Angelic Botia Loach

[dnn3]

one of my angelic loaches likes to let my filter suck him up to it and hangs out there just looking around.the first time he did i thought he was dead but i've noticed he does it quite frequently.has anybody else seen loaches doing this?

 

[mikev]

(I'm assuming you are saying that your B.Kubotai hangs around the filter intake or sits on it)

This is not uncommon. Filter intake often has fragments of food which attracts fish, esp. loaches; additionally loaches are attracted by flow.
Keeping the intake clean and providing some flow elsewhere in the tank should reduce this behavior.

hth

 

[dnn3]

i've seen him take food off of it but he is actually letting the filter hold him in place.

 

[catfish101]

my loaches do it too. it could be by sitting there he is waiting for food to come becuase he has learned that it ends up there.

 

[dnn3]

good point.i never thought of that.

 

[Rubix]

Yep, as said this is normal behavior. Mine do it too