Loaches fighting like cichlids

[johnny potatoes]

Anyone else ever notice their clown loaches locking jaws and the such. I've had cichlids that do this but never seen the clowns act this way. Only two of the seven were doing this and their colors were bleached out. The other five are looking and acting normal.

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

Yup- normal behavior... clowns establish a pecking order with an alpha female leading the pack... this just means one of your subdominants is challenging the alpha. They usually do not cause to much damage. you will see this reffered to as "greying out" because of the color change.

 

[slippery slimecoat]

Yup- normal behavior... clowns establish a pecking order with an alpha female leading the pack... this just means one of your subdominants is challenging the alpha. They usually do not cause to much damage. you will see this reffered to as "greying out" because of the color change.

+1. I usually have a squabble in my group every few months.

 

[convict360]

Anyone else ever notice their clown loaches locking jaws and the such. I've had cichlids that do this but never seen the clowns act this way. Only two of the seven were doing this and their colors were bleached out. The other five are looking and acting normal. View attachment 1148869View attachment 1148870View attachment 1148871

Lovely clowns, really need to get myself some