Well, okay, I just came back from Fish Gallery. I had a couple of final additions to finish my latest tank and I figured that would be it. When I got there, I asked the guy there (a real sweetheart) to put a little food in the tank for me and they all went nicely nuts over it, lol. Now, I had thought that I would have to buy boesemani rainbows in pairs, but he told me I could get one and informed me even that the price had gone down.
But something caught my eye in that tank. They also had some small gold dojos/weather loaches in there. Now, I haven't read up much on loaches as, for one, I don't have a tank large enough and, for another, I simply hadn't gotten around to it. But there was one in there who really stood out. He has a spinal deformity and almost looks "broken", but this doesn't seem to bother him one bit. He was just as active and everything as the other loaches in there. I instantly fell in love. I told the guy that since I was spending much less than I had planned, I'd take that little guy home with me. To my surprise, he gave it to me for free! He said that no one else would have bought it anyway (which I think is sad).
Right now, he's small enough for the 29 gallon he's in (even if he's stretching the limit on how many fish I should have in there). I would be surprised if his future growth didn't turn out to be stunted (though I'm prepared to be wrong). In any case, I'll have larger tanks long before things get uncomfortable.
Well, I've got a lot of reading to do. Any helpful hints would be appreciated, though.
But something caught my eye in that tank. They also had some small gold dojos/weather loaches in there. Now, I haven't read up much on loaches as, for one, I don't have a tank large enough and, for another, I simply hadn't gotten around to it. But there was one in there who really stood out. He has a spinal deformity and almost looks "broken", but this doesn't seem to bother him one bit. He was just as active and everything as the other loaches in there. I instantly fell in love. I told the guy that since I was spending much less than I had planned, I'd take that little guy home with me. To my surprise, he gave it to me for free! He said that no one else would have bought it anyway (which I think is sad).
Right now, he's small enough for the 29 gallon he's in (even if he's stretching the limit on how many fish I should have in there). I would be surprised if his future growth didn't turn out to be stunted (though I'm prepared to be wrong). In any case, I'll have larger tanks long before things get uncomfortable.
Well, I've got a lot of reading to do. Any helpful hints would be appreciated, though.
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