The Plant Tank

Monday, October 23, 2006

Yo yo loaches

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  • Dosing: 10 mL Flourish, 20 ml Excel, 10 ppm NO3, 1 ppm PO4
  • NO3:PO4 Cumulative Dosing Ratio: 25:2.8 = 8.9

Notes:
I bought a pair of yo yo loaches from a LFS, and let them loose in the tank. They are about 1.5 inches long and have pretty leopard like markings all over their body. So far, they're pretty shy, but are more active at night, nosing around all over the tank. They don't seem to be bothering the shrimp so far, but they don't seem to be bothering the snails either. At night, I crushed the snails I could see to try to entice the loaches.

I have to admit, though, that the snails are very good at cleaning up the algae on the leaves. The green algae is largely gone from the leaves. If they could only practice some birth control...

Yesterday, the angelfish spawned again.

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