Paula Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I had a skunk loach in my tank with a few other community fish, incl corys and snails - but as soon as I added my 4 bristlenose he chased these until he killed one and seriously harmed the other, which died after a day - I have removed the skunk loach to give my other two bristenoses a break, Is this common? I did have 6 of my borneos die unexpectanly when I introduced him - he is about 10cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Skunk loaches have a reputation for be rather nasty, not really a community species. Take it back. If you want loaches then look for Zebra, Yoyo or dwarf Chain loachs. Get several of them, one by itself will usually sulk. Clown loaches are great too, but they can eventually grow to 30cm long, ( but that takes YEARS) Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Clown loaches are great too, but they can eventually grow to 30cm long, ( but that takes YEARS) Cheers Ian yeah, like 15 to 20 years. my two are over two years old & are 7 to 8 cms. As for the skunks, i had two in a community tank & they were almost never seen & weren't aggressive at all. If they have been in your tank a while you may want to try re-arranging their teritory so they dont have an area to defend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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