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	Yo-Yo or Zebra Loaches???
chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005	by zebra, do we mean clown? cuz.. im not sure ive seen a zebra loach.... Chelle _______________________________________________ I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 08:20
Brian1216 Hobbyist Posts: 97 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Apr-2005	I am trying to decide which kind to purchase. I like the look of both of them. Any opinions on your favorite? I have a 29 gallon tank with 4 Rosy Barbs as the current residents. I'm planning on getting some Tiger Barbs as well. Thanks.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
sydsfish Small Fry Posts: 11 Kudos: 7 Votes: 1 Registered: 08-Sep-2005	I love my yo-yo's. I have two and everyone says you need at least six, but mine get along just fine. There is a definite pecking order between them and they love to play. They always greet me when I come home. They will only get to about 3.5 in. long, which is a bonus. My only complaint...they eat my plants. No matter what I feed them, they eat my plants. I can't speak for zebras.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	I love my yo yos. they play very happily all around the tank. I have two, along with a dwarf pleco, seven harlies, a dwarf gourami and a molly. plan to get more when I can, but they're hard to find hereabouts.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I also go with Yoyo's, as they are quite nice & playfull. 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.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Ive had both kinds and I prefer the zebras over the yoyo loaches for a smaller tank like yours. Just as matter of how active the fish are in comparison and their agression levels and potential size. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
pookiekiller12 Fish Addict Posts: 574 Kudos: 633 Votes: 41 Registered: 13-Apr-2004	I only have the zebra's, but I really recommend them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	I've never owned either, but I personally like zebra loaches better. From the ones I've seen, they swim all over the tank in all levels, And happy ones get some really beautiful coloration. However, I've also seen that they can bea bit more shy than yoyo loaches, and they are more loners than shoaling fish. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:07
tomsouthall Enthusiast Posts: 286 Kudos: 470 Votes: 13 Registered: 18-Jan-2004	i would also highly recommend zebras, they are great fun to watch and stay relatively small, they would suit almost any community aquarium!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 23:54
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	Edited by Jason_R_S by zebra, do we mean clown? cuz.. im not sure ive seen a zebra loach.... no, clown loaches, zebra loaches and yoyo loaches are all different species. Here is the FP.com profile of the Zebra loach aka Botia striata. Personally, I'd cast my vote for zebras. I had a trio of yoyos once and I saw a bit more aggression out of them than I liked. maybe I just needed more of them, I don't know. but I did also keep a trio of zebras and didn't see any aggression from them at all. they were a bit more reclusive but you may get more activity from them keeping them in a larger group.
Posted 27-Jan-2006 04:47
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Jason's experience is not by far odd, that is exactly what I meant by the agression levels I mentioned in my post. I think in a tank that small the yoyos would give some problems agression wise. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 29-Jan-2006 16:05
niallyb Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	I have a golden zebra loach (botia histrionica)and shes mental. I've had her for a year and she's highly entertaining. She's about to 4 inches long and a little plump. She wont grow much bigger than that. She's a bit of a bully when there are frozen bloodworms around and demands her share of them. Other than that she's a very easy tankmate.
Posted 31-Jan-2006 05:46


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