View Full Version : can clown loaches be eaten?
cuban jey
10-31-2005, 10:57 PM
i was looking for and counting my clowns today and only found 2 i had 5 and the only way out is through the mouth of my temensis or pike cichlid but i heard loaches have spines and other defenses against predation... pls feel free to give me your input
Mourinho18
10-31-2005, 10:59 PM
hmmm, how big are the temensis and pikes. Pikes are really known for having elastic like stomachs and can fit something about their size in there.
cuban jey
10-31-2005, 11:01 PM
tem and pike are about 5in. and clowns are about 2in.
Mourinho18
10-31-2005, 11:07 PM
yeah dude, definetely ask peanut power when he gets here. I'm not to sure about the temensis, but I know that a pike at that size could definetely swallow whole a fish less than half its size.
OscarHook
10-31-2005, 11:16 PM
What kinda of Decorations do you have, used to hide all the time in the roots of a holllow Decor, and i thought the Oscars' ate them, other than that i agree with the other guys on what happened to them.
Peanut_Power
10-31-2005, 11:23 PM
Yeah.....u lost em bro...check the bellies of your tem and pike...lol....if they buldge...then you can probably guess where they are. I lost 4 of my 12 Clown Loaches to some of my pikes before i realized what was going on....lol. So yeah, it is DEFINATELY possible....:(
Taz2478
11-01-2005, 1:37 AM
yeah your pike caught them slipin and was hungry as always. get em same size or bigger (mainly bigger) and get better hiding spots.
Maybe there still alive and in hiding in a blind spot. Hope thats the case! :)
How long have the been MIA???
cuban jey
11-01-2005, 3:00 AM
well i just checked under and in everything and NONE are to be found i saw the surviving 2 in their yesterday i guess it gets dangerous in the 55 at lights out hope the lil jerks enjoyed their 5.99 feeders
AlaskaJammin
11-01-2005, 7:00 AM
Hopefully clown loach is really healthy. When I was newer to the hobby I had a 18 inch shvelnose take down a 8 inch arowana. That was painfull.
Peanut_Power
11-01-2005, 10:34 AM
Yeah, I had my xingu III take out my 4" arowana...rrrg! They were only 6" too...so yeah, imagine what its belly looked like. Was NOT happy. Oh well...gotta love pikes! PIKE FOR LIFE!