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I have 2 of them in a 75 gal & they are doing just fine they search the gravel for anything they can find & don't bother my nerite or Ramshorn snails, they tart in & out of the plant's & under the ornament rocks I have in the tank, they are fun to watch as well.
Just been given 3 fairly large yoyo loach about 4inches long. Sadly 1 died 12hrs after introducing it/them into my 4ft lowboy heavily planted aquarium. The surviving 2 have settled in well with my corydoras and paradise fish. Should I get some more?
Hands-down the goofiest and most fascinating fish I’ve kept. I picked up a 5.5” adult at my LFS to add to the five juveniles I had and he quickly became the BEST tank boss - will get annoyed when the smaller loaches get too rambunctious but is almost protective of the female apisto who hangs around “his” rock pile, and generally ignores the other tank residents. The apistos are maybe a sixth his size so I would not have taken that chance were he not such a chill dude. The fish guy at my LFS puts them in with cichlids from every continent because they can hold their own against bullies bigger than them but aren’t aggressive themselves, and said the only fish he doesn’t recommend putting them with are slow-and-flowys like male bettas (although my fancy goldfish does fine with them) or small-and-scared, like CPDs. And of course inverts are right out, they become snacks. Every one of my six yo-yos has a distinct personality and they give the tank the energy of a car full of bright middle schoolers on a long road trip - in a good way, but definitely not the fish you’re looking for if you’re going for a serene vibe in your tank.
I have a friend who’s Rainbowfish got their eyes sucked out by Yoyo loaches. That’s why I think the Kubotai loach is just the superior yoyo loach - they’re much more peaceful.
I was re-stocking a 55 gallon tank and I was planting it up. I wanted a bottom feeder that would stir up the sediment but not eat too much plants. I got these instead of cory cats, and I am glad I did. I had a clown loach once and it was very entertaining but once I remembered that , I was afraid the 3 yoyo loaches would be too big to let me add other fish (plus plants). Hopefully they stay under 4 inches so I can add a group of schooling fish. I'm waiting to see if they destroy the plants.
my brother had some yoyo loaches he said kept eating his fish so he gave them to me lol. i put them in one of my bigger aquariums and they seem pretty happy and active, they are fun to watch
Got a couple the other day and yes very active. I love watching them because they are everywhere in my tank. I would have got more but they only had two.
I followed your Parrot Cichlid videos and purchased some and today, I picked up three Yo Yo Loaches. I’m looking forward to having them in my community aquarium after quarantine. Thanks for producing ALL your videos. I’m definitely a subscriber. 👍
@@TheAquaticCoder I have a 75 gal tank I don't want a bunch of them but could I get by with 3 to start with & how long does it take for them to get full size ?
Good information. I just bought a couple at Petsmart to deal with a bladder snail problem in a 29-gallon housing albino corys, white clouds, cherry barbs and aquatic frogs. Once they get bigger and solve that problem I should have my goldfish moved from a 55 to a 75-gallon tank and they will probably be the clean-up crew in the 55 for a betta sorority. I'm just inside Minneapolis's city limits and have 2 great fish stores as well as a Petco and Petsmart all within 4 miles of me. At one store the colors and varieties of female bettas almost put average male bettas to shame.
Dwarf chain loaches are an even better option lol... they maxed out only to 2.5". Never seen one reaching 3". They have a ton of personality like most other loaches. They will also help decimate pest snail population in ur tank. I have a pair in two of my tanks. Nothing but empty snail shells laying around. 5" is still too big for me. My biggest tank is only a 29 gallon. My biggest fish is barely 3" and its a male kribensis cichlid.
i have 3 yoyos in my 20gal for almost 6months now. from my experience they do have like a strong sense of smell. whenever i put some snails that i farm they can find it easily.
Thank you! I personally like Yoyo's more. The advantage of Cories in my opinion is that they are smaller so if you have a tank 20 gallons or less they might be the better choice.
