Breeding weather loaches
- I'm breeding them, at current one of my females is heavy with eggs so fingers crossed I may have babies..!!!
- —Guest neil
Herbert
- I found Herbert the weather loach during a walk in Collingwood, Ontario. I noticed a bag filled with water just outside my parents townhouse with an eel looking thing in it. I took it home and put it into my tank with tetras and guppy's and frogs. I suspect he ate all of the Guppy's babys and limbs on the frogs began to disappear. In the Two years since I found him he has grown two inches I have him in a 20 g tank with lots of plants and hiding spaces. I was thinking of putting a giant Conch shell inside but am worried that if I do I will rarely see him. Only once have I had to rescue him from the floor. I came home from work and he was lying right beside the tank. I thought he was dead at first I picked him up and put him back into the tank. I have two cats and he was not eaten I was surprised. Though the cats are always running around the tank and the loach follows them and splashs about. I feed him livebearer food and he seems to enjoy it. I have not tried chicken or peas
- —Guest AndrewG1982
Bully!
- We just bought a Weatherloach along with a Blackmoor, 2 Comet Goldfish and a Plecturous, who all share a tank. This fish has turned out to be the biggest clown ever! He has a very strong personality and is fun to watch, but seems to have a habit of tormenting the other fish, particularly around feeding time. He either sticks his head up their ass, or attacks their gills with brute force! Can anyone shed light onto why he might be doing this? We think that he killed the smaller of the 2 Comet Goldfish, as overnight he had bruising on his left gill which later turned black! This fish has such a comic edge to it we don't really want to separate him as he was put in the tank at the same time as the others, but he is only three inches long!
- —Guest Catch it if you can...
I have 3 like to get a few more
- I have 3 weather loaches ..2 in my 29G here by the computer and 1 in the 40G tank.29G has mostly tetras (neon,cards,rummynose)and 4 flying fox algae eaters that act like a school of tetras,and a lone albino cory.This tank is SO entertaining to watch.The 40G also has tetra and some corys but ONLY one loach...wonder if I should get one or 2 so they can play.I have had them take reptile sticks out of my hand...flying foxes do it too...which is so cool.GREAT fish...Maybe set up a 10G for just a couple loaches..Any thoughts???
- —BostonPaulie
LOACH NESS MONSTER
- I have a 75gal. dedicated to loaches and botias w/ the exception of 2 angelfish % 4 barbs. The kuhlis swim in circles in the bubble curtian and my gold dojos drape themselves over the wand. But get this..I have a HUGE olive drab colored dojo and while I was watching him, he started acting like a cat coughing up a hairball. I became concerned and then four large bubbles erupted from his rear. He FARTED!!! I couldn't believe it and had the best laugh of the week. I just love loaches and they're fun to watch.
- —Guest tzar66
weather loach
- I would just like to share that I had a weather Loach who sadly died just this last weekend, he lived to be @ least 12yrs old, my daughter will be 11 yrs in January & I had definitely had him a couple yrs by then. So good luck to all out there, I will be looking for another one once the tank has settled back down after having had a good clean!
- —rumbles80
*The* Fish to Keep with Goldfish
- These friendly, fun fish are generally the only choice for living permanently in a goldfish tank. It's suggested that you get them while the goldfish are young. As they both grow, they share the same ideal conditions and the loaches will be too big for the goldfish to consider food. At the same time, the loaches don't care one whit about those goldfish fins that look so yummy to many other fish. I have three, two gold and one regular (a bronze color, to be honest). All three nibble and rest in my hand when it's in the tank. And to me, their faces look much more like puppy dog faces. Especially the gold ones. By the way, the regularly colored ones tend to be a bit more active than the gold ones.
