GouramiFanatic
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I have a trio of Dojos for about a couple of months now. They have to be one of the coolest fish you can get. Today I did a PWC and one of them actually came up and started to 'feel out' my arm with it's barbels. It was the cutest thing. I'm having so much fun with them and I have a few questions for fellow Dojo Loach owners.
1) Do any of your Dojos do what looks like a yawn from time to time? One of mine is seen doing this pretty frequently, although mostly at feeding time (my new avatar is a photo of this 'yawn'). I've only seen this one doing it. What does it mean?
2) For the people who have more than 1 or 2, can you tell your Dojos apart? I can tell all of mine apart. One of them has a dark black spot it has on it's right side. Another one has a very spotted look, almost like a leopard print, and the third has a lined/streaked pattern. It's funny because when I brought them home I had no idea how I'd be able to tell them apart, but now it's so easy!
3) I thought that they'd be able to bury themselves in the gravel that I have in the tank because the gravel is so small and light, but it seems to be to much for them. Is there something else I can do to give them a place to hide and feel secure? They don't seem to be unhappy or scared or anything, but I feel bad that they can't bury themselves since I've read that they like to.
I'll post some pictures shortly so you can see them.
**** Edit ****
Here are the pictures I mentioned. The first photo is of the lined one (the one in front) and the one with the spot on it's right side.
http://www.marinediscoveries.com/2loaches.jpg
The other photo is the one with the leopard markings.
http://www.marinediscoveries.com/leoloach.jpg
1) Do any of your Dojos do what looks like a yawn from time to time? One of mine is seen doing this pretty frequently, although mostly at feeding time (my new avatar is a photo of this 'yawn'). I've only seen this one doing it. What does it mean?
2) For the people who have more than 1 or 2, can you tell your Dojos apart? I can tell all of mine apart. One of them has a dark black spot it has on it's right side. Another one has a very spotted look, almost like a leopard print, and the third has a lined/streaked pattern. It's funny because when I brought them home I had no idea how I'd be able to tell them apart, but now it's so easy!
3) I thought that they'd be able to bury themselves in the gravel that I have in the tank because the gravel is so small and light, but it seems to be to much for them. Is there something else I can do to give them a place to hide and feel secure? They don't seem to be unhappy or scared or anything, but I feel bad that they can't bury themselves since I've read that they like to.
I'll post some pictures shortly so you can see them.
**** Edit ****
Here are the pictures I mentioned. The first photo is of the lined one (the one in front) and the one with the spot on it's right side.
http://www.marinediscoveries.com/2loaches.jpg
The other photo is the one with the leopard markings.
http://www.marinediscoveries.com/leoloach.jpg