"sucking" Loach.

[Neal]

Today I bought a sucking loach as an impulse buy, they are only suppose to get about 3-4", but what are the real names for these loaches? I'm dying to look at the fish index for them.

Neal

 

[OohFeeshy]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=98998

Get big and nasty. Definately not a reccomended fish.

 

[Neal]

Will he be ok in a planted tank, or will he destroy the plants? I have angel fish in with him at the minute, but he's fairly small and if he tried to suck on them I think he'd get a beat in. If I knew it was a CAE, I wouldn't of bought it. I said to my brother "They get big them" after he said something about it being Chinese, then he said, they only get to 3", so I bought it.

Neal

 

[millym]

hi
we also made the mistake of getting a cae when we started out, it was fine till it got to about 2inches in size ( a few months) then it started seriously terrorizing our corys morning noon & night! we had to rehome it (nightmare to catch)
personally id try & get it back to the lfs asap, they might not be happy to take it back in a few months and i really wouldnt risk it, although i have read posts from a few people who have caes in their community tanks & have not had problems so im sure individual fish can have slightly different personalities.
good luck whatever you decide.

 

[Neal]

Well, it will be in a tank of fairly aggressive fish, such as 3 bristlenose plecs, a pair of kribs and maybe a few rams.

Neal

 

[Coomon10]

Is it primarily cories and other bottom dwellers that they terrorise or just anyone?

 

[millym]

as far as i know they can terrorise other fish & have a nastly habit of sucking on the slime coat or eyes of other fish ( although we didnt leave our cae in our tank long enough to witness any of this)

they would probably be ok in a tank with more aggressive fish though. but they did give our peaceful little corys HELL!