Dojo loach with a baaaaaaad sense of humor...

[Shieldmaiden]

So I came home a few days after getting my normal-colored dojo and found him laying on his side. Upset, I got the net and reached in to get him. As soon as it poked him, he took off like a shot.

He's eating fine and snuggling with my golden and acting completely normal otherwise. The other fish are acting fine as well.

Last night he was laying belly-up on the bottom of the tank. I bent to look closer and again, he took off like a shot.

I've been watching him and he seems to not like laying on his belly like a *normal* loach. Or maybe he just likes scaring me.

But it did help me name him - George (as in George Jones, the "possum").

Anyone else have a sadistic dojo?

[Diana]

Yes. I have, at various times seen all manner of 'dead' fish in the tanks. So far they have almost all come to life when I try to remove the 'corpse'.
Clown Loaches are notorious for this, and other Loaches do it, too. Including Dojos.

[Eyrie]

My personal theory is that loaches do this just to wind us up. They'll eventually get bored of doing it if you don't react

[Shieldmaiden]

LOL, he's evil! I've thought he was dead like 10 times since I got him...he looks pretty awful laying on his back fins-up.

[daspricey]

I've noticed my weather loaches do this often. Always gets me.
I always thought it was botiine loaches which did this.

David

[Shieldmaiden]

I think he hides under the tree stump and laughs at me everytime he sees me panic and run for the net.