Tiger Botia VS. Weather Loach

[lmc86]

I have a Tiger Botia and Weather Loach in my 45 Gallon Tank, my concern is that when they see each other they seem to be fighting? Should I let them get use to eat other or would in be good to take one of them out in the near future? If anyone knows anything about either fish than the sites gives me please contact me back.

Thanks
Luke

[Spunky]

Tiger loaches are an agressive loach. Those i have read about get along with some botias, such as clowns. I have never read about them being with weather loaches. (From what i know weather loaches like cooler water.) They say tiger loaches should be with semi agressive fish, which the weather loach is not. I do not know what their fighting looks likes, but more than likely it is the tiger picking on the other.

check out loaches.com (http://www.loaches.com/species_index.html)

weather loach (http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_dojo.php)(Misgurnus angullicaudatus) somestimes called dojo loach
tiger loach (http://pages.prodigy.net/rahill0/species/tiger.html) (Botia helodes)
tiger loach (http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Botia_helodes.html)

[lmc86]

hey, thanks yea i can't find enough info about it and all the pet stores tell me its ok, i have two weather loachs in the tank but one is MIA now i dunno i have alot of hiding places so he can be hiding for a day or so is that normal??