ok, so i have this clown loach, decent sized about 6in now. i have had it for a while (about 2 years now)but never thought about asking about its' curious behaviour. well i know clown loaches are supposed to be schooling fish... no no no not this fella.
when i originally got him i had 2 buddies, roughly the same size with him, and all was glorious... for about 3 months then in a span of 3 days both were dead.
well got some more buddies because, afterall they are schoolers right... no no no not this guy this go around the new buddies didn't last a week.
tried this one last time and same result, well i kept it by itself for a while and it has been as happy as a clown loach could be, barely hides at all.
well recently someone brought in an unwanted clown, about 5-6in, so i thought what the heck we'll try to give my lone clown ( of that tank) one last shot at a buddy...
to no avail as mine chased and beat on his new clown "Buddy" with no mercy, i caught it this go around so i know for sure that it did the killings before. well i moved the new guy into another very social and peaceful school of 7 others and all is fine.
do i just have a renegade clown loach or has anyone else ever experienced this before??? just curious
when i originally got him i had 2 buddies, roughly the same size with him, and all was glorious... for about 3 months then in a span of 3 days both were dead.
well got some more buddies because, afterall they are schoolers right... no no no not this guy this go around the new buddies didn't last a week.
tried this one last time and same result, well i kept it by itself for a while and it has been as happy as a clown loach could be, barely hides at all.
well recently someone brought in an unwanted clown, about 5-6in, so i thought what the heck we'll try to give my lone clown ( of that tank) one last shot at a buddy...
to no avail as mine chased and beat on his new clown "Buddy" with no mercy, i caught it this go around so i know for sure that it did the killings before. well i moved the new guy into another very social and peaceful school of 7 others and all is fine.
do i just have a renegade clown loach or has anyone else ever experienced this before??? just curious
