sukin loach

[jackobean]

hello,

i have 2 sucking loaches in my tank an di give them sum algea wafers and all my gold fish seem to be eating the algea wafers
wat should i do?


thx for nlookin

 

[black angel]

what kind of sucking loaches do you have? are they plecs or torpedo shaped or are they hillstream loaches?
most loaches and plecs are night time feeders so its best to drop the tablets in when the room has been pitch black for half an hour. the loaches will smell them and find them no problem.

 

[jackobean]

there sorta snake sheaped but a lot smaller and are very fast

 

[black angel]

so they could be weather loaches (dojos)?
http/www.loaches.com/species_pages/wloach.html

 

[jackobean]

im not shore will the price of them help??? coz they cost £3.00's each

 

[emma12321]

Do a google search for chinese algae eaters they are usually sold as sucking loaches. If you drop an algae tablet in at night time they will find it. They will also eat cucumber, just cut a slice off and stick a plant weight through it or a teaspoon to weight it down and drop it in.

Emma