Fat Yo-Yo Loach?

Abilor

Abilor

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Greetings and Happy new Year!

One of my yo-yo loaches, it appears, is getting piggy with his algae wafers. I've since named him Dudley, and I'm also worried because his coloring is off. Harry, the skinny, active yo-yo (who lives under the stairs) has vivid black markings and a shiny underbelly, while Dudley is dull and appears loafish while swimming.

Overfeeding seems to me to be the culprit, so I've cut back on their algae wafers (down to one a day instead of two), and added fresh veggies to their diet in the form of zucchini (which EVERYBODY loves). Take a look though; is there anything else I could for Dudley to get his weight down and be healthier? Just how overweight is he?

Thanks for advice/appraisals/opinions.

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He is pleasantly plump...no worries though, as he is still small and that stored enegry will go into growth...if he were that heavy when he was 6", then I would worry about cutting back his food.
 
*AHEM*

For some mysterious reason, I was not aware they could grow to six inches. I thought 3 or 4 inches was the max. This will become a problem as they are in a 29G freshwater at the moment. Over the next year or so, I may graduate to a 55G when I move. Hmmm... Well, thanks for the advice.
 
Abilor said:
*AHEM*

For some mysterious reason, I was not aware they could grow to six inches. I thought 3 or 4 inches was the max.
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Given great water conditions (lots of large water changes, not just filtration), they can go from 1" to 4" in about 10 weeks, then growth slows, and it usually takes then another 6-8 weeks before they are over 5", and a total of about 5-6 months before they are full-grown.
 
Abilor said:
Greetings and Happy new Year!

One of my yo-yo loaches, it appears, is getting piggy with his algae wafers. I've since named him Dudley, and I'm also worried because his coloring is off. Harry, the skinny, active yo-yo (who lives under the stairs) has vivid black markings and a shiny underbelly, while Dudley is dull and appears loafish while swimming.

Overfeeding seems to me to be the culprit, so I've cut back on their algae wafers (down to one a day instead of two), and added fresh veggies to their diet in the form of zucchini (which EVERYBODY loves). Take a look though; is there anything else I could for Dudley to get his weight down and be healthier? Just how overweight is he?
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It does not look overweight to me. Loaches are supposed to get fat. :) It could just be that he has grown more than the other one. This is very typical of botia species. Remember loaches are predominately carnivorous. While it is OK to feed them veggies they should be getting some form meat such as shrimp pellets or bloodworms. I would not cut down on the feeding as loaches like to eat multiple times a day. Do not worry about the color change this happens with many loaches as they grow larger, it is normal.
 
ya the color lose could just be cause he is getting older, take large clowns when they get older and bigger their color begins to go, anyway ur loach looks fine to me

with my loach the only reason my botia is skinny yet healthy is because he always has to fight with the big guys during feeding time because he will not eat waffers :)

anyway good luck, and great loach :)
 
Fat Yoyo Loach

Dudley could be a she and full of eggs (gravid). I've got several yoyo's in my 90 gal. They all vary in color - the youngest has the most intense coloring, while the older ones are more pale/colors seem silvery and much less intense than the youngest one. I do have a gravid yoyo -- I found a picture on the net, wish I knew where so that you could compare w/ Dudley. If you viewed my gravid yoyo from the front, she would look pretty triangular through her middle body...

If I find the pic I mentioned, I'll post the link. If I have time, I'll try to get a picture of my female.

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Hi,

Your Dudley looks fine. On the other hand my Pizzazy is extremely not look fine! Your lucky, you have a plump fish, I have a obese fish!:) I think my Pizzazy has to go to Curves or Jenny Craig:D.

By the way Pizzazy is a Upside-Down Catfish.

Cory Lover
 
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