Clown Loaches

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Mariah

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This is really weird. We bought 3 clown loaches and we went downstairs to look for them and coudnt find them!
The next day we managed to find 2 of them but today all 3 are missing!
Do clown loaches hide? Theres not that many hiding spots and I have looked and could not find them! :S
 
What size tank? All clown loaches hide. Not just that they are excellent at hiding. I had my 3 and nothing was in the tank but gravel/ sand, and they were able to hide.
 
How big? Do you plan for bigger housing in the future? They do ge big, but it takes time, because they are slow growers.
 
Its a 50 gal. If they grow so big that they are unable to be kept in that tank we do have a place for them to go. :)
Also do clown loaches dig/bury themselves? Could that be why I cant find them? Are they nocturnal?
Thanks for helping :)
 
Hey mate. Trust me, i "lost" my loaches hundreds of times....ok, maybe not that many, but still....

They are great hiders, i wouldnt really go pulling apart your tank to find them, just chill and see if you can see them behind plants, bogwood, etc etc. Mine even hid behind the filter, so look EVRYWHERE! :p

If they have managed to die on you, you will find them soon enough, but i dont think thats the case.

Leave them for a day, and i bet youlll see them sooner or later.

Maybe offer some frozen food or some live food! :thumbs: It might do the trick :D
 
Wow in the filter! Ok thanks everyone, now im not so concerned :)
 
LOL my betta hides... When I wake up, I go over and make sure he's still in there. Nearly every morning I can't find him, so I start looking behind the plants, and when he's not there I look back.... and he's appeared again. It drives me mad.
 

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