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yoyo loach with discus

Discussion in 'Cichlids' started by jrow8162, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. jrow8162

    jrow8162 Thread Starter Member

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    I saw a Yo Yo (Botia) Loach with a bunch of Discus in a display tank in LFS. I recently bought one to go in my Discus tank and now wonder if they are compatible. I know Pleco's are known to suck the slime coat off of fish. Will Yo Yo loaches do the same? Mine seems to swim around my Discus.

    Other question is, will a Yo Yo loach do OK in an African Cichlid tank? I have 2 Clown Loaches in my African tank now. They run the show because they are the biggest fish in the tank. How will the Yo Yo loach do in there?
     
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  2. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    I couldnt tell you about the yo yo loach... Never looked into them..
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 12, 2009
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  3. jrow8162

    jrow8162 Thread Starter Member

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    Very pretty fish. Saw one in a Discus tank at LFS and had to have one. That one stayed under a rock though. Mine is crazy. Swims around the tank and around my other fish which makes me nervous. Discus dont seem to mind but with the money I spend on them I am extra cautious about what I put in with them.
     
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  4. LemonDiscus

    LemonDiscus Active Member

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    Just because a LFS puts them with Discus does not always mean they are compatible...
     
    LemonDiscus, Dec 12, 2009
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    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    i have two in my tank (pakistani yoyo), they don't bother mine (discus).

    They were actually highly recommended through one of the lfs I frequent by a guy who has always had them with his (he's kept discus for years).

    They're bottom feeders (keep the tank nice and clean) & quite active (really shocked they don't spook the discus).

    They also are compatible with cichlids.

    in my signature I believe there are even pictures of mine swimming about.

    <a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoyo_loach" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoyo_loach</a>
     
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  6. jasonG

    jasonG New Member

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    There isnt a problem with the YoYo and Discus they share the same water conditions 82.4 Temp and a pH of 6.8.

    How Big is your tank?
     
    jasonG, May 26, 2010
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