Clown loaches and suction cups

khombre · 05-06-2008, 11:09 PM

I was just wondering if others have had the same problem. My clown loaches are plucking my powerhead's suction cups off the glass. AT first I thought I just had bad suction cups so I kept replacing them but the same thing happens.. the powerhead keeps falling off the glass. Then I manage to catch 2 clown loaches working on the suction cups. I caught them 3x now. But I just let em be lol Just wondering if this is normal for them. Thanks

I'm thinking about positioning the powerhead pointing upwards to see if they'd still bother hehe

Tanks Master · 05-07-2008, 04:18 AM

gotta love clown loaches, they are inquisitive buggers I'll give them that....they used to do that with mine before I got smart and siliconed the cup to the glass, looks stupid and you'd have to scrape it off if you ever want to move it, but it beats having to re position it all the time.

joephys · 05-07-2008, 05:43 AM

You know in Jurassic park when the dinosaurs learn how to open doors? I would watch out for those clown loaches...

Maybe they just want more water movement at the bottom of the tank. Eh, probably don't have the capability for that kind of logic but who knows, they could?

05-06-2008, 11:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
khombre ??!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Posts: 226	Clown loaches and suction cups I was just wondering if others have had the same problem. My clown loaches are plucking my powerhead's suction cups off the glass. AT first I thought I just had bad suction cups so I kept replacing them but the same thing happens.. the powerhead keeps falling off the glass. Then I manage to catch 2 clown loaches working on the suction cups. I caught them 3x now. But I just let em be lol Just wondering if this is normal for them. Thanks I'm thinking about positioning the powerhead pointing upwards to see if they'd still bother hehe __________________ The early worm gets eaten by the early bird

05-07-2008, 04:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tanks Master Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mars Posts: 417	gotta love clown loaches, they are inquisitive buggers I'll give them that....they used to do that with mine before I got smart and siliconed the cup to the glass, looks stupid and you'd have to scrape it off if you ever want to move it, but it beats having to re position it all the time. __________________ Visit Florida 3.5 million* pleco's cant be wrong. *This number subject to change ~ A True Friend is someone who thinks your a good egg even though he knows your slightly cracked ~Bernard Meltzer

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05-07-2008, 05:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,384	You know in Jurassic park when the dinosaurs learn how to open doors? I would watch out for those clown loaches... Maybe they just want more water movement at the bottom of the tank. Eh, probably don't have the capability for that kind of logic but who knows, they could?

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