clown loach behavior odd..experts please....

[tropicfishman]

hey guys, any of you guys ever seen a clown loach just lay on its side and barely breathe? mine did this today by the cermaic stump I have, never seen it do it before, so I poked him with the net and it kind a startled him as if he was sleeping lol is thisa normal behavior?

 

[RoK]

That is normal. I've heard about that quite a few times.

 

[tropicfishman]

awesome, I was afraid it might be case of ich or a parasite infection

 

[hsherman1986]

yea, mine does that all the time. She will also cram herself into a crack in one of the caves and sleep upside down.

 

[exodus]

Yeah, I've had it happen many times where people will come over and be looking in my fish tank, asking if my clowns are dead because they're sleeping in a funny position.

 

[Voodoo Chilli]

Yep- a very common clown loach activity.

Some people say its just a way they like to sleep. Personally, I think they're twisted little buggers and enjoy giving their owners heart attacks.

 

[jrp1588]

haha, yeah, as said it's very common behavior. Mine does it all the time

 

[JRagg]

I remember having read about it before I got my first CL trio, but it still scared me when I saw it for the first time.

Just wait until you hear them start making that clicking noise when you feed them. The noise freaked me out the first few times I heard it. Not used to fish making noises.