Need help keeping clown loaches

[fishmaven]

I'm reluctant to use or recommend anything I can't find the specs on. When I did a search on sterazin all I got was what it's supposed to do and how to use it. That's rather like defining a word using the word. What is/are the active ingredient/s ?

 

[PATSFAN69]

I figured out my problem !! Rookie move , When I do my water changes , I use the outside hose and the water temp changes from the normal 82 down to 66 . I guess the rapid temp change and the smaller loaches is not a good combo . I will have to start carrying bowls of water back and forth from the sink Thanks for the help everyone !!!

 

[davo]

that is almost def. it. they are so sensitive to temp change

 

[ewurm]

I figured out my problem !! Rookie move , When I do my water changes , I use the outside hose and the water temp changes from the normal 82 down to 66 . I guess the rapid temp change and the smaller loaches is not a good combo . I will have to start carrying bowls of water back and forth from the sink Thanks for the help everyone !!!

Temperature is never appreciated by your fish.

 

[shoefreak03]

I figured out my problem !! Rookie move , When I do my water changes , I use the outside hose and the water temp changes from the normal 82 down to 66 . I guess the rapid temp change and the smaller loaches is not a good combo . I will have to start carrying bowls of water back and forth from the sink Thanks for the help everyone !!!

how fast are you filling up the tank??? if you let a small flow back into the tank, the temp should go down more than 4-6degrees.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

I figured out my problem !! Rookie move , When I do my water changes , I use the outside hose and the water temp changes from the normal 82 down to 66 . I guess the rapid temp change and the smaller loaches is not a good combo . I will have to start carrying bowls of water back and forth from the sink Thanks for the help everyone !!!

if i were you i would also invest in a python, it attaches to your sink and can easily adjust your water temp to match your tank temp. water goes directly from the adjusted water of the sink into your tank.

 

[bmxer4ever]

I'm reluctant to use or recommend anything I can't find the specs on. When I did a search on sterazin all I got was what it's supposed to do and how to use it. That's rather like defining a word using the word. What is/are the active ingredient/s ?

I'm reading the bottle right now and the only ingredient listed is "contains formaldehyde"!
It may be that the active ingredients are like a trade secret - so not listed on the label. Try having a look at the website -

http://www.waterlife.co.uk/index.htm

I've emailed them before and had good advice. All I can say about the product is that it works with Clowns. I've got a happy little guy in my tank right now who probably wouldn't be alive without it.

 

[bmxer4ever]

I figured out my problem !! Rookie move , When I do my water changes , I use the outside hose and the water temp changes from the normal 82 down to 66 . I guess the rapid temp change and the smaller loaches is not a good combo . I will have to start carrying bowls of water back and forth from the sink Thanks for the help everyone !!!

Uh.....66? No wonder they died. Do you guys not use any tap water conditioning to remove chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals from your water???
I'd never fill my tank/do water changes straight from the tap without conditioning it first. I've seen what happens when you don't....
This is an interesting point.

DO any of you condition your water???

I use a drop of Stress Coat from API in every bucket of water for changes. Stress free fish....

 

[awault]

I've had good luck keeping my loaches at 80 degrees and do 25% water changes weekly. Feeding a variety of brine shrimp, mosquito larvae and tropical flakes.

 

[JONP]

I've learned some early lessons all due to knife back. I've now had a small group of 3 for 2 plus years. They are in with 30 yellow lab in the 1 - 3 inch range and another 20 or so electric blue ahlie fry roughly the same size as my labs. Tank is 100 gallon and I also have a gree phantom, common and a black dot pleco in the tank. Water stays around 81 degrees with ph at 7. I do water changes about 1 a week at 15 percent and do use aquarium salt always. As far a diet they eating flake food, sinking shrimp pellets, blood worm, brine shrimp and sinking pellet. A huge mix of foods but that it takes for all the fry especially since some are meat eaters and the labs eat mostly veggies. I also drop potato and squash in for the plecos and the loaches eat that too. I agree with the above comments I think they should always have rather fat bellies.

Good Luck with your loach keeping