Fat, grumpy Striata loach

[Myah]

Hi guys, hope everyones fish are doing well.

I have 6 clown loaches and 4 striata loaches that I have had for over a year. All growing well, except 1 striata loach which has doubled in length compared to the other striata and is extremely fat and very grumpy. The clowns seem to take delight in teasing this fatty especially when it comes to 1 particular pipe the striata likes. It will get quite protective of the pipe and fight with the clowns (who are slightly larger). The other 3 striata seem quite content just to hang around watching whats going on.

Have looked on the net for more info. on striata loaches but not much there. Any ideas would be appreciated. They are in a community tank that is 1200x600x600.

[purplecatfish]

Female, full of eggs?

[Myah]

Don't know if my fat, grumpy striata loach is a female full of eggs, but have been keeping an eye on them and noticed that out of the four of them, there's the fat, grumpy one and two plump ones. The forth is long and slender, but smaller. There's quite a difference in the body shape.

They were all bought at the same time and from the same shop over a year ago, so I'm presuming they are all the same age.

Because of the agro between fatty striata and the clown loaches, I've decided to do up another tank for the striata.

The tank they are in has pebbles on three quarters of the bottom and silica sand on the other quarter, with a mixture of pipes, plants and driftwood.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.