has anyone noticed this with dojo loaches?

[exhumed07]

I have 3 and I was moving some stuff in my tank and niticed that they come right up to me and I accually have to grab them between my finger and thumb they don't seem to ming. pluss I found that they quite like it when u pet them. I know this seems strange but mine like it. now as soon as I put my hand in the water it comes straight up and just sits on my fingers and lets me pet it. has anyone else noticed anything like this? I think it's kinda cool myself.

 

[homebunnyj]

Yea, my dojos are my faves.

 

[exhumed07]

but do they do the same thing as mine?

 

[exhumed07]

do ur loaches let u pet them?

 

[homebunnyj]

They swim around my fingers and they investigate whenever I stick my hand in the tank. They love zucchini. Ever drop a slice of slightly cooked zuke in for them? Mine are so comical as they try to squirrel it away in a crack that the other fish can't get into!

 

[Smalltank3]

When I put just the tip of my finger in my tank all of my fish nibble at it! It feels like someone is tapping you lol.

 

[Osiris]

My dojos tend to be scared of me when I get in their 'space'. But they are definitely my favorite fish, despite the fact that they uproot a couple of plants per week.

 

[Pure]

My dojos scare the crap outa me when doing a gravel vac. Ugh they like to dig. I'm in there poking around with the tube and BAM!! one jumps up outa the gravel from under the vac.

Bout had a heart attack tonight when this happened.

 

[exhumed07]

well mine don't bury themselves they just sit on the plant around the middle of the tank even though there are places to hide at the bottom. they are one of my fav fish in the tank. at least they are interactive and for all the other fish they scatter. they want nothing to do with me. unless I got food. lol