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So I'm Rearranging My Tank Today and...

Post by Fear_The_Loach » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:06 pm

I just learned that I can hand-feed my dojo loaches! :D

It's so strange, usually they are near-terrifyed of me, but I held out an algae wafer and they swam up to it and started feeding.

Has anyone else accomplished the task of handfeeding their fish?

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Post by mistergreen » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:14 pm

they talk about it allll the time. :roll:

I make my bettas jump for their food :)

My hands & arms are pretty rough from being in water all the time.. I just toss the food in now.

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Post by Fear_The_Loach » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:15 pm

My fish all crowd around under the glass hatch I usually open to deposite food whenever I enter the room.
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Post by loachmom » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:21 pm

Hi!

I've had my clowns eat from my hands a few times. It's nice to know they trust me enough to do that--or maybe they're just so hungry.
Who knows, but it's neat!

Here's a link to another post where clowns are eating from someone's hand.

http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=5420

Have fun with your loaches! :)

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Post by Fear_The_Loach » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:00 pm

I'm getting scared to put my hand down there now. My dojos tend to hang around the Raphael Cat, and that little bugger is mean. I touched him while I was moving a plant today, and he closed one of his barbed fins on me and wouldn't let go, lol!
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Post by joitoy » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:42 pm

I've really wanted a raphael cat but I'm scared that I'll be overstocking my tank if I do.

Are they aggressive buggers normally or is yours just mean?

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Post by aquariumjunkie » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:49 pm

Try hand feeding a 10 inch Jaguar Cichlid!!! I used to think it was cute when he was about 3 inches, but now he could take a chunck out of my finger :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Fear_The_Loach » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:29 am

Raphaels aren't aggressive to other fish in the tank, and they are not a fussy fish, and so are easy to care for. Just don't touch them, because they can get real nasty.

If you have one, try holding a flashlight up to the tank about two hours after the lights go off. They do nonstop cavorting all night. :D
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Post by Emma Turner » Sun Mar 18, 2007 10:08 am

Fear_The_Loach wrote:If you have one, try holding a flashlight up to the tank about two hours after the lights go off. They do nonstop cavorting all night. :D
Platydoras costatus are naturally nocturnal. A much more sensible (and less stressful) way to view them is to have blue moon lighting come on just before the main tank lights go off. You can leave these blue lights on for a couple of hours whilst you observe the fish of an evening. Larger specimens are capable of taking small fish overnight.

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Post by fishnose » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:42 am

I used to be able to get my betta to jump and snatch earthworms off a toothpick but now he's too lazy :roll: , he just sits under it and stares :lol: .

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