So I'm Rearranging My Tank Today and...
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- Fear_The_Loach
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So I'm Rearranging My Tank Today and...
I just learned that I can hand-feed my dojo loaches!
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?
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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- Fear_The_Loach
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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!
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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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
60 Gal. Afr. Cichlid Mix+2 Polypterus Senegalus
60 Gal. Tigerfish Tank
55 Gal. Afr. Cichlid Mix
55 Gal. South American Cichlid Mix
50 Gal. Jaguar Cichlid
40 Gal. New Loach Tank
20 Gal. Grow out tank
2 10 Gal. Grow out/ Breeder
60 Gal. Tigerfish Tank
55 Gal. Afr. Cichlid Mix
55 Gal. South American Cichlid Mix
50 Gal. Jaguar Cichlid
40 Gal. New Loach Tank
20 Gal. Grow out tank
2 10 Gal. Grow out/ Breeder
- Fear_The_Loach
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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.
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.
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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.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.
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