Hello all,
I just bought a botia yesterday along with a couple of angel fish and introduced them into my tank. I've had a geo in there for a couple of months now...and noticed that he chased the botia whenever he got near him and now the botia seems to spend the majority of his time hiding under the lava rocks I have in my tank. I guess I'm a bit worried that he won't come out of there and eat, or might get hurt by the geo. Should I just add more decor to the tank to allow for more hiding spots for the botia? I don't think the geo will eat him because of his size (~2", the geo being ~2.5"), but I don't want him to get smashed by the geo every time he ventures out.
Before I forget, a semi-related question: will lava rocks themselves damage botias? I believe I read somewhere else that clown loaches have soft skin that can be damaged pretty easily, and since botias are related to them the lava rocks have me a bit worried as well.
Thanks ahead of time for any insight that anyone may provide me!
I just bought a botia yesterday along with a couple of angel fish and introduced them into my tank. I've had a geo in there for a couple of months now...and noticed that he chased the botia whenever he got near him and now the botia seems to spend the majority of his time hiding under the lava rocks I have in my tank. I guess I'm a bit worried that he won't come out of there and eat, or might get hurt by the geo. Should I just add more decor to the tank to allow for more hiding spots for the botia? I don't think the geo will eat him because of his size (~2", the geo being ~2.5"), but I don't want him to get smashed by the geo every time he ventures out.
Before I forget, a semi-related question: will lava rocks themselves damage botias? I believe I read somewhere else that clown loaches have soft skin that can be damaged pretty easily, and since botias are related to them the lava rocks have me a bit worried as well.
Thanks ahead of time for any insight that anyone may provide me!