The exact same thing used to happen to me as well. Until my dats ate the barbs lol
New Clown loach and a question..
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The exact same thing used to happen to me as well. Until my dats ate the barbs lol
I'm pretty sure they try to school with anything active. Mine do it with rainbowfish.
I very much doubt that, in fact if I wasn't on the other side of the world I'd be prepared to offer a money-back guarantee on it!!
Ten years old and only 5.5" shows what inadequate swimming space will do, I'd really be interested to see what would happen if you added him to a group of CLs in a good sized (6'+) tank, would it have a growth spurt, or stay smaller for good?
CLs are very social fish, and the fact that he has made it this far without that social interaction is no reason to keep him alone any more. If your tank set up allows it, I'd add another 4-5 at least, any size, but make sure you quarantine them if they're coming from the LFS!!!
Hes currently in my 210gal tank with a mix of dif fish which he tries to school with constantly. I said i was going to stick with just this one but after having him for a few days and watching him its almost sad that hes by himself and the other fish seem to get a bit annoyed with him following them all the time. I def have room for more so im going to look around and see what i can find, hopefully without spending a fortune as im not sure how much these guys usually go for.
This actually hasnt been the case. Hes by himself but he never hides and is always all over the tank trying to school with my other fish. Hes very social and not fearful at all. That said I will be looking to pick up a few more in the near future..
