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Well, I managed to catch all four the skunk loaches. Eventually. As you know, I have a HEAVILY planted aquarium, which I did not want to break down. As a starting point, I starved the inhabitants, and then tried various methods of catching the skunks. I tried the inverted-bottle-neck...

Ok, this story has a sad ending. I caught all the glass cats. (took a while...) and bought a spare heater. I asked my LFS whether it was the right thing to do, he said yes, so I put the cats into a black, all-purpose plastic container, with a heater, power head, and a lot of plants. The next...

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Hi, I have a problem and I need advice please: my 4 skunk loaches are nipping the fins of my glass cats badly. In fact, so badly that I think one is about to die as the top part of the tail has been nipped to the spine. (I am treating the aquarium with medicine to prevent infection). HOW DO I...

My 4 skunk loaches are having a ball nipping the tail fins of my glass cats. Will the tail fins grow back? I have a heavily planted aquarium, so the next step is to figure out how to remove the skunk loaches (but that is in another topic). Please advise? Richard

hey Neal, that's the secret to a succesful biotope. READ, READ, and READ some more! A lot of well-meaning folk will give different ideas. I started mine by saying "what fish would I really like in my end result?" then I went and looked at that region. etc... Then I researched each plant, each...

Will this be your first biotope? If so, I suggest you do a Sri Lanka biotope. The fish are very common and pretty, and you can find a good number of low light plants like java ferns and crypts, and hygrophilla to set up with. If it is not your first, then why not try a South African swamp...