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Hello *@*,

random shot at night, when they didn't expect me to bust their little loach orgy. <insert evil laughter here>




Enjoy,

Connor

Is that eight fish in that tube???

Hilarious!

shari2 wrote:Is that eight fish in that tube???

Hilarious!

I think I count ten. :p Could be more, tho.

Should introduce some traffic lights in there.


Stephen.

Cute!

Cute pic, Connor

Maybe you could get a little telephone booth...or a model VW Beetle for them to jam themselves into?

Kate

Cool picture!

Definitely considering getting some piping after seeing that! Great pic!

Wow! Several species together! Good picture.

This makes me wonder if we should keep calling them loaches or start calling them sardines.

What a great picture! I love their surprosed look. Who turned on the light?

Does anyone know why they do this? Do they do this in the wild?

Do the fish get abrasions from jamming themselves in like this?

What kind of tube is that? Is it bamboo?

Great photograph, Connor!

Rocco wrote:This makes me wonder if we should keep calling them loaches or start calling them sardines.

starsplitter7 wrote:Do they do this in the wild?

Yep, they catch a lot of clown loaches using bamboo poles. Various diameter poles capture different sized fish.

Emma

starsplitter7 wrote:Does anyone know why they do this? Do they do this in the wild?
Do the fish get abrasions from jamming themselves in like this?
What kind of tube is that? Is it bamboo?

Yes, it's bamboo. I don't have any problems with it - but I have two little ancistrus catfish who obviously like its taste - without any "abrasive" algae eaters bamboo sticks would probably start to rot in a tank (the ancistrus are grinding bamboo down faster than it can decay).

Abrasions .. close to none. As to WHY they do it .. who knows .. since they are very social fish, perhaps they just like to hug?

-Connor (who likes to hug, too)

connor wrote: Yes, it's bamboo. I don't have any problems with it - but I have two little ancistrus catfish who obviously like its taste - without any "abrasive" algae eaters bamboo sticks would probably start to rot in a tank (the ancistrus are grinding bamboo down faster than it can decay).

Abrasions .. close to none. As to WHY they do it .. who knows .. since they are very social fish, perhaps they just like to hug?

-Connor (who likes to hug, too)

Thanks so much. Maybe I will add some bamboo for the clowns to hang out in and the Bristlenoses to munch on.