A Loaches Forum!

[247Plants]

Woot! Awesome.......

I have had in the past

Tiger Loaches
Chinese Ringed Loaches(A schistura species)
Botia
sithimunki

What have you had?

[DAVIDFBT]

Kuhlis.
I want to get some Zebras for my 55 though.

I love all these new sub forums! 1 more step forward for AC! :headbang2:

[Virtuoso2K12]

Dojos, does otos count as loaches?

[247Plants]

oto's are catfish.

[AlexW]

Lets see...

Kuhli Loach, Java Loach, Clown Loach (bad me, way in the beginning), skunk botias, zebra botias, dwarf horsefaced, chinese hillstream and I think that's it.

[Lupin]

Kept plenty. Too many to mention. Hehe...

Planning to put some sticky threads soon. Stay tuned.:D

[PsyKick]

I currently have Zebra and Kuhli loaches and I LOVE them.
In fact I went out and bought a new tank for them just so I could get more and they could have the soft sand they prefer!!

[cam191919]

striped, skunk, weather, angelicious, n yoyos. loaches started me up with fish keeping, no question why

[Dwarf Puffers]

I've had black kuhlis and beaufortia kweichowensis... I'd like to try dwarf or zebra, though :)

[snoopy65]

I have a pair of Hillstream Loaches

[DarkDH]

WOW!

I am gone for 2 days....

And there is a LOACH FORUM!

[jpappy789]

None:lipssealedsmilie:

But I definitely plan on getting some sid's in the future:drool::grinyes:

[lovemybarbs]

I have a three year old angelicus botia and a one year old dojo.

[jm1212]

where is my corydoras forum?

[DAVIDFBT]

In the catfish section. :grinyes:

[Lupin]

where is my corydoras forum?


In the catfish section. :grinyes:
:grinyes: :grinyes:

[DarkDH]

Just remembered!

4 Kuhli loaches, soon to be 8...

[bluekrissyspike]

right now i've got kuhlis...in the past i've had clowns, golden zebras, skunks, yo-yo's and dojo!! i love them all. i need more tanks, lots more tanks....big ones.

[247Plants]

My last sid died last night :(

I am now loachless......

[paperdragon]

I've got 3 dojos currently, and plan to get a couple more plus kuhlies for a different tank.

[Lupin]

My last sid died last night :(

I am now loachless......
Sorry to hear that, Kurt.:( Any plans to replace them? I know sids tend to be very expensive.:lipssealedsmilie:

[Preeths]

Started with 5 YOYO loaches, I have a colony of zebra loaches (planning to increase their numbers) going to get some native loaches on my next fishing trip.

[pinkertd]

And I have 42 sids that are going to make me proud by spawning someday!:grinyes:

[DominionDesign]

There are 3 chocolate kuhlis in the tank now. Before I got into the shrimp there were several Clowns, Yoyos and Angelicus. I would love to set up a stream tank for Hillstreams one day.

[fishorama]

I just came home from vacation & there's a loach forum! Very cool!

I currently have sids, striatas, clowns, kuhlis, v. maassi & schistura "crimson". I tried skunks for a while but couldn't give them a good home, too aggressive.

They're all snubbing me right now, mad they had a sitter & no veggies for a week.

[247Plants]

Sorry to hear that, Kurt.:( Any plans to replace them? I know sids tend to be very expensive.:lipssealedsmilie:

Yep...Going with a school of 25 botia dario.

[NickD]

My only loaches are the 8 black kuhlis I currently have.

[Lupin]

Yep...Going with a school of 25 botia dario.
Cool, Kurt!:headbang2:

[vanillarum]

Let's see. I've got 7 sids and 7 sewellia lineolata. Love to have more, but I'm waaaaay overpopulated as it is !! And I'm not even tryin" !
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/laxplaya1346/IMG_1626.jpg
:)

[fishorama]

Cute sewellia! I'd rehome some of your loaches for ya vanillarum ;). I'm setting up a brook/riverish tank with my Lake Superior rocks, they'd fit right in :grinyes:.

[rill2004]

I have two horse-face loaches and I love them!!!

My hubby was talking about us getting a few more!!

Thanks for letting me share!!

Krista

[247Plants]

Still no loaches for me.

[ch-47 soldier]

4 dojos

[inkyjenn]

we are getting a bunch more i think. 9 clowns. 20 more pending

[chattgirl]

I have had a clown loach in the past when I first started up my very first 30 gallon and he actually lasted a long time and now reading up on them knowing I know nothing at all!! But I have decided I might not be ready for one, I was wondering about Botia loaches... are they good/easy for someone just starting out?

[247Plants]

I started out with botia dario. Loved those guys.

[Lupin]

I have had a clown loach in the past when I first started up my very first 30 gallon and he actually lasted a long time and now reading up on them knowing I know nothing at all!! But I have decided I might not be ready for one, I was wondering about Botia loaches... are they good/easy for someone just starting out?
Which species would you like to start? How big is the tank? They're very easy to keep except when they're riddled with internal parasites. Yoyos are easy to keep but too boisterous and too big at 5-6 inches. A 55g is usually the minimum for all species of the botiine genus due to plenty of space although a 40g will work for Botia dario, Botia histrionica, Botia striata and Botia rostrata. A 20-30g for Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki.

[BreezeRuehls]

corys, and dojos :) (I cant believe people eat these guys!)

[Lupin]

Breeze, cories are not loaches. They're catfish. Yes, a lot of Asian countries do use dojos as one of their food fish. I'm from one of the Asian countries but I don't eat dojos.lol

[BreezeRuehls]

LOL, I know that, but for some reason I spaced it:). Only one cup of coffee today....I think they do in japan, I told my husband if I catch him near my my tank with chopsticks, it is over!



Breeze, cories are not loaches. They're catfish. Yes, a lot of Asian countries do use dojos as one of their food fish. I'm from one of the Asian countries but I don't eat dojos.lol