jude Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 My YoYo and Queen loaches were seriously trying to breed last night. They both changed colour completely and 'indulged' in mating behaviour for at least half an hour until I turned out the lights. I was concerned that one might hurt the other because I know nothing about their mating habits - and also because they are different species which I guess makes breeding highly unlikely. I turned the lights on again later to check they were OK and they were both back to normal colour and swimming around fine. Do different loaches like this every interbreed? Do botia loaches breed in captivity? Just wondering Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Are you sure it was a mating dance and not fighting, i have seen my Angelicious fight with my Queen and Yo-Yo's. They go round and round in circles and if you watch them for to long it makes you quite dizzy LOL They do seem to changes colours a bit when fighting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 No, I'm not certain at all, thats why I was a bit worried. However they seem quite happy again today so whatever it was, mating or fighting, they seem to have gotten over it :lol: :lol: :lol: I'm thinking I should have taken the opportunity to catch the yoyo while his mind was on other things - I want him in a different tank Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 LOL i tried catching one of my angelicious loaches, they are crafty bu@#ers :lol: 1 1/2hrs later and basically everything out of the tank on the floor i finally caught it, they definetly know where the net won't fit LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 I know, thats why I haven't tried yet. This is the heavily planted L shaped tank - I can't even reach into the back corner and I don't want to destroy the tank. Don't be surprised if it finally dies of old age, still in the same tank :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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