Fin2you Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Hi all I've been MIA from the forum all summer (too busy to sit at the computer!)... But I've added another tank to our collection.... My oldest has been begging for goldfish for years. A friend rescued some common goldfish from another friend's cichlid tank where they were being harrassed & I took 3 of the 5 from her. Anyways lastnight was at Big Als to get a new tank hood & more nerite zebra snails & couldn't resist wandering. Well right beside the fancy goldfish was a tankfull of Chinese Butterfly Loaches... & while I don't like the look of other loaches these guys looked cool. Now does anyone have experience with these guys? The guy there said they do good in with goldfish, but he said getting 1 was ok but everything online says they're happiest in groups of 3-7. Do I need to go get a couple more? I've already desided to add an airstone to the tank as every site online said they like really oxygen rich water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polleni-puffer Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) I've kept these guys several times. They love oxygen rich water ,and they love strong current even more. I often had issues with mine swimming up my HOB filters output area if they could reach them ,or swimming into filter tubing. Very silly little fish. Also I find cold water is very helpful. Without it I've had them survive, but never thrive. Also I've kept both singles and pairs ,and never really seen a difference in behavior. They don't make the best algae eaters ,prefering flakes/pellets/worms/etc to plant matter ,but they would nibble at algae time to time. Also ,how big is your tank ?? Edited December 30, 2012 by polleni-puffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin2you Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 I went out and bought an airpump this morning & have it set up already so the water will be nice and oxygen rich from now on! This tank is not heated & it's stayed pretty consistant between 19-21C. It's a 5 1/2Gal "over-filtered" (using a Tetra Whisper 10-20Gal filter) & without any sponges to tone down the current. It's way faster than my betta's like! The water ripples like mini waves! I've kept these guys several times. They love oxygen rich water ,and they love strong current even more. I often had issues with mine swimming up my HOB filters output area if they could reach them ,or swimming into filter tubing. Very silly little fish. Also I find cold water is very helpful. Without it I've had them survive, but never thrive. Also I've kept both singles and pairs ,and never really seen a difference in behavior. They don't make the best algae eaters ,prefering flakes/pellets/worms/etc to plant matter ,but they would nibble at algae time to time. Also ,how big is your tank ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda4 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I love these guys, the best i've seen at Franco's, ( with spots). i like to have a couple at in a tank as they are fun to watch interacting with each other. Just something diferent in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin2you Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 This one is black spots w/out the line along the outside & a clear white belly. I am definately going to get atleast 1 more, as "Spot" is hiding under the filter rarely coming out. I'm guessing the definately are group fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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