Strong marble loaches!!

The forum for the very best information on loaches of all types. Come learn from our membership's vast experience!

Moderator: LoachForumModerators

Post Reply
Beowulf
Posts: 58
Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:18 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Strong marble loaches!!

Post by Beowulf » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:27 pm

Decided to clean my large Eheim today and what do I find inside? Two marble loaches and 4 young kribs!! I got these loaches as a group of 6 on sale on boxing day. I noticed about 2-3 weeks later I was down to four and thought that 2 had died and been eaten by the other fish in the community tank. To my surprise they have been hanging out in the filter since then!!

They were a little skittish at first and I could seen some muscle loss as they had trouble swimming at first but within 15 minutes they were rocketing around the tank, happy it would seem to be free!!
Top
User avatar
Graeme Robson
Posts: 9096
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Graeme Robson

Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Feb 03, 2008 1:50 pm

Good to hear all is well!! 8)
Image
Top
User avatar
palaeodave
Posts: 1370
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:25 am
Location: London/York

Post by palaeodave » Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:20 pm

Marble loach?
Top
User avatar
Graeme Robson
Posts: 9096
Joined: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:34 am
Location: Peterborough, UK
Contact:
Contact Graeme Robson

Post by Graeme Robson » Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:23 pm

palaeodave wrote:Marble loach?
One of the many common names for the Botia kubotai, Dave. :wink:
Image
Top
User avatar
brett_fishman
Posts: 675
Joined: Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:00 pm
Location: BC, Canada
Contact:
Contact brett_fishman

Post by brett_fishman » Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:04 pm

i LOVE kubotai!!

any idea how they got into the filter?
10g Tank - 1 Male Betta
70g Tank - 2 Pearl Gouramis 10 Harlequin Rasboras 4 Neon Tetras 2 SAEs 1 Swordtail
Top
Beowulf
Posts: 58
Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:18 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Post by Beowulf » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:13 pm

Ya sorry Kubotai.

They were not that small when I got them but I am guessing they got sucked into the intake. On my fry tanks I have sponges of the intakes but now I guess I will add them to the filters in the community tanks.
Top
User avatar
mistergreen
Posts: 1640
Joined: Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:41 pm
Location: Round at the ends and Hi in the middle

Post by mistergreen » Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:39 pm

The filter is the only safe place for them right?
If they're out in the general population, they have no chance.
Top
User avatar
palaeodave
Posts: 1370
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:25 am
Location: London/York

Post by palaeodave » Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:31 pm

Ah right, hadn't heard that one before. Lee's histies used to occasionally disappear into the internal filter in his old juwel. It was only when we dismantled the tank to set up a new one that we discovered a very skinny individual that we assumed has died long before!

Good job you found them when you did. Surprising they can live in there for as long really...
Top
User avatar
crazy loaches
Posts: 708
Joined: Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:12 am
Location: Gahanna, Ohio
Contact:
Contact crazy loaches

Post by crazy loaches » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:33 am

brett_fishman wrote:
any idea how they got into the filter?
Probably something like this: http://www.schmerlen.de/video/histrion-out1.avi (a movie clip wasserscheu found and posted a while back)
Top
User avatar
palaeodave
Posts: 1370
Joined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:25 am
Location: London/York

Post by palaeodave » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:44 pm

I love that video.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Loach Forum”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 158 guests