See my signature for my tanks!
473 liter with 6
clown loaches. Plan to upgrade to a custom 700 liter of 2.72m x 78cm x 33cm, in which case 6 yoyo loaches, 6 horseface loaches, and 1 pink tail chalceus will be added.
110 liter
planted tank (
got it for free off Reddit!) with 10
green neon tetras, 20 cardinal tetras, and 12
dwarf chain loaches. Will be upgraded to a 125 liter long if the silicone starts to wear out, in which case 8 more dwarf chain loaches will be added.
(
Planned for July-August 2022) 473 liter Asian/Indo-Malayan biotope with 6-9 zebra loaches, 6-9 Burmese loaches, 24 striped kuhli loaches, 24 black kuhli loaches, 9 roseline sharks, and 9 Odessa barbs.
All tanks shall remain permanently bichir-and-cichlid-free, period. No exceptions.
This blacklist of said bichirs and cichlids (being the nasty, ugly, vile a**holes they are, especially American cichlids,
especially oscars) prevents them from devouring innocent loaches and catfish (especially sacred clown loaches and pictus catfish), as well as innocent general community fish (both scenarios are
far too often reported on MonsterFishKeepers).
Plus, by keeping my tanks free of those loathsome fish, I can take in rescue Siamese fighting fish. There are
far more Siamese fighting fish in need of rescue than there are bichirs and cichlids, and so my tank space is unquestionably far better used on rescuing the Siamese fighters.
On a positive note, there are at least 3 red tail catfish plus an ornate pictus catfish that have avenged the innocent clown loaches, pictus catfish, and general community fish by doing to the oscars and bichirs what the oscars and bichirs did to them! 4 oscars (
1+
3) and 3 bichirs (
1+
1+
1) eaten
