(mildly) monstrous yo-yos

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I was at a LFS today, and they had some very large (relatively) yo-yo loaches. A lot bigger than the ones I've seen at petsmart...same price. I bought all 4

There were originally 2 small ones in my 29, but one mysteriously died. So I know have a whole pack of them. I was thinking though, would they do fine in my 75? I've got clown loaches in it already, plus my male GT. I think they may seem a bit cramped in the small tank. They're in a bucket right now though.


The way they were behaving at the LFS was pretty funny, I thought. There was a chunk of rock in the tank, which they were using as a cave. Whenever anyone came close to the tank, they would worm their way under and only their heads and tails were visible (not a very big rock).

loaches rock

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

wow nice. did u get any pics ??

 

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not yet, I will after I put them in the tank.

 

[Tom500]

Nice pick up im sure they will bring you loads of enjoyment i love loaches

 

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They aren't huge...but significantly more beefy than my current yo-yo. Whats the largest these typically get?

 

[J-Aqua]

Biggest I've seen them at was about 6 inches. My biggest is at 4 inches he's about 2yrs old. YoYo's have the funniest personalities you will enjoy them a lot!

J

 

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yep they immediately tried to burrow under a large rock. I had forgotten to make any caves, so I cleared out some sand from under it for them. The old loach looks tiny compared to the new ones.

 

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so hard to photograph! Here is one that is reasonably focused though.



one of them apparently thinks its a salmon. It jumped up the waterfall from my HOB filter, and was sitting on a sponge when I found it. No bears in my tank, luckily.

 

[Lupin]

6 inches is the max. Mine is near it, only 5 inches though. Your yoyo will develp reticulated patterns. They're prettier than the simple YOYO pattern.