Sucking Loach

[nick1200]

Ok so i have a 4 x 1.5 x 1.5 and i have a few silver sharks i have upgraded to a 6 x 2 x 2 and bought some Sucking Loach's  and i have noticed there chasing my silver sharks around the tank. I have them in my 4ft at the moment in till my 6ft cyle's should i get rid of the Loach's ? Or will they stop chasing my fish around after i move them into my 6ft ?I have read up on the internet the older they get the worse they get and they start sucking out the fishes eyes and scales....

 

[greenmumma141]

Hmm, not sure what you mean by "sucking loach".  I think you might be referring to a Chinese Algae Eater. http/www.bing.com/images/search?q=chinese+algae+eater&qpvt=chinese+algae+eater&FORM=IGRE ... which after reading up, they are sometimes referred to as a "sucking loach" lol.  They are quite boisterous fish, how many do you have, and how big are they? I wouldn't suggest more than 2 for a 4 ft, as they are territorial. I haven't heard of them sucking out eyeballs, but they are known to suck the slime coat off of fish which can kill.  

 

[nick1200]

i have 2 in my 4ft but i have a 6 x 2 x 2 which i have resealed today which there gonna go in. I was thinking about giving them away because i don;t want my silver sharks or rams to die....

 

[greenmumma141]

Normally they are only concern when they get really big. If they're small, then I would just watch for anything over aggressive and of course, sucking the slime coat off of your other fish.