- —OrandaMan
Walmart-Loach Death Row. First Loaches
- Hello Everyone! I have acquired 2 male golden dojo loaches last week. I saved them from death row at walmart. They were the only healthy ones left in the tank. The rest were very diseased and sickly. Over half of them were dead. I was very very sad being a fish lover. I found the only 2 healthy ones and brought them home with me. They are doing so well now and are so much more active. They love wardleys dry flake food and they even like my reptomin turtle pellets as treats every now and again. They reacted to the barometric pressure changes in weather yesterday and they slammed themselves into the gravel in the tank. It scared me so badly because if one of their barbels are damaged it couold lead to potential problems in the loaches. So tommorrow I am going to Harry's Aquarium and Pets to acquire sand substrate and more aquatic plants. After extensive research I have found loaches to be my favorite fish, as well as glo-fish. If you ahve any suggestions for me, jsut type me back here.:)
- —Guest S.L. Sheets
My weather Loach
- Well, I hae one weather loach, who's watching me right now. I'm not sure whether or not to get another one, as he seems quite happy. Well, I think he is anyway. He's very graceful, but doesn't move around much, hes quite shy, but fun to watch, Should I get another one?
- —Guest lovemyloach
We lost our weather dojo today
- Our family is very sad as we lost our dojo, Torpedo, today(2/20/10) He was nearly 6 years old, and our favorite fish. Torpedo had the neatest personality and would bury himself up with only his eyes and barbels showing. Sometimes I could have sworn he was communicating with us, he would even move pieces around to particular places when we rearranged the tank. In hours he would have whatever was moved placed where he thouht it should go. RIP Torpedo. We will miss you!
- —Guest Randi Rivers and Freddy Gschwend
Albino Loaches
- I've had a pair of albinos for almost a year now, never had any problems with them. They're in a 60 gal. community tank with fancy goldfish, comet goldfish, and white cloud mtn. minnows. Tank substrate is medium gravel, there's a few large lava rocks they can hide among. The plants are plastic, not real, because of the goldfish. Loaches often drape themselves over the plants, it's startling to visitors who think they may be dead! Loaches are more nocturnal than the fish, I enjoy watching them play in the evenings. The albino coloring means they're almost transparent in bright light, but when on the move they're just white streaks. It's also entertaining to have their "help" when cleaning the tank. I'd recommend them to anyone!
- —Guest kj
weather loach
- I had 2 loach about 3 months ago and now they are 6-7inchs. They are fantastic, however they do like to suck on some of my other fish. I have a 4ft tank with bogwood and plants and a large castle in there which they love. They have a bubble block and an external filter which has made a massive change to the appearance of the water. a good investment. and the loach love it. I love my loach and would tell anyone to have a couple of them given the write conditions for them only. I have now added a 3rd one and it hasnt bothered them at all. They like to be in groups. Thanx fellow loachers its nice to let ppl know what good pets they are.
- —sylviahaines
My loach braveheart
- I bought 2 loaches back in 1992 when I was between overseas trips. One sadly died in 2006 but braveheart is still with me At 17 years old ! He exhibits a the behaviours you all mention and is ver tame. He is now all by himself and I am worried that he is lonely as he has always been in with other fish. He still goes nuts when the weather changes and I was worried he was getting elderley or depressed as he is not as lively as usual but Reading all these posts I am thinking he is just lonely and am worried I will not be able to find him a mate. By the way he is a handsome 9 inches and loves to swim down the filter pipe and suck on peoples fingers! He is quite the showman. Should I get him a companion? What do you all think am I being emotional?opinions appreciated.
- —Sallynurse
Gold Dojo Loach
- Special Notes: My substrate/gravel is medium/large and makes the loach a little jack hammer trying to find snails. To accommodate their love to dig/burrow I bought a large amphibian plastic tray, filled that with sand and burrowed the whole thing into the gravel like a sand pit and they love it. I have an undergravel filter is the reason for the protection. No problems with sand sifting through the gravel and spewing out. If you choose to do this take your time and be careful but well worth their happiness to explore. They love snails. You might consider causing a minor infestation just so they have lots of fun digging around. Snail egged plants caused my mishap and now I'm afraid all snails will be gone soon and might have to intentionally cause another infestation lol. Everything said about the Gold Loach is true and by far the most diverse personality of all my fishes. Compatibility includes Upside Down Cat, Cory Cat, Peppered Cory Cat, Otocinclus, Cardinal, Red Platy, Ghost Shrimp
- —sahuoy
Loach
- I have a 7-inch long fish, and, KathSouthwell, don't worry! That happened to mine, too!
- —Guest abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
