Loaches Online Forum

hi...

i have 2 yoyo loaches in my 76 g tank.....

one has dark precise markings and has a slim body....the second has lighter marks and has a bigger body

the one with the bigger body chases the other one and dosnt let the one with th slimer body into his territory...who is a male and who is a female?

You can't really say based on that... You can just say you have a big one and a small one. The pattern on Yo Yos varies incredibly. If you have a 76 that is a fair bit of room. Yo Yos like to be in groups of atleast five if you can manage

i can get another loach...my tank is way overcrowded already....

3 redcaps, orandas, 1 calico, 1 blck moor, 2 silver dollars, 1 irridescent shark, 4 peacock eels, 2 yoyo loaches......

3 redcaps, orandas, 1 calico, 1 blck moor, 2 silver dollars, 1 irridescent shark, 4 peacock eels, 2 yoyo loaches......

arent some of those fish fancy goldfish? if they are, they could do with cooler water than the yoyos need. and the silver dollars and possibly the irridesent shark, depending on what species it is, can get big. perhaps you could consider whether you really want the yoyos, and if you do, trade in some of your other fish so as you have space to get more? you are liekly to find that the chasing is then shared out between all the loaches rather than just the smaller one.

am getting another tank soon..planning to transfer the dollars , shark and eels there...shark will be going soon...

i stay in india...it s a tropical climate...i dont need heaters or coolers for the tank... but if i seperate the fish i shall go for a heater for the other tank...

sorry, i hadnt realised where you live - your tank water would be warmer than my tank water with no heater by quite a bit, i would think. maybe you could add your loaction to your profile, so it appears under your name? its interesting to see just what an international crowd uses this site.

do you have pictures of your yoyos? sometimes people can tell the sex of these fish from photos, but they are very varied in markings, so sometimes the shape of the fish can give clues.

hi....

i am loading a few pics of the thinner loach...the other one runs when he sees the camera.. i hope these help.....

am getting dizzy..everytime i reload the page there is a different pic of the yoyo...is there sumthing wrong with my net or is this happening to all??

They look still very much juvenile. It would be impossible to sex these at their present size's. Some of mine used to be food pigs when young. Here's one of mine with a full stomach.

my loaches never look like that :O
guess i aint feeding them enough

lovely loach

This chap was a exception! From your picture, yours looks fine. I would wait until they mature.

the other one is much bigger and rounder..... i guess he is grown up...shall try to get a pic of him...

thanks a lot