Clown Loaches Clicks

[specks]

My dad was welsh.

 

[Erised]

Hmm, if we're starting this I'll join in ... my boyfriends mothers sister is from wales!!

I love the sound clown loaches make, and I fully understand why it scared you! You'd never expect a fish like them to make so much noise!

The spiny things though Wuv, do they all have it? ... I can honestly say I've never seen them before on any clown loaches around here!

 

[Tetramad]

The clicking noise is an extremely powerful super-suck!!! they use this to extract the juicy bits from snail shells which correct me if I am wrong is one of their main food sources in the wild. If you put some in you may get to see them do it, I have only seen them do it on empty ones they have already eaten, I suppose you would have to sit up all night to catch them doing it.

PS be careful adding snails to your tank.

Mark.

 

[Iron Man]

Mine did it too, but mainly when they got the algae wafers....which wasn't for them but the two plecos.

Still though EVERYONE would be in a frenzy for them so I'd wind up dropping like 4 in there at a time so the plecos would at least get a chance at their dinner!

Mine freaked me out when I first heard them. It sounded just like cracking glass or something was kinda grinding against it like with sand. Very scary for a fish tank!

 

[WeeMan]

On the Welsh note I have a Welsh uncle (married in) who is rather good fun

On the clicky loaches my two make such a racket when they attack the snails harsh but ever so funny hence I dont wash plants when I put them in

 

[Jen]

I've been to whales.... does that count??? lol. I stayed in a swanky hotel/castle thing for 3 days on a tour around england/wales. Might have been in cardiff. I'll have to check my travel itinerary.

Those spiny things are cool. They look like they could do some damage!

 

[LoachLover]

Yep that's them, they do it most during feeding.

 

[wuvmybetta]

The spiny things though Wuv, do they all have it? ... I can honestly say I've never seen them before on any clown loaches around here!

Yuppers, they all have them. it shocked me the first time I ever saw that pic. If you look closely under their eyes you can actually see them when they're lying down (the spines)
(by the way,this topic is over a year old, what a bump!!)

 

[SirMinion]

First time I heard the clicking, I though a fish was tapping a rock against the glass! It was so loud!

I found out about the spines the hard way with a punctured finger when handling a clown once. It drew blood and hurt like a wasp sting.