sideways clown loach

[byron69]

My clown loach seems to lie on its side at the front of the tank and is very weary of other fish, sorry bout the quality of the picture but he moves as soon as i get anywhere near the tank.

Any ideas why he does this?


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[Michael Roth]

See your thread in the photo gallery.

 

[Dwarfs]

Do you have three clowns or one?

 

[Red]

I remember reading something somewhere that said these fish tend to lie on their sides - which can be worrying for new fish keepers.

 

[DylFunk]

yeah its just their way of resting. many new fish keepers ask this question.

 

[shmax101]

Plus, he's lonely, you need at least 3 clown loaches to have a happy one, and 5-7 is better yet!

 

[byron69]

Thanks guys, did have three but two didnt last long.

I'll get some more

Thanks again

 

[dan dan the fish man]

i have 6 clown loaches and i see them always sleeping on there side, theres nothing to worry about its normal ,after all i sleep on my side also hahahaha

 

[kent]

yea, don't worry about it..i always see my clown loach in that position... i have had many panic attacks seeing them in that position.

 

[rvm]

My clowns sleep on their back most of the time. That REALLY freaked me out first time I saw it. Now they've taken to sleeping vertically in the folds of my onion plant, and using it like a bed.
They still make my heart jump every now and then. Truly bizarre yet entertaining fish!!!

 

[finnster]

Firstly - you do need to have at least a trio of Clown Loaches, they're far happier with some company of their own kind.
I have four in my tank and they are constantly on the move - except when they decide to 'play dead'.
It's actually well documented that it's one of their odd antics and all they're doing is having a rest in a most 'unfishlike' manner. Mine do this all the time and believe me - it's nothing to worry about.
I have a Simlastone cave in my tank and one of the funniest things I ever saw was one night when two of them were laid 'side by side' - 'on their sides' at the back of the cave!