Re: Clown Loach

[Timothy Sherburne <tfs at mac_com>]

Hi Chad...

The hiding behavior is normal for clown loaches. Some are bold and stay out
all the time, while others are timid and are rarely seen. Mine go through
phases, and generally, will hide if there's somewhere to hide.

Did that death happen right away, say 24 hours after being added to the
tank? Make sure your tank chemistry is where it should be. If it is, then
that fish was probably weak to begin with.

They will eventually take care of your snail problem!

t 

On 7/15/02 12:48 AM, Aquatic Plants Digest wrote:

> Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:08:45 -0500
> From: Chad Sutton <chadsutton at cox_net>
> Subject: Clown Loach
> 
> I bought 3 clown loaches about 3 weeks ago, to work on the rapidly growing
> snail population in my tank.  Soon after one died and the others stay
> hidden all the time.  When I can get a light into the area they hide, they
> look healthy, but I never ever see them out.  Is this normal?  The snail
> population doesn't seem to be growing but there are still quite a few so
> I'm worried if they are eating.