Getting Cut by a Loach

[Blue_Ram]

My friend told me that he got cut on the finger by one of his skunk loaches. He said they have this blade like thing below their eyes. Is this true? and Do yoyo loaches have them?

Blue_Ram

 

[jackiomy]

I know clown loaches have them. They are really cool but can hurt.

 

[Sploke]

This pic (not mine) exhibits the eye spike pretty clearly. Apparently they are fairly sharp.

 

[jackiomy]

That is one of the reasons you have to be really careful catching them. That spike will get caught in the net and hurt the fish.

 

[Fish-Addict]

That is one of the reasons you have to be really careful catching them. That spike will get caught in the net and hurt the fish.

And damage the net LOL

 

[thebrandon]

wow that is crazy. Do all loaches have this spike?

 

[crimsonmoon]

hm. i wonder what purpose that would serve in the wild? being able to grade cheese for foot ball game nachos? LOL

 

[thebrandon]

that way if a fish eats him, it's sort of like saying "f you" on the way down to the stomach lol

 

[crimsonmoon]

lol...well it kinda seems pointless unless its enough for the thing doing the chomping to spit them back out. and clown loaches get pretty big too lol

 

[krytan]

It's to stop other fish attacking their eyes.