dojo loach
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does anyone know and can please help
now i did read this. could you call this fairly accurate? Misgurnus anguillicaudatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and if im only keeping them in this tank for like 6-8 months i should be fine with 2 correct? i know i will be way overstocked, which i have the filtration for it and i will do extra water changes. i just want to at least try to pair them because they are somewhat of schooling fish as i have read and want minimum of 3 but 3 would be way too much. my sharks that i have are not really aggressive at all. the only thing ive noticed my rainbow do is chase the feeder minnow that is in there that was meant for my bichir but has somehow lived in their for like 2 months now and survived. but other than that my fish are pretty peaceful and active in their
and if im only keeping them in this tank for like 6-8 months i should be fine with 2 correct? i know i will be way overstocked, which i have the filtration for it and i will do extra water changes. i just want to at least try to pair them because they are somewhat of schooling fish as i have read and want minimum of 3 but 3 would be way too much. my sharks that i have are not really aggressive at all. the only thing ive noticed my rainbow do is chase the feeder minnow that is in there that was meant for my bichir but has somehow lived in their for like 2 months now and survived. but other than that my fish are pretty peaceful and active in their
I had a single one for a while, then I had a pair of them. They never ate snails. That's just my experience. If you're looking for snail control, don't count on it.
In terms of the plants, I should qualify that. They didn't dig up established plants. However, you probably won't be able to do a fine substrate planting with those guys around, because they will uproot anything that's not firmly in the substrate or is only held down by a few pieces of gravel.
I'd really advise against overstocking. While it may seem like it's OK because you have enough filtration or do a lot of water changes, if something happens like a vacation, sudden family emergency or a power outage, you're much more likely to lose everything. Also bear in mind that a 55g has rather limited bottom feeder space, and you have a lot of bottom feeders.
In terms of the plants, I should qualify that. They didn't dig up established plants. However, you probably won't be able to do a fine substrate planting with those guys around, because they will uproot anything that's not firmly in the substrate or is only held down by a few pieces of gravel.
I'd really advise against overstocking. While it may seem like it's OK because you have enough filtration or do a lot of water changes, if something happens like a vacation, sudden family emergency or a power outage, you're much more likely to lose everything. Also bear in mind that a 55g has rather limited bottom feeder space, and you have a lot of bottom feeders.
kool thanks for all the great info with experience. now if i am looking for snail control what would you suggest with the stocking that i currently have and also i plan on adding more plants. my avatar is what my tank looks like. i have a little over 100lbs of gravel in there. its about 2-3" deep. i plan on adding java fern on the left side, micro sword in the middle and hopefully carpet the bottom of tank (maybe i dont know about this plant yet), and amazon swords on the right side.