View Full Version : Clown loach mussel feeding frenzy! Pics!
ewurm
09-04-2007, 12:00 AM
Thier favorite treat, they gorge themselves, then sit on the bottom like they just ate at McDonalds.
Lupin
09-04-2007, 12:20 AM
Nice clowns!:headbang2
Primus
09-04-2007, 12:40 AM
Do you chop it up or just open the shell and throw it in? I may have to try this :) They do seem to be enjoying it.
ewurm
09-04-2007, 12:50 AM
I buy green mussels on the half shell. I put the whole half shell in for the large ones. For the small loach tank, I put the same in, but when they start looking plump I transfer the remainder to the big ones.
Zeppelin3k
09-04-2007, 2:33 AM
Lookin good wurm
aquatic_wonders
09-04-2007, 3:11 AM
how many loaches you got there and how big are they?
All are over 4", and I believe there are 15 clowns and two Yo-Yo's
JD_MAN
09-04-2007, 4:06 PM
Love the pictures. :)
One of these days, me an my crackhead self will remember to pick up some mussels for my cl's. I can't believe that I keep forgetting about this. lol.
Mr Pleco
09-04-2007, 4:18 PM
Love the pics, my large Cl will eat a green mussel in a half shell by himself.
Thanks for sharing
pmtuneman13
09-04-2007, 4:20 PM
Gotta love the loaches!
Love the pictures. :)
One of these days, me an my crackhead self will remember to pick up some mussels for my cl's. I can't believe that I keep forgetting about this. lol.
I would send you some, but the smell would be unbearable by the time you got them.
Gr8KarmaSF
09-04-2007, 4:41 PM
looks good!
halofishboy
09-04-2007, 4:49 PM
Niiiice
hope my loaches get that big
nice loaches
scrubnurseshelbie
09-04-2007, 8:24 PM
SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!! They are having so much fun! And I bet they are clicking the whole time too!
ewurm
09-04-2007, 11:28 PM
It's a noisy racket.
PATSFAN69
09-05-2007, 9:56 AM
Very Nice loaches .......Right now I keep my loaches with Bala sharks & Frontosas , do you think mussels would harm my other fish ?
ewurm
09-05-2007, 12:56 PM
Shouldn't harm them, but mussels will cloud your water a bit.
beachman22
09-05-2007, 1:04 PM
I want to try this with my loaches.
Where do you get the mussles? Supermarket?
Also these are freshwater mussles right? Not the ones I can get at the beach.
You get mussels from the supermarkets. What we get here came from the sea.;)
OscartheGrouch
09-05-2007, 10:30 PM
I would like to try this out but my loaches don't really seem to like market shrimp or veggies like cucumber or zucchini while others here say theirs love them.
My loaches love shrimps but the bichirs just grab them before the loaches could even get enough share.:WHOA:
Krill is a staple for my big ones.
Cabinny_san
09-09-2007, 12:55 AM
Where do you get your Mussels from, have you ever had issues with them having alot of heavy metals in them?
Zeppelin3k
09-11-2007, 9:31 PM
where do you get these mussels? could you use fresh water clams that are found in my local lakes?
I use green mussels, I get them from an orinetal market. They are sold in a grocery, so I am assuming that they have no heavy metals, but can't confirm. My loaches love them and I have seen no ill effects.
where do you get these mussels? could you use fresh water clams that are found in my local lakes?
The problem with clams and mussels specifically is that some have larvae that are parasitic in nature. I would buy them frozen. Also, malaysian trumpet snails are great treats for your loaches.