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I just bought a Yo Yo Loach (Botia lohachata). Anyone care to share their experiences with this speciman? Should I really keep him in a gp of 3? So far he is best pals with my 6 Corydoras jullii's.

FreeBlaze

I was just about to make a new post and ask about yoyo loaches and corydoras. I plan to move my 2 yoyos to a new 55 gallon and was hoping to add a school of at least 6 small corydoras. Then while looking up info on the cories I found one site that said not to put cories in with any botia loaches, and it worried me. The site gave no explanation as to why they said that and I haven't seen any other site that mentioned it. I'm glad to hear that yours get along well. As for getting more yoyos... I would if you are able to add more fish. They are hard to find where I live and as soon as I can find some I will get at least one or two more. They are very playful with eachother and are real clowns.

Yoyo loaches are awesome. I think they're one of my favorite freshwater fish.

I only had one, but that was because I was wating on the LFS to get more in. I had him for less than a year before he died. It was because of an ich outbreak.

They're really funny to watch. Mine would always "lay" on top of things. I had a plastic tree in my aquarium, and he would lay on top of it. If you stared at him for too long, he would race around the tank. :%)

They are great little fish.

When we had the others, they would constantly swim around this one rock in our tank - for hours just having fun, and letting out energy.

Although, we only have 1 now, he isn't very playfull, and hides alot.

i have one in my cichlid tank i thought id never see him but hes out all the time n keeps my tank free of anything my cichlids miss
myn will enter a cave with a 4.5" johanii that dont liek anything he chases every fish out cept the yoyo

i bot him becuz i rule at yoyos so i thought itd b funny to have a yoyo loach now i hve one im going to get more i love him