Dojo loach with a baaaaaaad sense of humor...

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Shieldmaiden
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Dojo loach with a baaaaaaad sense of humor...

Post by Shieldmaiden » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:30 pm

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? :roll:
"The darkness does not hold sway - not over you, not over me..."

Diana
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Post by Diana » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:19 pm

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.
38 tanks, 2 ponds over 4000 liters of water to keep clean and fresh.

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Eyrie
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Post by Eyrie » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:40 pm

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 :wink:

Shieldmaiden
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Post by Shieldmaiden » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:03 pm

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.
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daspricey
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Post by daspricey » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:10 pm

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

David

Shieldmaiden
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Post by Shieldmaiden » Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:01 pm

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