Clown loach lover
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I just bought one of these fish and it has died. Does anyone have any experience of looking after these elegant fish. i have checked with dealer and i did everythikng ok, but something must be wrong.
I took an extra peice of tubing from my filter and I have had mine for about 8 months. He loves to hide in the tube because though it is clear he thinks we can't see him. You can buy them at the store they are called like ghost knife tubes but I find it cheaper to use a NEW hamster tube or extra tubing. You pay more for the name "ghost knife" house. And not sure what you fed yours but I feed mine blood worms and plankton.
If they are blind then they are going to be insensitive (or at least less sensitive) to light, meaning they are less likely to worry about light. If bright light really bothered them they wouldn't go in the clear tubes to sleep, just like most don't lay in the open to sleep.I have a 7-8inch BGK and have read and been told by others that the clear tubes should not be used because though they are a little blind any bright light can be harmful to there eyes. I bought one of those floating logs with holes in it and weighted it down with a large rock. He's made it his home for about 6 months. He only gets a little nippy when other fish try to come in and take his food.
If they are blind then they are going to be insensitive (or at least less sensitive) to light, meaning they are less likely to worry about light. If bright light really bothered them they wouldn't go in the clear tubes to sleep, just like most don't lay in the open to sleep.
It is the sensation of being in a more enclosed space they seem to prefer, hence how you can "trick" them into sleeping where you can see them: in a transparent tube.
Almost any tank has a dark spot or spots. If the BGK really cared that much about light they would not go in the pipe and hide down in a dark area.That's not necessarily true. It's quite possible that they have poor visual acuity while still being very light sensitive. As for 'tricking' them into the pipe it could be that they prefer feeling a pipe around them (with their electrical field) to not having one at all, no matter what the light situation is. They're nocturnal fish, they should be allowed to stay in the dark if they want.