@@TheAquaticCoder I am starting a 55 gallon for my first angelfish tank that they might be good for. I have 3 quarter sized angels in quarantine right now and I'm gonna give them 4 weeks before putting them in my new 55. I really wanted to do them with 2 blood parrots because of your setup and I LOVE their derpy faces and personality but I'm still not sure. I love your tank and I really want to get some blood parrots but I can't help but to feel like an angelfish community tank and a blood parrot community tank might be better as 2 different tanks. I want green tiger barbs with them but they probably aren't good with the angels. Idk, I'm probably overthinking it. ..🤣
Hey Aquatic love the channel mate, Just subbed. Was wondering do you still have your clear mini 20 and if so how is it holding up. Thinking about getting one.
Thanks I appreciate that! I actually ended up selling it when I moved the last time. I had the tank up and running for about a year before taking it down. No issues during that time but I know it isn't super long. I only sold it because I was upgrading the size of several tanks I knew I wasn't going to run a 4th one at the time. Figured it made sense to get back some of the money I was spending upgrading. In hindsight I kind of wish I kept it because it did look stunning. If the cost isn't an issue for it I'd recommend the Waterbox tanks.
I’ve had issues keeping clown loaches more than 1-2 years. They end up with an internal parasite causing them to waste away (aka skinny disease). I’m wondering if yo-yo loaches are easily susceptible to the same parasites? Thanks for producing this informative video.
Yeah I have heard from many other keepers of the skinny issue. Thankfully I've had my largest for close to 3 years now. I'm very careful about quarantining fish I add to that tank now. Hopefully I never run into the issue. I don't know for sure but overall I've heard Yoyo Loaches are easier to keep than Clowns health wise
Great video! I love my yoyo’s too, they remind me of puppies 😂 I have 3 larger yoyo’s and would like to get 2-3 more. Do you think the older ones will be aggressive toward the new, smaller ones. Also, I’ve never observed my yoyo’s in the upper half of the tank. They always ‘play’ around the bottom half. Is this normal? They have also remained very shy when anyone approaches the tank, always zooming off to hide! Cheers from Australia 😊
I agree with them being like puppy's lol. I have only introduce one new loach to my original 6 but they just fit right into the pack. I have more experience introducing new Clown Loaches into an existing group. You can definitely see the groups hang out separate but there is not aggression between them. Loaches like Clowns/Yoyos like larger numbers so I think the risk of aggression is very low. In my experience the more the better so I definitely say go for it
Come onnnnnnn mannnnnnnn… with more content… 🤣I would get loaches if I had A large Aquarium ‘ with Oscar’s…I will get Oscar’s again one day’ only if I can get A 125 Gallon or up..Thanks for the Info.. by the way I just bought some Snails, before I done research on them, when they arrived, I took them to my local fish store.. I didnt want them.. see you on the next one..😀
Haha, yeah I slacked a bit this summer but I'm getting back into the swing of weekly videos so there should be some more frequently. That was the right thing to do, glad they could take them for you. Thanks for checking out the video though! Talk to you soon
@@TheAquaticCoder if I have any fish I dont want’ my fish store will take them… Thats Awesome.. someone else gets A Chance to get them.. all in all they got another chance to get a good home…. Im gonna get some snails that dont have babies.. I got a all live Planet Aquarium, I want too see how that turns out.. see you on the next one…😄✌🏾
@@bernandoturner4840 That's great! I honestly have not tried returning fish to stores yet. The ones I've had issues with I've always found someone on Craigslist. I figure if I can find a direct home for them it's a great option. I always ask what size tank and the tank mates to make sure it is an appropriate home. As far as snails that don't have many babies I know Assassin Snails are recommended. They also are known to eat other pest snails. The only thing is that they might be kind of boring. I had a handful and they mostly hid in the sand lol
@@TheAquaticCoder I got some Assassin snails… they hate light.. why My guppys keep dying? im not buying anymore of them..I had other Fish with them & they are fine..I got some Shrimp coming.. to put with two I already have”& they ok..I like the Shrimp..I just hope I can keep them alive..🙏🏾😀
A subscribed because mainly I'm getting some of these yet again but my question is will they eat small pests snails can they actually get at them because of the Chinese snails being so small can they actually get the meat out thank you
Others who have tried this combo recommend not trying it. The Yoyo probably won't be able to eat them outright but will likely nip on them. After a bit of this the apple snail likely would get sick
I won a bunch of fully grown ivory mystery snails at an auction, distributed them among my tanks evenly because there were so many, didn’t think about my yo-yos hurting them because after my yo-yos were in the tank a week they completely stopped eating pest snails and they’ve gone rampant Checked on them after 10 minutes and the yo-yos were ganging up on them! I fished the snails out and put them in other tanks and they were fine
Do you think they will eat hydra? And I’ve never seen them be aggressive towards other fish but if another fish thinks we’re gonna pick on them they will come right back and get in their face.
