Hey i have four c/loaches, three of them have 3 black stripes down the side and the other has two and the middle one is a half a stripe, does any body know what this means male/female? or maybe from different areas?

it might not meen much but im currios to see if anyone knows?

All it means is that they're not all the same fish.

clown loaches are starting to appear with extra stripes, and black spots. doesnt mean anything about sex. not sure how you sex them I'm afraid.

plecs

cool thanks guys, i think its pretty cool having an od one cant wait for them to get bigger.

There was a guy in Morrinsville that collected CL's that had these deformities.

I think he thought they were rare as he use to pay silly prices to obtain them.

They take a long time to mature, and when you see a PAIR of them, there is no mistaking the sex.

Boys slim, females rotund.

Alan 104

There was a guy in Morrinsville that collected CL's that had these deformities.

I think he thought they were rare as he use to pay silly prices to obtain them.

Hahaha that made me laugh.

Can they be aggressive? i think my ones sometimes nip at some of my bigger fish is this common, its not like they are hungry cause i feed them well.

I've never seen my clowns nip at other fish. Sometimes they'll go and clean along their sides and heads though.

sweet maybe thats what they are up to,cheers