What's that clickin' noise?

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What's that clickin' noise?

Post by scubaxena » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:21 pm

I know the clicking noise is is being made by my clown loaches dining on their fresh shrimp, but how is it being made? Is it a sound caused by biting or is it caused by suction? My husband and I are very curious about this and would really appreciate any information.

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Post by Dave Rinaldo » Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:05 pm

I didn't know the mechanics of how but found this on
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One special characteristic of this loach group is the ability to produce a loud "clicking" noise, which is commonly heard during feeding time. This noise stems from a special type of pharyngeal teeth that are used to extract snails from their shells.
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Post by Emma Turner » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:31 pm

Hi Linda,

There are some interesting theories regarding clicking, explained in the book "Loaches - Natural History and Aquarium Care" (ISBN: 978-0793806201). :wink:

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Post by scubaxena » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:50 pm

Thanks Dave! I really appreciate you looking that up.

And thank you to you too, Emma. I ordered a copy this past weekend and I'm looking forward to it's arrival this week!

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Post by LoachOrgy » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:51 pm

it definitely means they are happy with the food if its during feeding. ill hear them click at each other when they are about to loach battle.

one of my bigger loaches is getting real nasty. he clicks at every fish that gets behind him.

i see you guys are from georgia. cool. I graduated uga!
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Post by scubaxena » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:37 am

Yeah, that's usually when I hear the clicking. Many, many years ago I had an aquarium in my bedroom and of course, I had clowns in it. One day I brought home a few bunches of live plants and that night all I heard was "click.., click,...click click ,..CLICK,..etc. Apparently the plants had tons of tiny snails. The next morning my clowns were very fat and looked very happy! Recently I put a little snail in for my biggest clown as a treat. She smelled it and then basically ignored it for two days. Then I heard what (at first) I thought was the tank breaking, but I quickly realized "Big Girl" finally took interest in the snail. Yea! for her,.. but not for the snail, luckly it was quick!

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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by loachgirl » Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:56 pm

Does anyone know of any loach species that definitely DON'T click? I'm doing a study of the clicking sound and need to compare the jaw morphology to a species that don't produce the clicking sound. Please let me know ASAP if you know one!

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Post by NancyD » Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:09 pm

Pangios, leptocephalichthis, tuberoschistera (or whatever they currently are,),schisturas, vallentella,, are some of the "non-clickers" I've kept. Sidthimunki not so much, & IME hillstreams, in all the species, don't click either. Though I've haven't kept them I don't think weater loaches click either.
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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by redshark1 » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:14 pm

I suspect the clicking is a form of cavitation (involving a shock wave). The pistol shrimp is a particularly good example of an animal using this.
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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by loachgirl » Mon Jun 10, 2013 5:23 pm

Thank you!

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Post by joeybab3 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:25 am

has anyone else had tiger botias do this? mine get super loud at ight :roll:
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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by loachgirl » Mon Oct 06, 2014 12:34 pm

You might be interested in this new research on the clicking

http://mummygaia.blogspot.co.uk/2014_09_01_archive.html

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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by NancyD » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:06 pm

Thanks loachgirl, neat study!
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Re: What's that clickin' noise?

Post by Keith Wolcott » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:00 pm

Yes, thanks loachgirl. That is very interesting!!!

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