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bettachris![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 ![]() ![]() | i just got my first skunk loach. he is alittle guy only 1 inch. he is fitting just fine with three 2X bigger than him clown loaches. My Q is why is he so aggressive like he idk if he is trying to attack the other fish or what not. he loves to swim in the middle. |
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gartenzwerfe![]() ![]() Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004 ![]() ![]() | Skunk loaches have been known to show an aggresive side. See the thread [link=here]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Bottom%20Feeder%20Frenzy/55831.html" style="COLOR: #FF82AB[/link] for some info and personal experience ![]() ><>Dani<>< I don't want just anyone to hold I don't want my love to go to waste I want you and your beautiful soul |
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sirbooks![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Yup, they can be somewhat aggressive. Also, they prefer being kept in groups like other loaches. If you want to keep this fish happy, you should get it two friends. |
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bettachris![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 ![]() ![]() | i might get some more but now he seems to fin nip ALL my other fish. is this natural? |
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gartenzwerfe![]() ![]() Big Fish Mrs. Racso To Be Posts: 375 Kudos: 628 Votes: 199 Registered: 20-Mar-2004 ![]() ![]() | Bettachris, did you read through the thread I linked to? Click on the pink [link=this]http://fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Bottom%20Feeder%20Frenzy/55831.html?200503060117" style="COLOR: #FF82AB[/link] to read another thread about skunk loaches, which includes personal experience of their aggression. Shannen: Quote from the profile. Me: He found out real quick! He put them in a 29g community and now EVERYONE in that tank has nipped fins. Now he has to rework everything to accomodate those stinking loaches! CoryAddict: Yeah, at work we don't even order them anymore, simply because nearly everybody who buys them brings them back complaining that they were being aggressive. And that's after we warned them about their behavior. In other words yes, the aggression is a natural behavior found in skunk loaches. ><>Dani<>< I don't want just anyone to hold I don't want my love to go to waste I want you and your beautiful soul |
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bettachris![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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~jamie~![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004 ![]() ![]() | Yes, they have eaten/nipped my fry and have terrorized some of the other fish until we moved them in with some severums...now they seem to know their place and don't seem so bad. ![]() |
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ckk125![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005 ![]() ![]() | oh well...im trying frantically got get a few of these so that they could form a shoal with 8 of my clown loaches... |
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koi keeper![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001 ![]() ![]() ![]() | Skunk loaches get more agressive when they feel crowded, or feel like they are not getting enough food. They can easily be apart of a community tank with peaceful fish. It is just a matter of realizing their needs. This is not a fish that can go in a fully stocked or overstocked tank. They can and will become nippy to the point of killing off other fish. They need plenty of hiding places and cover. The happier and more secure they are the better. Koi Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn. |
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ClownyGirl![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004 ![]() ![]() | I have 3 in my 79 gal with 9 zebra loaches, 18 clown loaches and 5 kuhli loaches. The good thing is, I have little other than loaches in this tank, all are juvenile and everybody has plenty of room, so the skunks keep to terrorizing each other, and the zebras once in a while who give back to them as good as they get it. It really depends on the tank mates, and if he has the company of other skunks he will fight with his brothers instead of the other tank mates and be happy. |
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