They can handle low 70's for the temperature. I've kept them in a goldfish tank that was about 72. If the temperature gets below 68ish that might not work
I've had mine with a rainbow shark and had no issues. I think yes you can but I know some rainbow sharks can be very aggressive so it is kind of a trial and error type of thing.
Probably best not to mix yoyo loaches and mystery snails. As the yoyos get larger they will probably pick at the mystery snails is what I remember reading.
Why are these guys SO aggressively annoying to other fish ?! I have fish that could seriously EAT these guys but the yo-yo loaches are always beating on the predator. They constantly eat the crumbs that fall out my larger Central American cichlids and just constantly nibble and knock my bigger fish!! And haha they hold their own because they’re aggressive themselves and always aggressive eaters!! And I only got a pair because of how brutally annoying that can be to other fish not of them kind. But I do love em🎉
Same problem here. 2 yoyo loaches, 4 molly(3 female 1 male), 4 red platty coral, 3 neon tetra and 2 small baby catfish. 1 yolo remained smaller while the 2nd one got bigger and fighting only with the molly male for no reason
Thank you for checking out the video. Below are timestamps to different sections of the video if you want to skip around. If you enjoy the video please give it a like and consider subscribing to my channel. It is a big help if you can! Also if there are any questions I can help answer for you let me know.
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Reason #1: Personality
01:45 - Reason #2: Highly Active
02:40 - Reason #3: Tank Mates
03:46 - Reason #4: Appearance
04:22 - Reason #5: Snails
I have 2 of them in a 75 gal & they are doing just fine
they search the gravel for anything they can find &
don't bother my nerite or Ramshorn snails, they tart
in & out of the plant's & under the ornament rocks
I have in the tank, they are fun to watch as well.
Just been given 3 fairly large yoyo loach about 4inches long. Sadly 1 died 12hrs after introducing it/them into my 4ft lowboy heavily planted aquarium. The surviving 2 have settled in well with my corydoras and paradise fish. Should I get some more?
I have 4 yoyo and 3 cory. They hide, sit and play together. YOYOS are my favourite fish by far. Best community tank fish
I agree, a fun fish to have!
I have a pair in with African cichlids, they are fun 🤗
Hands-down the goofiest and most fascinating fish I’ve kept. I picked up a 5.5” adult at my LFS to add to the five juveniles I had and he quickly became the BEST tank boss - will get annoyed when the smaller loaches get too rambunctious but is almost protective of the female apisto who hangs around “his” rock pile, and generally ignores the other tank residents. The apistos are maybe a sixth his size so I would not have taken that chance were he not such a chill dude.
The fish guy at my LFS puts them in with cichlids from every continent because they can hold their own against bullies bigger than them but aren’t aggressive themselves, and said the only fish he doesn’t recommend putting them with are slow-and-flowys like male bettas (although my fancy goldfish does fine with them) or small-and-scared, like CPDs. And of course inverts are right out, they become snacks.
Every one of my six yo-yos has a distinct personality and they give the tank the energy of a car full of bright middle schoolers on a long road trip - in a good way, but definitely not the fish you’re looking for if you’re going for a serene vibe in your tank.
😅 his rock pile.. i love it
I have a friend who’s Rainbowfish got their eyes sucked out by Yoyo loaches. That’s why I think the Kubotai loach is just the superior yoyo loach - they’re much more peaceful.
