DoJo / Weather Loach

[darb]

I was considering starting a patio pond and was wondering if a Dojo Loach will survive the winters here?

[beN]

darb, cool idea man. if my dog didnt S**T on the deck maybe id giver a crack at that project.

[plantedinvertz]

It should eb no problem...dojo loaches are extremely hardy

[jiang604]

I was considering starting a patio pond and was wondering if a Dojo Loach will survive the winters here?

weather loach will survive in the pond over winter. I have 8 weather loach outside my pond for over 2 years.

[darb]

thanks, mine would be above ground, so slightly colder, but probably still safe.

[jiang604]

thanks, mine would be above ground, so slightly colder, but probably still safe.

oooo... then that i wouldnt count on.... my pond is 5 feet deep

[mysticalnet]

weather loach will survive in the pond over winter. I have 8 weather loach outside my pond for over 2 years.

wow really?! How big are they now? I have 2 in my 50G and they are approx. 10" -12" long, so big! Post some photos of your pond and weather loaches?

[jiang604]

wow really?! How big are they now? I have 2 in my 50G and they are approx. 10" -12" long, so big! Post some photos of your pond and weather loaches?

if anyones has seen my pond its not possible lol, i turned off waterfall and UV so my pond is crazy green + good luck catching them loaches =)

[Bok]

From what I understand they are pretty low maintenance. Guess I'm going to find out, a friend is giving me 3-6" critters. Going away for a few months so shutting down his tanks. have to set something up for them. If worse comes to worse I'll just sneak them into the koi pond next door

[jiang604]

From what I understand they are pretty low maintenance. Guess I'm going to find out, a friend is giving me 3-6" critters. Going away for a few months so shutting down his tanks. have to set something up for them. If worse comes to worse I'll just sneak them into the koi pond next door

one thing to note, careful loaches arent eaten by the kois
weather loaches bodies are full of ammonia and high chance that anything that eats it will die from the high levels of ammonia