Male Loach Or Female Loach

[recky]

I have two clown loaches, got them both at same size same color, they looked identical. now one of them is about an inch larger and somewhat fatter and he is a dark yellow orange. could this one be a male and the other a female? And do only one gender of these fish make the clicking noise? because i have only seen one of them do it.

 

[CrashingWaves]

Well exactly how large are they? They really only becomes sexually mature when they're around 7 inches long. There really is no good way to sex clown loaches...except I have heard that the males male fin looks a little different sometimes...the tips curve inward a little more or something. All in all...not a very good way to tell. They should be kept in a group of 4 or more though anyway.

Oh...and no, all the clown loaches make that clicking noise.

God Bless,
Joshua

 

[freddythefish]

The clicking noise is when they like what they are eating! so both do it (unless one is fussy lol)
Feed them more of whatever it is!

 

[Colin_T]

when mature female loaches grow longer and are fatter than males. The different colour doesn't mean anything.

 

[recky]

ok well one is definatley fatter, it gulfs down a third of the blood worm cube all to himself
about keeping 4, mine really dont even seem to care, their almost never together and mind their own buisness.