Not dead lol.....the moved after I snapped the picture and have been swinning around...eating bloodworms....and the such. I catch 2 in there "cuddling alot" lol.
i have seven from 2.5-4.5'' and they all try to occupy the same hole in a piece of driftwood(hole is only 1.5'' diameter and 2.5'' long). only 4 of them fit while the others fight to get in
CL are play to died with you , i have 25 cl and 12 other loach. only cl is play to died. In start was i worry but now i understand that and cute. Water is too difficult for CL. be carefully good. they can stress so easy