A Loach...story...

[MistersMom]

haha thats cute !!!!! and i love to fish so i have felt that catfish spike in my palm a few times, worste EVER!!!!!

[Christople]

I love Zebra loaches which are cousins to the skunk loach, and I don't know why chain loaches[also a cousin] are so expensive 6 for 66 at my lfs

[thekoimaiden]

I wish I could find that video of the huge pile of clown loaches. It was years ago when I found it. But here is an adorable video of kuhli loaches. I would love to have a setup like this. I think I even see a betta in the background.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bQejPql3uo]Pangio kuhlii - YouTube[/ame]

[MistersMom]

i think that Zebra ones sound pretty, and i will check out tht video

[MistersMom]

THOSE FISH WERE LIKE DRAGON FISH THEY WERE COOL LOOKING!!! so loaches come in many SHAPS colors and sizes?

[thekoimaiden]

Those were serpentine loaches. The ones you saw at Walmart were deep-bodied botine loaches. There are many different kinds of loaches. Loaches Online This is my favorite website for loaches. They have a picture index where you can look at pictures of all the different species of loach. It's a bit hard to find but here it is Photos ; Loaches Online

[EvilVOG]

my lfs has cool ones that are wide and flat and suck on the glass... but i have bad luck with "exotic" fish.

I'll have to get a pic next time i'm up there, i can't find it online.

[thekoimaiden]

@ loaches.com

Do you mean hillstream loaches? They are a pretty exotic fish. Not exactly my taste, but they are neat none the less.

[Olympia]

Awh those loaches are adorable. The ones at petsmart are just brown, but those ones have such pretty colours! :D

Hillstream loaches are one of my favorite fish, actually. I would love to have 2. But they are not suitable for a betta tank. They need coldwater, and double filtration with a fast current, since they live in fast water they have high oxygen needs. That's also why they look like little suction cups. I'd love a tank with these guys and the galaxy rasboras.

[MistersMom]

this is all so interesting!