Lawrence the Eyeless Yoyo Loach, is he Suffering?
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:55 am
Hello, I have been browsing these forums looking for any sort of experiences with eyeless loaches but could not find anything. ...
Lawrence has no eyes at all and looks like he never has. I've had him for roughly 3 months, and he is eating and getting around fine.
he is currently the only Loach, (I'm waiting for more from my LFS) I cant seem to tell though if the behaviors I am concerned about are just him being him, or distress and discomfort....
He often sits in behind and under things but doesn't seem to know whether he is at the bottom of the aquarium or the top.... he will wedge himself behind the thermometer, heater or filter intake like he's under a rock. Occasionally he'll tear around the aquarium up and down and then lay around and catch his breath. I feel this looks pretty panicked.
I know he should be in a school, but do you think he would even know that there were others in the tank?
any opinions on him are appreciated. I work at a vet clinic and would have him humanely euthanized if it turns out he is suffering. :'C
Lawrence has no eyes at all and looks like he never has. I've had him for roughly 3 months, and he is eating and getting around fine.
he is currently the only Loach, (I'm waiting for more from my LFS) I cant seem to tell though if the behaviors I am concerned about are just him being him, or distress and discomfort....
He often sits in behind and under things but doesn't seem to know whether he is at the bottom of the aquarium or the top.... he will wedge himself behind the thermometer, heater or filter intake like he's under a rock. Occasionally he'll tear around the aquarium up and down and then lay around and catch his breath. I feel this looks pretty panicked.
I know he should be in a school, but do you think he would even know that there were others in the tank?
any opinions on him are appreciated. I work at a vet clinic and would have him humanely euthanized if it turns out he is suffering. :'C