When they swim with the Gouramis it sometimes looks like they are trying to
hitch a ride on their backs...
Gill
I've very rarely seen any of a reasonable size, but snapped them up when I
did. However, they do actually grow very quickly with the right conditions.
A lot of the YoYos that I see on sale locally are very small though - try
and go for the largest that you can - I've found the smaller ones are not as
robust as I would hope.
I have YoYos in three tanks. 2 full grown ones in a 30 gall - one was full
grown when I bought him and the other was diddy but grew rapidly - can't
tell them apart on size now. I have another 2 in a 4 foot tank - they were
around 1" long when I bought them around 2 months ago - now almost 3" long.
I then have 4 of them in my 6 foot tank - but that was by accident....one
hitched a ride in with some plants (so pleased I didn't bleach them before
putting them in the tank) and even after all the neglect and lack of water
in the plant bag he is thriving...I then had to go out and buy him another 3
friends - all doing well although I'm not always sure that the Clown Loaches
really approve of them.
They will eat snails but not with the enthusiasm of the Clown Loaches. They
certainly have character. The pair in the 4 foot tank are no respecter of
any other fishes space....they seem to have decided that the Queen Arabesque
Pl*co is one of them (same colours) and invade his hollow mercilessly....
If you do go out and buy some - enjoy....
Gill
I've seen this happen. I always figured the loaches were "tasting" the
long, thin whiskers with ther barbels to see whether they were worms.
--Altum
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