loaches clicking

[Far Thunder]

Hau kolas..

I've recently acquired a trio of tiger botia loaches / banded loaches (Botia
hymenophysa) and have them in quarantine..anyway they
seem to delight in clicking at each other..but here's the question..what
does it mean?! I've heard others discussing their clowns do this;
mine never have. The banded loaches almost always seem to do it when chasing
each other around the tank, and it's *loud*. I can hear
it across the room but never been able to get to the tank to put an ear on
it without disrupting the behavior. they do it whether in play or
because one has blundered into the other's cave (at first they all piled
together, now each has staked out it's own resting area). Is it
aggression? is it "delight"? What is your experience/opinion regarding the
clicking of loaches? just intrigued :) TIA

lila pilamaya

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Far Thunder wrote:
> Hau kolas..
>
> I've recently acquired a trio of tiger botia loaches / banded loaches
> (Botia hymenophysa) and have them in quarantine..anyway they
> seem to delight in clicking at each other..but here's the question..what
> does it mean?! I've heard others discussing their clowns do this;
> mine never have. The banded loaches almost always seem to do it when
> chasing each other around the tank, and it's *loud*. I can hear
> it across the room but never been able to get to the tank to put an ear
> on it without disrupting the behavior. they do it whether in play or
> because one has blundered into the other's cave (at first they all piled
> together, now each has staked out it's own resting area). Is it
> aggression? is it "delight"? What is your experience/opinion regarding
> the clicking of loaches? just intrigued :) TIA
>
> lila pilamaya
>
> --
> **FREE LEONARD PELTIER NOW**

Well I have a pair(was 3) of yoyo loaches, and a pair of clown loaches,
In my opinion they have a few types of clicks as I have read there is a
click for content or good food any way I'ts a good click. They also Have
a loud/soft click when they fight It's like CLICK click CLICK CLICK
fight.
as to your other obsevation, They will play together and w/ my
observations they like to sleep alone sometimes especitaly when they
fight.
Don't worry about fighting its just to see who is the Alpha. My CL
loaches do it about once a month they just turn almost white and grey
insted of their bright orange, red, and black. It's cool to watch altho
I didn't think so the first time I was scared. but nature is nature note
I have a new alpha loach after 6 mo. good ol full band won over half
band.(middle stipe on loaches)

I hope that answerd your question