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Loach Problem
>Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 01:27:26 -0500
>From: "Shawna Bailey" <elven at tir_com>
>Subject: Re: Clown Loach Eating Plants?
>
>>Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 16:04:27 EST
>>From: MidMOPub at aol_com
>>Subject: Clown Loach Eating Plants?
>>
>>The gang of 3 three
>>clown loaches were attacking a helpless sword leaf! It amazed me to hear
>this
>>load clicking noise and see a new hole appear where they just attacked. I
>>looked on many online info source before I bought these rather expensive
>gems
>>(clown loaches, $12 each) and nothing indicated to me that they attacked
>>plants.
>>
>> My question is has anybody else experienced this same phenomenon? (Did I
>>just miss that paragraph that describes their vegetarian diet?)
>
>
>I've been a lurker on this list for a few months and thought I'd surface for
>a moment and reply :) I also had a recent problem with my clown loach
>eating plants. After 2 weeks of slowly losing leaves off my jungle vals, I
>caught the cute lil bugger 'eating' them. Never got around to posting an ask
>to see if anyone had had the problem. Instead, I moved him to a larger
>(55g)tank with fewer plants and added a couple of buddies to maybe keep him
>occupied. So far no noticeable damage to a couple Amazon swords and misc.
>cryptocorynes.
>
>P.S. For $12 I hope they weren't real teeny!
>
It is widely known that loaches will wreak havoc on plants. Especially the
softer kinds. WOw, did you get ripped off on the price. How big are they?
For $12 they should be about a foot long, just kidding. But hey, thats
what this hobby is all about, I think all of us have done the same thing
many times. I know I have. haha.
Gary