Loaches Won't Eat

[rich311k]

You are not worried about 20 gallons of water in the middle of your house on a stand that wobbles?

[Lonewolfblue]

Almost makes me sea sick, lol.

Before investing in more fish, might want to check out a new stand. Look at Big Al's Online, they got some decent metal stands.

http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/...d1=2253;pcid2=

[crazycat]

after you get a new stand, get some loaches! the yoyos can be very playful. angelicus are more serious, but really beautiful. kuhlis are sooooo cute--and are the most playful [acronym:614f482133="In My Experience"]ime[/acronym:614f482133]. they all hide, the angelicus most of all (as well as the clowns), but they come out at feedinh times. they all like to be with playmates, and i've seen the angelicus hanging out with the yoyos which is fun (i have 3 of each and 4 clowns).

the yoyos and the angelicus do this really creepy scary loach thing--they often lie on their sides at the bottom of the tank, or squeezed in between some decoration and the tank--and stay there for hours. they look dead. and just when you see them and start to panic, they get up and move. sneaky little devils!

[Lonewolfblue]

the yoyos and the angelicus do this really creepy scary loach thing--they often lie on their sides at the bottom of the tank, or squeezed in between some decoration and the tank--and stay there for hours. they look dead. and just when you see them and start to panic, they get up and move. sneaky little devils!

If you want a tank with character, you definitely need like 3 yoyo's or striped loaches. If your other fish get kind of bored to watch, the yoyo's will keep your interest.

[Lonewolfblue]

When I throw 3 or 4 small pest snails in the tank, the striped loaches have a hay-day. They go bonkers and just tear them up, lol.

[Lonewolfblue]

And the striped loaches stay small, great for smaller tanks.

[Lonewolfblue]

One more thing, yoyo's are escape artists. If you remove any ornaments, look them over thoroughly. Might have a hitch-hiker on board.

[TriviallyTravis]

Well it's not like the legs are bowed and strained. it's a 6 piece metal stand that I had to put together (4 legs, 2 platforms). Thus if you're doing something like applying pressure to the inside of the glass to wipe off algae, I have to be careful not to rock the tank and freak out the fish.

So I just thought they might be sensitive to vibrations in the room.

[TriviallyTravis]

Okay, I've had the 3 yoyos for a week now and I'm having a bit of a trouble getting them to eat. I have Hikari sinking waferes that the [acronym:f66dd3a4cd="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:f66dd3a4cd] sold me, but they don't seem to be too interested in them. At first when I put 'em in the water, they're still kind of hard, but one of them doesn't seem to mind and immediately starts pecking at it when he finds it. The other 2 just ignore the waffers when they see them.

They haven't shown any interest in the flake food that I've been feeding the tetras. I got some frozen blood worms and, if I reach down and stick some in near the bottom (they'll float and the tetra will eat them all otherwise) then they seem to love those. But if I understand correctly, bloodworms are too rich to feed them everyday, right?

All of them do the usual loach thing, scavenging around for food all of the time, but I'm a bit concerned for the 2 that aren't eating much. Any suggestions?

[TriviallyTravis]

Yep, same thing today...