can clown loaches be eaten?

[cuban jey]

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]

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]

tem and pike are about 5in. and clowns are about 2in.

 

[Mourinho18]

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]

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]

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]

yeah your pike caught them slipin and was hungry as always. get em same size or bigger (mainly bigger) and get better hiding spots.

 

[twk1]

Maybe there still alive and in hiding in a blind spot. Hope thats the case!

 

[twk1]

How long have the been MIA???

 

[cuban jey]

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