"Sue" wrote in message
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Hello Gordon,
You're not that far away from me;o)
Your Golden loach is Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/algeater.htm
Not the best of algae eaters for a small tank ;o(

Yes, thats him!.............. Oops, I'll have to have a word with that LFS
guy! Well Goldilux, as we've nicknamed him, is doing a fine job for now. I
will have to watch him for aggressive behaviour. Thanks for directing me to
this site, I have bookmarked it too now.


Your dora is possibly http://www.planetcatfish.com/core/index.htm

You've put in quite a lot of fish for such a new tank so maybe wait a
couple
more weeks before adding your mid zone fish? You're already exceeding the
new tank stocking guidelines of 1"/gallon.

I think you are right and I may well wait another week although everything
is stable and even adding these 3, this weekend past didn't have any
significant impact.


What fish are you planning?

I'm not sure yet really, I need to do some research and see what will suit
my water parameters. As above I need to be careful about overstocking and
can see us getting another tank in the not too distant future! We really are
spoilt for choice over here so it is a bit difficult to pick just a few, but
I expect we will see what is available at the time and be lead by what takes
our fancy on the day. My wife wants me to get Angels, but I have in mind
they need softer water. Like I say I need to do some research. In time I
expect I might specialise in one or two favourites, (I'm that type of
personality apparently!) but for now I just want a few interesting fish to
ease me back into the hobby.


Sue