static Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Hi, any one have any experience / advise in keeping these? As I have just added them to my community tank. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerospel Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Hi, any one have any experience / advise in keeping these? As I have just added them to my community tank. Troy ← Hi these are great fish, I can only say that u make sure ur tank is completely covered and take no chances as one of mine jumped out of tiny gap in corner before. I dont find them aggressive as mentioned in some websites. Ive kept them with aggressive cichlids like convicts and now im keeping them with angelfish and other community fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I really enjoy watching my yoyo. Hes in a tank with some rasbora and a nannochromis. He cops a few hits and then chases the rasboras. I went to some shops today and during the weekend. Id recommend buying them from Lams or Auburn. They just seemed so much nicer in colour. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I had a group of 8 (about 3 years ago) in with two pair of G. surinamensis and 4 juvie S. jurapari. They chased them non-stop, constantly "feeling" them. They were very annoying to the other fish (in that particular aquarium). I never tried them in another tank - instead they went back to the LFS. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkmuncan Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 i had 4 5-6cm ones in with an 18cm Venustus... as they tank i was putting them in wasnt ready yet... in the morning i had none... ill never make that mistake again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddz Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I had two but one escaped with my Spiney Eel my other one is quite reclusive now but still looks after itself he/her is in a tank with Dwarf african Mbuna and wont cop any hassle from them he chases them he is also very very good for snail control.. he not agressive but stands up for himself i dont know how he would go in a tropical tank but in my tank he does fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hey I realise this is an old thread but is it true that loaches need a diet of high protein? I was hoping to stock either some clown, or yoyo's in with some Pseudotropheus but won't if they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 i keep mine in with african cichlids and they are fine, and have grown heaps since i got mine so must be doing alright with they diet they have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Loaches eat anything. They eat pellets, frozen blood worms and love figting my plecos for algae discs! Keep their bellies full, and you'd have a very happy active loach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobaltcraig Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Do they knock of snails like Clown Loaches do Cheers Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 craig, they sure do control snails. i use them in my fry tanks for snail control. had heaps there, now have none. just moved them between tanks as needed. found it best to keep them in groups of 2 or 3 though, they dont do so well alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Something I want to know is, do they raid substrate spawner eggs during the night? If so I'll move mine. Also how does one catch a loach out of a planted tank? I'm thinking a kind of loach trap might do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 I found them a pain to catch even in a bare tank. I dont like your chances in planted tank Fiona. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 That's why I was thinking "loach trap" - if I could make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Get a 2lt soft drink bottle and remove the label. Next remove the neck of the bottle so that you have a wider entrance. Make a second cut where the bottle is the widest (just above where the label was). Invert the top of the bottle inside the body to form an inverted funnel. Add a bit of food inside to get the loaches to go in and they cant swim out quickly when you reach into the tank to fish the trap out. Gerard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 Thanks for that. I think I may attach string to the top of it and then I can quickly reel it in. I also did a bit of research on the 'Net and found some piccies of bamboo pole traps that they use to catch them from the wild so that is another possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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