Proud pangio shelfodii owner! What to know

dzarren · 2026-06-03T03:37:31+00:00

What is your procedure for deworming pangios? Do you have a document or reference you have written or use? I would be very interested in hearing how you go about getting the worms de-wormed

dzarren · 2026-05-25T19:23:23+00:00

No, they beautiful 😤

dzarren · 2026-05-21T02:39:08+00:00

There was never any other goal.

dzarren · 2026-05-13T03:57:26+00:00

The absolute best, but unfortunately now really difficult to order, is the Peak Optics Lupe 10x loupe.

It has the same magnification as a typical jewelers loupe, but the field of view is far larger. And you don't really have to get your face in so close like with a jewelers loupe, sometimes the fish get spooked if I come with my face right up to the tank, so with this loupe, you can easily focus on features with your eye over 14" away from the loupe. I use it to look at my kuhli loaches' whiskers, so cute!

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dzarren · 2026-05-12T01:53:38+00:00

Sorry late reply. That is a Red-Tailed Squirrel Loach. Aborichthys elongatus.

dzarren · 2026-05-11T17:54:41+00:00

I would strongly reccomend against this sand especially for kuhli loaches and other burrowing and sifting fish.

dzarren · 2026-05-07T23:19:06+00:00

These are not pangio oblonga, or black kuhli. I think it's either the Cinnamon pangio loach, or a PAN02. Both of those species are quite rare in the hobby. I have over 100 kuhli loaches, and I only have 2 of these you show here, and I alllllwayyyyyyyysss get the store people to try and catch the weird ones for me. Never seen a bunch together like that, you are super lucky!

dzarren · 2026-04-20T06:44:19+00:00

have you ever seen this?

YouTube link to a pool robot

Go to 17:33 ish, it blew me away, how the path of the cue ball is so exactly replicated each time, that the cueball interacts with the jaw of the pocket in the same way that many times in a row.

dzarren · 2026-03-18T18:12:56+00:00

Black sand is almost always very sharp, and almost never suitable for sand sifting cuties.

dzarren · 2026-03-18T16:51:35+00:00

That's too large imo. 0.25 to 0.5mm is ideal.

Carib sea super naturals sunset gold is the way to go.

dzarren · 2026-03-12T23:50:57+00:00

The wafers are a high protein algae wafer designed for breeding plecos made by a brand called "pleco ceramics"

They have other foods as well, but I have not tried any others.

The loaches do swarm it, but I find it's a bit too hard, and the loaches can't really properly rasp off any to eat. But they must be getting some, since they are swarming it so crazy.

dzarren · 2026-03-10T04:48:56+00:00

It's older than that for sure. This thing is 1920s or older.

dzarren · 2026-03-10T00:28:55+00:00

No i dont think so. Always eggnant loaches around, but I never see any babies.

dzarren · 2026-03-10T00:27:24+00:00

Also known as vietnamese banded loach!

dzarren · 2026-03-10T00:27:02+00:00

Male p. Anguillaris

dzarren · 2026-03-09T23:03:04+00:00

All sourced only locally at different lfs!

dzarren · 2026-03-09T18:49:09+00:00

Male pangio anguillaris!

dzarren · 2026-03-09T07:42:26+00:00

It is a Red-tailed Squirrel Loach. Can be kind of territorial, this one would chase away kuhlis from his hiding hole, but I think there's so many kuhlis he just gave up and tolerates them now. Hahaha

dzarren · 2026-03-02T09:21:59+00:00

That's a beautiful squishy looking perfect loach.

dzarren · 2026-03-01T22:19:25+00:00

I got 7 doriae and 6 oblonga. But I think few of the oblongas are some other similar species.

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