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breaker_1113
09-06-2003, 7:20 PM
i just got 4 1-1.5" clown loaches for $30 CDN
i just have a few questions about them
what do they eat?
do they like current?
water perimeters?
thnx in advance
Matt W
09-06-2003, 7:45 PM
Mine eat just about anything I can get down to the bottom...
Good info, great pics:
http://www.loaches.com/species_pages/botia_macracanthus.html
Worms are their favorites. I feed mine california blackworms, flake, frozen brine, and frozen bloodworms.
breaker_1113
09-07-2003, 2:56 PM
do loaches only eat stuff that has sunk to the bottom or will they eat things that are suspended in the water
Slappy*McFish
09-07-2003, 3:33 PM
My Clown loaches eat wherever the food is...sometimes they practically jump out of the tank in anticipation of me feeding them. I can hand feed them right at the surface. My Modesta loaches, on the other hand, are much shier and will usually only eat after lights-out or when they are particularly hungry. My Yoyos are almost as brazen as the Clowns and will normally eat anytime/anyplace, as well. I feed mine TetraMin Pro, Shrimp pellets, frozen bloodworms/brineshrimp/mysis shrimp/mosquito larvae, and NewLife Spectrum community fish formula. The latter I highly recommend as it is a slowly sinking granual food that is very nutritious and will enhance the color of your fish, as well.
http://www.nlpublish.com/fishfood/products/index.cfm?blnFoodPage=TRUE