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I noticed on one of the clown loaches (out of 20), there is a white patch (a bit bigger than a white spot) on his black stripe. I can't be 100% sure if its white spot (ich) or just a white mark, there are no other white spots on him or the other clown loaches. I also noticed one of the yoyo...

Thanks for the reply. I did another 45% water change today and checked the Nitrite level a few hours later, it had dropped from 0.25 to 0.12 - is this a good sign? I did however double/triple dosed Prime when adding the new tap water. Should I do another 45% water change tomorrow? I have not...

I recently added three bala sharks (3 inches each) to my 6x2x2 tank. They have settled in quite well and have not bothered the other fish. Most of the time they school together in the mid to top level of the tank. I've noticed since I added them that they like to swim to the top of the tank...

Thanks Wilder. I have stopped feeding since I spotted the waste. I added an airstone for extra aeration for the meantime, but will the 0.25ppm Nitrite reading in the meantime be deadly for the fish? How long does it usually take to reduce it to 0, in a mature tank?

Hi all, The quick question is if a 0.25 reading is toxic for the fish? I have a 6x2x2 (650L) and recently my friend had accidently overfed the fish while I was away for a day. I came back to find some of the uneaten food decomposing on the gravel, and knew it was not a good sign. I measured...

Hi Gilli, THanks for the reply. I did do research on them before I got them and have had yoyos in the past. From what I've read, they are best kept in a school of no less than 5, as usually getting just one with be far too cruel for it as, like other loaches, they are schooling fish. Not sure...

I'm not sure if other loach owners have witnessed this as I was in shock when I witnessed my 4" clown with a rummynose's had in his mouth. I went to turn the tank lights off for the night when I noticed the clown chewing on something. I found this strange as I last fed them 5 hours ago and they...

Last week, I added 8 Yoyo loaches to my 360L tank. I have 20 rummynoses and 16 cardinals, all tetras are mature and have been in the tank for over a year now. The other fish in the tank are 18 clown loaches of various sizes (mostly babies). During the last two days, I have noticed one...

Thaks for the reply Colin. The driftwood sunk as soon as I soaked it in the bucket, there does not appear to be any tannins either but I will wait a few more hours before chucking it in the tank. Thanks again

Hi, I was wondering what the normal procedures are for adding driftwood into a mature tank? This piece of driftwood was used before but taken out about 12 months ago. In the past, I would soak the driftwood in a bucket of tank water for a day, not sure if this is the best method? Thanks

Hi, just wondering what the ideal temperature for Bronze & Sterbai cories would be? Currently, my tank is set at 25oC, should I increase this a bit since Sterbai's enjoy warmer temp? Thanks

Hi, I have a 30g tank which houses my bronze and sterbai corydoras. The largest bronze cory who is about 6cm always comes up to the top to breathe, I have noticed it doing it a lot more frequently in the last few week, I know this is normal behaviour for cories, but not when they are doing it...

tank size is 100g...apologies i eventually retested for ammonia and it was in fact 0.5...I had used the wrong testing mix. I've since made a 50% water change and used a lot of Prime, hopefully the ammonia clears up soon

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I'm using the API master test kit which is used by and recommended by many aquarists here. I have rechecked 3 times and I'm getting the same results. I've done an immediate water change (25%), is this enough or should I go ahead and change more?

I came home to discover 3 of the yoyos had died (or was on their way) :) The yoyos that died varied from 2" to 3". Prior to the discovery, I had 6 yoyos but am now left with 3. I really really want to find out the cause to prevent any further deaths. Needless to say, I was devastated and...

Great news! I just checked on the eggs and to my surprise, about 25 of the eggs have hatched!! Sadly about 15 was loss due to fungus...so that leaves me with another 20 or so eggs. The coolest thing was to actually see the fry 'hatching', if there is such a thing? To the more experienced cory...

Well done with the panda fry Xebadir! Would it be possible to post some pics of the panda fry? I'm sure many of us here would love to see the fry! :) Cheers and best of luck with raising the fry.

Hi, I always thought sand would be harder to maintain as it can get dirty quite easily compared to gravel? Sand would also be hard to clean/gravel vac compared to gravel. I once thought about changing from gravel to sand too, but the cories and loaches seem to be fine with the gravel so I...

In the 29g cory tank, I have panda, sterbai and bronze cories in there and discovered around 60 eggs today. Its been a few months since I've seen any spawning behaviour from the cories. THe problem is, I'm not sure if the eggs belong to the sterbais or the bronze - it shouldn't be the pandas...

