Angelic Botia Loach, what the heck? |
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 Jun 21 2008, 06:46 PM
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Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 24-February 08 From: illinois Member No.: 39686  |
one of my angelic loaches likes to let my filter suck him up to it and hangs out there just looking around.the first time he did i thought he was dead but i've noticed he does it quite frequently.has anybody else seen loaches doing this?
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Jun 21 2008, 07:11 PM
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Fish Addict  Group: Members Posts: 822 Joined: 13-August 05 From: NY NY Member No.: 15216 |
(I'm assuming you are saying that your B.Kubotai hangs around the filter intake or sits on it)
This is not uncommon. Filter intake often has fragments of food which attracts fish, esp. loaches; additionally loaches are attracted by flow. Keeping the intake clean and providing some flow elsewhere in the tank should reduce this behavior. hth |
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Jun 21 2008, 07:38 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 24-February 08 From: illinois Member No.: 39686 |
i've seen him take food off of it but he is actually letting the filter hold him in place.
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Jun 21 2008, 08:44 PM
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 Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 287 Joined: 1-January 08 From: rochester, new york Member No.: 37986 |
my loaches do it too. it could be by sitting there he is waiting for food to come becuase he has learned that it ends up there.
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Jun 21 2008, 09:53 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 334 Joined: 24-February 08 From: illinois Member No.: 39686 |
good point.i never thought of that.
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Jun 24 2008, 12:20 AM
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 Fish Crazy  Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 26-March 07 From: North Carolina Member No.: 30580 |
Yep, as said this is normal behavior. Mine do it too
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