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the loach species are relatively small: zebra (striata), yoyo and ladder, all between 2-3″. they’ve formed a shoal but the alpha is still a little agro so i think one more would help curb aggression. same reasoning goes behind wanting 4 f. bettas. since bettas are usually top and loaches are bottom, is an 18 gal allright for this? i know the queen loach can get up to 6″.

NOTE: SORRY FOR IT BEING SIDEWAYS. WAS HOLDING THE CAMERA ODDLY. I was handing in an application at a petstore in my city and I made some purchases while i was there. These two Black Kuhli Loaches [Pangio Oblonga] are one of those purchases. Someone on www.fishforum.com asked me about swimming around the glass so I thought I’d make a video to show how my Kuhli’s act. Anyway here you are and enjoy. Got an aquarium? Check out www.fishforum.com. If you like fish [saltwater or freshwater aquariums] or know someone who does send them to us. http

I am thinking about adding a dojo loach to my tank. i read online that they eat snails, i also read that snails clean the tank and can be very helpful to an aquerium. but some websites say snails dont help and mess up the filter, also they are impossible to keep in low numbers. Is it benifical to add some snails to my tank? and if i do will the dojo loach be able to control the population, because i dont want 10000 snails, but a few would be fun to watch.
My tank is a coldwater tank and i havent seen any coldwater algae eaters thats why i was thinking about some snails.
Thanks

2 weeks ago my very active platy started to loose a bit of colour (but not much and only on top), then he just layed on the bottom and swim around once in a while, but with a lot of effort. He did continue eating until he died. Now my loach is doing the same. I did clean the tack after the platy died. I can’t see any signs of a fungal infection. What’s wrong?

can a clown loach go in the tank with goldfish?