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philth  Small Fry Posts: 9 Kudos: 8 Votes: 1 Registered: 09-Oct-2005   | hey all, After a little imformation regarding clown loaches, i have 2 in a 25 gal tank. My problem is i have noticed that one has just started hiding in the centre of one of my plants. It comes out at feeding times then resumes it spot back in the plant,is this common for them or is there another problem i should be checking for? Clown loaches are approx 2 1/2 inchs. |
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ckk125   Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005  | it is quite normal...but a 25 gallon tank is way too small for a clown loach to live in there for a long time. you also need at least 4 of them to be really happy. Last edited by ckk125 at 20-Oct-2005 07:45 |
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| philth Small Fry Posts: 9 Kudos: 8 Votes: 1 Registered: 09-Oct-2005 | yes i will be upsizing to a new larger tank soon and will be transferring them into that. So four is a minimum? thanks for the help.. |
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keithgh      *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003  | One word that should never be used for CLs is normal. They wrote the book about that one. My lonely little fella is a happy chappie in my Betta tank besides he would be too small to put into the 5ft tank yet. [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tanks]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | It's very natural that the CL will hide for a long time. Just make sure that he isn't stuck in an ornament, but it's normal that they have an abnormal behaviour. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004   | Clowns eventhough friendly can be territorial. I have more than one clown loach in my tank who will gaurd his/her territory and sit in one place all day except for feeding times. They do this until the other clowns (and tankmates??) understand that this is their area and nobody sits or rests there. Clowny. |
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| swiftshark88 Enthusiast Posts: 205 Kudos: 143 Votes: 61 Registered: 17-Apr-2005  | i have CL and all they do is hide, sometimes play, they mostley wedge themselves into tight spaces, so dont be alarmed. nick Nick  "Impossumable- unable to play dead" |
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| ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005 | mine will always play./:' |
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| Mys Fingerling Posts: 47 Kudos: 39 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Jun-2004 | My 2 click when they get something they especially like to eat. They are brutal on ghost shrimp  . They often will lay there and play dead but are not shy in the least with the large Severums in my tank. Cool fish... |
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