What causes Clown loaches to click?

[JESTERX626]

What causes clown loaches to click? I do not mean "because they are eating," But Why do they make a clicking sound period? Is it how CL's communicate?

 

[niblit]

mine start talking around sun rise and get louder till i get up and feed them ,little beggers

 

[Lupin]

That is how they communicate. They make clicking sounds during feedign frenzy and skirmishes. If you notice the bifid spines found under each eye, you will see what I mean. Several of my loaches here do that when they peck each other. Tiger loaches have the loudest clicking sounds so far in my experience.

 

[Full Metal Gundam]

their switchblades?

 

[Lupin]

their switchblades?

Yes.

 

[cichlid2006]

i noticed a lot of clicking when i gave their nightly feed of bloodworm. i noticed it more when they were eating. also scavenging and when they found something they liked.

 

[Mr Pleco]

Mine click once they see me home from work and I haven't fed them yet. I think they are doing a good job of training me.

 

[craig_uk]

My Banded burmese click like mad at morning feeding, or when their picking on something bigger then them.

My yoyos never click, strange old world eh?

 

[jcardona1]

yeah these guys are neat. especially when the whip out their little switchblades! so how do they actually "click"? do they make the noise with their jaws?

 

[ewurm]

The unusual nature of the universe combined with food and happiness or displeasure causes emotions which are audible. Hooray for loaches.