mumzy50 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 My clown loach is lying on its side a lot.They have not done this before im getting a bit worried by this as im quite fond of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 They can rest like that for rather some time 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 LOL! If I had a dollar for every time I'd heard "hey one of your fish looks dead/sick".... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Thanks for that info.I had heard of them doing this before but never seen mine do it,and was worried as this was not their normal behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Very normal. In fact if you don't see them resting on their sides then its not normal and you should make sure they aren't stressed or they haven't formed a P habit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 mine often hang out upside down under the canister spraybar or almost upside down in the front corner of the tank. my heart stills races a bit when i see them doing that, "is this the time they are really dead?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogod Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 lol,had mine for few weeks now and scared the sh*t outa me when I first saw it. Cool fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreedingFrenzy Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 mine was in its log for i swear 24hrs straight and i tried to get it moving i even took the log partially out of water to try and check if it was alive, put the log back in because i was scared then an hour later i saw it swishing its tail in the log and i was sooo relieved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 There are rather a few species of loach that rest like that, not just Clown Loaches 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 tis a bit scary when you see the white belly of a fish.. usually not a good sign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 mine did this last night have never seen it before either scared me into doin a waterchange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 mine did this last night have never seen it before either scared me into doin a waterchange Here they are peacefully trying to have a nana nap and next thing the syphon hose flys in and sleep is over rover :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumzy50 Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 mine did this last night have never seen it before either scared me into doin a waterchangeThats what i did. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I had three around 8cm in a tank with a big piece of driftwood leaning up in the back corner of the tank with an airstone behind it. The loaches would rest floating vertically head down with their heads in the stream of bubbles!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I had three around 8cm in a tank with a big piece of driftwood leaning up in the back corner of the tank with an airstone behind it. The loaches would rest floating vertically head down with their heads in the stream of bubbles!! lol! auto water movement = don't have to swim or even move gills... SMART loaches!!! whoever called them clowns? anyway lol african... but seriously, nice to hear of some responsible fishkeepers doing the right thing when suspecting a sick fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 :lol: Most definately Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 My clown loaches don't do this. I'm very disappointed in them. They spend all their time the right way up! At least they do when i can see them - maybe they sleep upside down inside their loach caves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedazzled Posted July 24, 2008 Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 I am planning on putting some loaches in my new tank, I can't wait to see if the are normal or not :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paekakboyz Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 my skunk loaches do this - find a nice spot of gentle current and get a lean on like a drunk heading home! I'd seen clown's do this so I wan't worried but it is an odd (and potentially scary!) way for them to relax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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