inherited skinny loaches, what food?

:jaw-dropping: the change in these guys is astonishing! all 4 are now around 3"long, the biggest maybe a little more, they are getting nice and chunky and are looking more loach shaped, and their colours are amazing. the biggest one on particular has really started losing the YOYO patterns and is quickly getting a more reticulated pattern, i swear its changing by the day. i treated the whole tank with the kusuri as an all round precaution so i know they are parasite free. they are fed on frozen bloodworm, frozen brine shrimp, freeze dried tubifex worms, tropical flake, cougette, and they also nibble at the algae tablets i drop in from time to time. they are out day and night and ive yet to see them rest! they are really energetic, and my dad came to visit last night and asked where his 'loachy things' were. when i pointed them out he actually didnt believe they were the same fish :p: thanks to everyones help and pointers to get these guys healthy, i wouldnt be without them now :grinno:
 
Wonderful! Now you know why I'm a loach addict! 1 thing though, I'd skip feeding tubifex in any form, they can harbor nasty parasites & diseases. I don't even trust irradiated or freeze dried. A nice carnivore pellet like Hikari or (I think) King British would be a better option. My fish like anything earthworm flavored too. Congrats on a great save!
 
ye i had to giggle a bit when he said about his 'loachy things', he really didnt know much about fish, and never seemed to want to learn. they are my 'loachy things' now :rofl:

ive heard about problems with live tubifex worms but thought that freeze dried were fine. i wont buy any more then, shame as my fish love them, but frozen bloodworm seems as much of a favourite so will stick with that instead.

i will have a look around for the carnivore pellets, i like hikari foods more than king british, not sure why but they seem to be higher quality and i have great results with them with my goldfish so il have a look when im next in, if i cant find any il go for the king british ones instead.

thanks for the advice.
 
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