...fins.
Loaches tend to be quite curious when first added to a different set-up, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Like Graeme says though, you'll want to add a few more.
Emma
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:27 pm
by TammyLiz
Mine will "whisker" the barbs but they have learned to just ignore him.
I'm hoping to get a couple more, but I don't want to overstock my tank. Hopefully two more would be enough to add to the single one I have. Do you really think three is too few, Graeme and Emma? Even now he's not really alone--there are rostrata and yoyos.
The reason I have only one is that he was the only loach in the store when I bought him.
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:30 pm
by Emma Turner
Three is an absolute
minimum, five would be much much better for the fish.
Emma
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:32 pm
by Graeme Robson
I always find with keeping more, you often see the real 'characteristic's' of these great Loaches.