Breeding Yo-Yo's

[Wyld-Fyre]

Hi all forum buddies,

Are there any loach specialists out there who can tell me how loaches, in general, breed in the natural environment?

I've often wondered where do loaches go in the late seasons, using the British stone loach (Barbatula barbatula ) as an example, they seem to 'disappear' around late autumn/early winter. Do they just go and hibernate in some muddy bank? And is this why the normal aquariest finds it so hard to breed loaches?

Here's hoping.....

 

[Lateral Line]

Read the article that MrV posted a link to in this thread. No definite answers however.