Clown Loach that play's dead. Normal?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
:ROFL::ROFL: I love these damn fish, they are so full of character!!!!! One of mine always like to flop over on his side too. BTW, what's up with the spine thing under their eye, is it a defense mechanism?? One of my guys was sliding the spine in and out.

I've seen pics of it but I never really knew how it worked or what it was for..
 
yup very normal. in the afternoon my tank looks like it's full of dead loaches everyday.
great pics through whenever I get near the tank they all wake up at once.
 
I'm starting to like these lil guys more and more! =)
 
I never see my clowns and yoyos lying on their sides anymore after adding more cobbles and woods for them to hide. They used to that in the corner though there were less decors then. Still, it doesn't matter to me.
 
Militis;1561970; said:
I have always wanted these guys i wanted to get a group of 6-10 but you need like a 250G tank or more since they get so dam big.
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If you have plans to upgrade in a few years, then by all means pick 5 clown loaches of 2-3 inches in size to start with. A 75g is a good start.
 
i used to have 3 of them that would swim upside down and do summersaults. anybody have any pics of full grown ones? i love those guys.
 
Its funny how high strung they are and how they can fall asleep in any position anywhere in the tank.. maybe it is just plain exhaustion after all the racing around they do.. mine now all pile into one little house and sleep..so i don't see them do this much anymore :D
 
Out of my 6, they all frequently 'nap'. I tell you what, its the hardest thing ever to take a pic of it without disturbing them. I think clowns need to be in a minimum group of 4-5.
 
jcardona1;1561621; said:
:ROFL::ROFL: I love these damn fish, they are so full of character!!!!! One of mine always like to flop over on his side too. BTW, what's up with the spine thing under their eye, is it a defense mechanism?? One of my guys was sliding the spine in and out.

I've seen pics of it but I never really knew how it worked or what it was for..
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"The fish has a movable spine that lies in a groove below the eye, which may be extended as a defense mechanism." - Wikipedia.
 
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