IME with clown loaches this is not always true. Yes clown loaches can "grey out" when they are scared. Their bands do not turn white, but lose their darkness. However clown loaches do not always "grey out" when they are scared.debaric said:Oh and not to mention my friend... if you do know anything about clown loaches you will know that when they are stressed/scared they lose almost all their dark bands which turn white. From the picture it is evident that these loaches arent in that type of situation.