Hi, I recently got a 10g tank and have set it up as a quarantine tank and have also added plants. I forgot to get a heater for it and am currently using a 200w one. Would it be energy efficient (in terms of power consumption) to use a 200w heater for the 10g tank or a 50w? Obviously the 200w...

Recently, I've lost a few danios and a platty. One of my rummynose tetra has also lost its eye. I believe this may be due to the adult Bristlenose (4") sucking on them, I have witnessed the BN sucking on the zebra danio. I've looked at my water stats and it is all fine (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite...

Wilder, Thanks for the reply. I have 4 BNs in the tank, 2 adults (1 male and 1 female) and 2 juveniles. The 2 adults are about 4.5" and the juveniles are about 1.5". If I do return the BN to the LFS, would I be able to get some store credit?

I have lost 3 fish in the last week - 2 zebra danios and a platty. I've had these fish for almost a year now. With the platty, I saw the dead body floating in the tank, while the 2 danios were being eaten by an adult Bristlenose. I couldn't tell if the danio was still alive when the BN ate it...

Hi all, haven't been on the forums for a while. Hope all is well with everyone and their fish...I've run into a little problem and would appreciate some suggestions! I noticed something very wrong with my bronze cory today.Its pair of eyes looks like it has been pecked, even though it hasn't...

Hi, this is indeed an interesting thread!! My tanks are about 9 months old now, like you, I got the tanks after graduating from college.! :)

Thanks for the suggestions, I got a new PVC pipe earlier today. Currently soaking it in a bucket of tank water, leaving it overnight and putting it in tomorrow.

I've got a 5cm (diameter) PVC pipe in the tank for the clown loaches at present, they have always squeezed in it with little room to move and knowing that clowns like to hide/rest in spots as tight as possible, I thought it'd be ok. But now I've noticed that the PVC pipe is a bit too small for...

Thanks for the reply Barracuda518. Have they grown a lot since you got them? I think I'll get 3 and see how they go before adding anymore. For substrate, I have fine pebbles (gravel) which I gravel vac twice a week. I have yoyo and clown loaches like you, so its the highest priority to keep the...

I was thinking of getting some Corydoras trilineatus, would a group of 3 be too small? Of all the other corydora species, which one is most similar to the Corydoras trilineatus, in terms of their behaviour and traits? I purchased 3 Corydoras trilineatus, that were only 2cm. Put them in an...

Very nice photos, especially the last one with the clown loaches, its so hard to get a good shot of them! What is being fed to the clown loaches in the pic? Is that a Hikari algae/sinking wafer? The yoyo loach looks cute trying to get a piece of the action in the middle of the cloaches! :) How...

Hi Barracuda518, Thats a lovely pic of your bronze cory and brochis splendens. :) How big is the bronze cory and brochis splendens? The brochis splendens looks much bigger than the bronze cory. Could you please post more pics of your corydoras? I've also noticed that you have Corydora...

Hi Inchworm, Thanks for the reply. :) Yes this thread is quite old! haha Great to hear your pandas are thriving, this is proof that they can live a healthy and long life. Its just that after reading those comments, it does make you think twice before adding any more pandas. Given that pandas...

Can someone please tell me where exactly the browse button is for uploading pics? Thanks.

Very nice panda pics here. They look so cute together!

Hi Bloo, how big were the fully grown Sterbai's? I've been to many LFS but have any seen them sell cories that are 1"-1.5", have never seen adult cories being sold. I have seen some bronze adult cories in a display tank that were 3.5", but looked huge due to its height and girth. But I was...

Hope its okay to revive this thread, searched it up while doing some more research on panda cories. Based on the replies from other panda owners, it does seem to attest that panda cories can die at any time for no particular reason. I always knew pandas were more delicate than other cory...

Seems like we have (or had) the same kind of cory species! :) You must have fed the pandas well for them to reach 4cm so soon. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I actually saw the new batch of panda cories the day they came in, and that was a month ago. Maybe it was just me, but when I finally...

I also forgot to say that when I got the pandas, they were in a tank with lots of other pandas, but the temperature of the LFS tank was very very warm, at least 30 degrees easily. The LFS said they have kept them in warm temps with no dramas. My tank temp is around 27 degrees, so at least its...

Thanks for the nice pics of your pandas So I suppose its quite normal for the smaller pandas not to hang around or stick close together? Even with the sterbai and bronze cories, I notice they never really school together either. So the 5 bigger pandas in your main tank pretty much stick with...

Hi Carmen, Good to hear from you and that your fry are doing very well. :) Wow, the adult pandas are on fire! How many baby pandas have you got at the moment? Yeah, the panda cories I just got are 1.5cm, they've been for sale in the tank at the LFS for about a month now, so either they are...