Mesonoemacheilus guentheri - aggressive towards corydoras?

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Mesonoemacheilus guentheri - aggressive towards corydoras?

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I picked 3 Mesonoemacheilus guentheri (http://www.loaches.com/species-index/me ... -guentheri) up for the 38 gallon tank I setup in the office to replace my 55 that was destroyed by the drunken cleaning lady.

In the tank are 6 panda corys, and 3 peacock gudgeons.

The Mesonoemacheilus guentheri are very playful and interact with each other constantly, but since about 2 days after I added them, the corys rarely touch the substrate - they are "hiding" up in the branches/leaves of my live and artificial plants.

I haven't seen any aggression from the loaches, but I am not here all night - so who knows what has happened during the night.

Just trying to figure out what has happened - my corys just don't seem happy anymore!
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Personally I wouldn't mix this species with Corydoras. M. guentheri can be fiesty and very territorial. This is probably what you are seeing, as they are claiming the bottom area for themselves.

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Hmmm... Hard call to make then... Keep the corys - or the loaches...
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I know what I'd do.......but you could say I was biased! :P
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JWhipple wrote:Hmmm... Hard call to make then... Keep the corys - or the loaches...
Asking a question like that on Loaches Online :?:

Hmmm :wink:
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:shock: EGADS! :shock:

What was I thinking?!?!?!?! :D

I kept them both - I just took the M. guentheri home and gave to my daughter. She loves watching their antics, and they haven't bothered any of her gouramis - who could care less about the bottom of the tank!
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