VaBookworm87
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I've had two clown loaches for about six years now. They've lived in my tank longer than anything, and have survived quite a lot. I rarely see them, except for in the morning when they come out from behind all of the wood/plants in the tank and come to the top for food. Otherwise, they're essentially invisible in the tank. So you can imagine the panic I felt a couple of weeks ago when I looked up from the movie I was watching and saw the two of them up at the front of the tank, lying on their backs in the gravel. I jumped out of bed, thinking to myself, "How could they both just up and die on me simultaneously???" as I raced towards my tank. Of course, being easily spooked as they are, they both shot up and behind their piece of wood.
I was at a loss for their random behavior, but shrugged it off. This has, however, developed into a nightly ritual. At approximately 10:30 each evening, they both come out of the woodwork, find their spot under this specific plant in the tank, and roll over on their sides/backs. And there they sleep until I get up for something and spook them back into their corner. They even prop their heads on nearby stones like pillows! Earlier, I watched them napping, back to back (see photo below), and they actually got into a bit of a shoving match over the rock they were sharing as a pillow. It was like watching a married couple fight over the blankets!
And now as I sit here, they've both found their spots again and are out cold. It seriously looks like I've got two large dead fish at the bottom of my tank, right up front and center! Is this normal? Does anyone else have loaches (or any sort of fish I suppose) that do this? They don't appear to be sick, but I've never had fish behave like this before!
I was at a loss for their random behavior, but shrugged it off. This has, however, developed into a nightly ritual. At approximately 10:30 each evening, they both come out of the woodwork, find their spot under this specific plant in the tank, and roll over on their sides/backs. And there they sleep until I get up for something and spook them back into their corner. They even prop their heads on nearby stones like pillows! Earlier, I watched them napping, back to back (see photo below), and they actually got into a bit of a shoving match over the rock they were sharing as a pillow. It was like watching a married couple fight over the blankets!
And now as I sit here, they've both found their spots again and are out cold. It seriously looks like I've got two large dead fish at the bottom of my tank, right up front and center! Is this normal? Does anyone else have loaches (or any sort of fish I suppose) that do this? They don't appear to be sick, but I've never had fish behave like this before!
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the times i used to think mine were dead 
and crazy antics.
