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by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 19:45

Hmm . . . I guess I can see your point!

but OH WOW Kev! That is one BEAUTIFUL snail! What a wonderful specimen! Does he/she do a good job of cleaning up then? (I'd love to keep snails in my tank, maybe an apple, but they become escargot for my loaches.)

by **Kev** » 2005-10-21 19:47

Yeah they do a mean job of keeping Algae down, I have 2 of them in my Nano-reef and I don't see too much algae, they are the main part of the clean-up crew in there. I also have an Apple snail in my FW community but it sure has seen better days.

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 19:48

*Has surprised self by suddenly running out of things to do....* :rolleyes:
Cool! I have a pair of Hillstream Loaches in my tank to clean up - and I muct say - it's spotless!
(If you hadn't guessed, I actually have some spare time on my hands for a change... wow)

by **Kev** » 2005-10-21 19:49

By the way, what loaches do you keep?

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 19:51

Hold on a sec - I'll get you the link for my photo album, and you can see for yourself! They're all freshwater however, but I have managed to mix cold and trops - without a heater, and very successfully.
One link coming right up.

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 19:53

<a href='http://groups.msn.com/AquariumTropicalFishKeepingHobbyists/quirlysfishies.msnw?Page=1' target='_blank'>My Fish Pics - Loaches and all</a>
I only have a small tank - but I have 7 fish perfectly balanced in there. My tests come out 0's, apart from Nitrates - but they ate my other plant.

by **Kev** » 2005-10-21 19:55

Kuhlies shouldn't really bother the Apple snails, I have Kuhlies with my Apple Snail and it has been there quite a while now, you could try if you wanted ^_^

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 19:57

Lol - yes - the Khuli's would be alright with a snail - but my Dojo loach Erwin would eat it! The one pictured here is Erik, Erwin is his replacement, after he died of old age.
Haven't got any Erwin photo's yet.

by **Kev** » 2005-10-21 19:58

ahhh....Dojo's rule so much, I would love one one day, just like big Kuhlies

But you have a point, the snail would become a Dojo feast

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 20:07

They tug them out like Kleenex. But yes, they are so lovely, and mine is hand tame too - he likes to be ticked, to play in your fingers, and to be hand fed. I tried to move him out of the way to put my plant straight (as they redecorate for you...) and he bit me!
Not that it hurt - just surprised me!
Intelligent little creatures, active and gregarious. Happier in coldwater apparantly.
(if you want to know more about any loach, just ask)

by **KittyKat** » 2005-10-21 20:11

lol, my guppies always attack my hands & all my fish love being hand fed!

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 20:16

Hehe - my khulis are still very small, so they are quite shy yet. But Rex, my goldie, loves it. He is so...placid. Edward took to landing on Rex's head, after a mad swim, for a softer landing. You could literally see Rex just floating there, quietly going "quit it. quit it. quit it." Not bothered in the least. I dropped a pebble on him not long back - and it still didn't bother him - not even enough to move. He will come to see if I'm offering food, or for a tickle, but otherwise *meh*.
He's happy I guess. And Zelda used to be a bit of a bully... but he's scared of everything bigger than him.
I've been seeing if this "crystal therapy" thing will work on fish (I work in minerology, so I know what's safe and what's not) - and I'm surprised and delighted to say - it appears to work!

by **KittyKat** » 2005-10-21 20:18

crystal therapy? never herd of it...

by **Indigo Blue Fish** » 2005-10-21 20:30

Yeah - its this "new age" healing thing. Everybody wants to "repair their chakras" and "cleanse the air" with stones - "which ones are the most psychic?" Is what I get asked frequently. Now - I'm a Darwinian - I refuse to believe it if I can't work it out.
But I dispared of Zelda's bullying - and I heard a type of jasper in the tank would sooth aggressive fish!
So - I popped a bit in - and now he occassionally nibbles his stone, instead of chasing the others! I also heard that Carnelian would help fish settle, and emphasise colour and health - I think that works. My tank is close to spot on all the time (even with all 7 in there), and Rex is shinier than ever!
I'm still looking into this, for more - but Zelda gets sulky if I remove his stone.

by **KittyKat** » 2005-10-21 20:31

lol gotta get one for my bull betta gal then!

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