Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: four_by_ken on March 10, 2013, 08:42:09 PM

Title: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: four_by_ken on March 10, 2013, 08:42:09 PM
So, after the meeting discussion.... I looked for some skunk loatches and found them at Preuss.

They are very small, but survived the night.  I thought they all got ate, But just saw them.  Three of them
Cool looking little fellas.

Always wanted to get a clown loach, but I am too cheap to get bigger ones.
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on March 10, 2013, 08:52:40 PM
Royal Tropical Fish always has clown loaches and for a decent price too ($8 - $10) range depending on size...
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: linuxrulesusa on March 10, 2013, 08:55:25 PM
Give them some snails...they will go wild.  Pond snails are better than MTS in case they did not all get eaten.

Skunk loaches also 'talk'...or so I have been told by a friend that I gave one of mine to.
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: four_by_ken on March 10, 2013, 09:23:29 PM
Royal Tropical Fish always has clown loaches and for a decent price too ($8 - $10) range depending on size...


Clown loaches get too big though.
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: four_by_ken on March 10, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
Give them some snails...they will go wild.  Pond snails are better than MTS in case they did not all get eaten.

Skunk loaches also 'talk'...or so I have been told by a friend that I gave one of mine to.

The noises are part of the reason I looked into them.
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: LoveTheFishies on March 10, 2013, 10:43:52 PM
Give them some snails...they will go wild.  Pond snails are better than MTS in case they did not all get eaten.

Skunk loaches also 'talk'...or so I have been told by a friend that I gave one of mine to.

I've seen several mentions of snail's.   What size and type of cichlids like snails? 
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: danielratti on March 10, 2013, 11:04:08 PM
roadeasii love snails.
Title: Re: Picked up some skunk loaches
Post by: four_by_ken on March 11, 2013, 08:20:12 AM
They survived another night.  I think I might be in the clear.

They were getting chased by some of the larger Mbuna and really chased by the Frontosa.