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	clown loach getting red
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	hey...i have 8 clown loaches...all of them approximately 2 inches...some of them...has become sligthly red-ish,some being grey-ish, wherelse the rest maintain the same colouration..any reasons for that?is it anythg serious?thank you in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	and erm...could it be head injuries?since they love digging out the gravel...thx...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	it sounds to me like they are establishing their pecking order. The top ones will have better colors (the red) the middle onesw will stay the same, and the lower ones will have worse coloring.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	but the red colouration is at the head only...is it normal?and the 'grey' ones...they r slightly smaller...normal?thanks in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	yes, and yes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	Grey is more for aggression, so my biggest boys wen fighting with turn greyish black. The reddish tinge is usually a sign of good health, unless they are like blood red which wld be because they are hurt.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	okay..thank you!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04


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