In February, I lost all my 13 dojo loaches. In May, I lost my cat. It's been a super shitty 2026. I'll never forget those I've lost. It's time to move on.
I just placed an order for 17 dojos coming in the mail and I got 2 new kitties. Expect cute baby loach videos in the near future!
I was 11 when this song came out and it was the funniest thing in the world. I think my fish do it justice.
Ive checked my temps, water turnover, theres 3 airstones, plenty of rocks and algae in the tank but this is the second time one has died out of nowhere. To be fair the first one was when i just started the tank and i literslly only got one (ik better now dw) with little to no algae in the tank but this time everything should be fine the only thing is i didnt feed yesterday and found him dead today, I have multiple of them in the tank (purple fon hillstream loach labled as purple fin Chinese sucker loach) My LFS is safe and i have many fish from the store that are perfectly healthy. no fish that pick on them too it was random.
Don't see my kuhlis much, but this dude was chilling on a leaf today when I got home from work. Actually allowed a picture before securing away!
I am beyond CRUSHED! Dojo Loaches are my dream fish and I’ve only just realised they’re not legal in Australia.
I’m just a girl that wants to keep some freaks ha.
First it was African Dwarf Frogs… illegal. Next Pac Man Frog… also illegal and now Dojos.
Please drop you goofy noodles below because apparently this is as close as I’m getting and I need some cheering up ☹️
They’ve been going in circles for like 30 minutes now 😂😂 how dare I do a water change!
Hi guys first time posting in this group, absolutely love seeing all you loaches, especially the dojos which are always my favourite, many, many years ago (before the Internet thats how old i am) I use to keep dojos in with my goldfish in a 6ft aquarium, obviously time moved on and I now keep tropical, ive noticed that a lot of you keep yours in with tropical fish, back in the day i was lead to believe that they were a coldwater species and could only be keep in ponds or cold water aquarium, so my question is..is it ok to keep them in with tropical? I currently have a 6ft aquarium containing Cory's, rainbow fish, silver dollars, Congo tetras and a tire track eel..my main concern is would they be ok with the tire track eel? My temperature is a constant 24c, i dont have live plants but plenty of hiding spaces, extremely fine gravel, using a fx 4 filter....any advice would be much appreciated..thank you
Third dojo in the coldwater tank!!
My big guy, Larry. (Larry the loach lol) I found him buried in sand one day. He’s about 7 inches long. This morning i found Baby Larry also buried in the sand. (About 2 inches long) 😅 such silly little guys.
Why? Why do they like to give me heart attacks?
Everyone always says loaches hide until night time but mine play and are out of their caves till I turn the light off and then they cuddle in piles all night. It is the sweetest thing ever 🥹 I’m beyond grateful cause I love to watch them eat and play together and irritate the living hell out of my pleco 😂
I have a 70 gallon outdoor pond in Southern California with mosquitofish and trapdoor snails, and would love to add some of these lovely noodles if they'd be happy. It's an oval shape (44x29x23 in), so I'm hoping that would have a nice racetrack around the circumference of the pond. The tub itself is partially shaded by a tree above, has lily pads on one side, parrot feather/floating plants on the other side, with some open water in between. Also have a good sized rock shelf providing shade over 1/4 of the pond.
Would golden dojo loach be happy here? How many would be appropriate?
Love when these guys go up and explore lol
Hey I've noticed my loach does this a lot mainly early morning and night usually hides through the day. I think it normal behavior but I just want someone to confirm he's not stressed out or anything since I'm new to owning loaches and sadly when I first got them one died (there is 2 left ). I do plan on getting like 5 more since I know thy like being in groups.
I thought something was wrong 😭 I would need a breathe of fresh air too
I was told kuhli loaches are nocturnal and very shy, but they are always out and now they’ve started even swimming in the middle layer of the tank; are they stressed or just really active?
İ heard theyre omnivores so I put sinking wafers that have %40 protein in it and I feed the tank bug bites so whatever food that makes its way down will get eaten probably right? İ didn’t see them eating personally and I’m not sure I’m doing a good job honestly. Should I put the wafers in different locations after the lights are out since I heard theyre nocturnal?
hi everyone, i moved my girl miss onion to a different tank while addressing an ammonia issue in her main tank. she was experiencing some fin rot from the ammonia, and this morning i noticed that it was getting worse, so that’s when i decided to move her. after doing so, the net i used to move her was coated in a decent amount of slime. she developed the raised spots on her front half after being moved this morning. she has also started experiencing some buoyancy issues since being moved. the back half of her body, past her dorsal fin, has been like that for a bit. that is not a result of moving her and i am fairly certain it is her body healing from a previous injury. i am not sure what to do for her ☹️ tank parameters have been attached, tank is about 74°F. TIA for any help