Wow! How many Yoyo loaches did he have? I was gonna put 3 with my bettas but now I’m scared. Also I wasn’t sure if they would kill all my big snails
I got 9 yoyo's and they've been great with all my Cory cats and hillstream loaches
That sounds fun, probably a lot of fish swimming all around in the day time. I have 6 and they go all over already.
I have alot of driftwood so you'll see like a handful at a time but once I start feeding, the whole bottom of the tank comes alive. Lol
I was re-stocking a 55 gallon tank and I was planting it up. I wanted a bottom feeder that would stir up the sediment but not eat too much plants.
I got these instead of cory cats, and I am glad I did. I had a clown loach once and it was very entertaining but once I remembered that , I was afraid the 3 yoyo loaches would be too big to let me add other fish (plus plants). Hopefully they stay under 4 inches so I can add a group of schooling fish. I'm waiting to see if they destroy the plants.
my brother had some yoyo loaches he said kept eating his fish so he gave them to me lol. i put them in one of my bigger aquariums and they seem pretty happy and active, they are fun to watch
Got a couple the other day and yes very active. I love watching them because they are everywhere in my tank. I would have got more but they only had two.
Glad to hear you are enjoying them! They like company so if you see more in the future I definitely recommend getting more
I have a pair in with African cichlids, they easily hold their own and even goof around with the cichlids 🙂
I followed your Parrot Cichlid videos and purchased some and today, I picked up three Yo Yo Loaches. I’m looking forward to having them in my community aquarium after quarantine. Thanks for producing ALL your videos. I’m definitely a subscriber. 👍
I appreciate the sub! Best of luck with the new first, I think you'll definitely enjoy them!
@@TheAquaticCoder I have a 75 gal tank I don't want a bunch of
them but could I get by with 3 to start with & how long does it
take for them to get full size ?
Good information. I just bought a couple at Petsmart to deal with a bladder snail problem in a 29-gallon housing albino corys, white clouds, cherry barbs and aquatic frogs. Once they get bigger and solve that problem I should have my goldfish moved from a 55 to a 75-gallon tank and they will probably be the clean-up crew in the 55 for a betta sorority. I'm just inside Minneapolis's city limits and have 2 great fish stores as well as a Petco and Petsmart all within 4 miles of me. At one store the colors and varieties of female bettas almost put average male bettas to shame.
Dwarf chain loaches are an even better option lol... they maxed out only to 2.5". Never seen one reaching 3". They have a ton of personality like most other loaches. They will also help decimate pest snail population in ur tank. I have a pair in two of my tanks. Nothing but empty snail shells laying around. 5" is still too big for me. My biggest tank is only a 29 gallon. My biggest fish is barely 3" and its a male kribensis cichlid.
i have 3 yoyos in my 20gal for almost 6months now. from my experience they do have like a strong sense of smell. whenever i put some snails that i farm they can find it easily.
Awesome video! I've been on the fence on a group of these guys or corys and after watching this I might have to try me some yoyos.
Thank you! I personally like Yoyo's more. The advantage of Cories in my opinion is that they are smaller so if you have a tank 20 gallons or less they might be the better choice.
@@TheAquaticCoder I am starting a 55 gallon for my first angelfish tank that they might be good for. I have 3 quarter sized angels in quarantine right now and I'm gonna give them 4 weeks before putting them in my new 55. I really wanted to do them with 2 blood parrots because of your setup and I LOVE their derpy faces and personality but I'm still not sure. I love your tank and I really want to get some blood parrots but I can't help but to feel like an angelfish community tank and a blood parrot community tank might be better as 2 different tanks. I want green tiger barbs with them but they probably aren't good with the angels. Idk, I'm probably overthinking it. ..🤣
Thank you for sharing your experience 😊😊
They get along with my mollies, Corys and tetra, but they almost killed my beta.
Hey Aquatic love the channel mate, Just subbed. Was wondering do you still have your clear mini 20 and if so how is it holding up. Thinking about getting one.
Thanks I appreciate that! I actually ended up selling it when I moved the last time. I had the tank up and running for about a year before taking it down. No issues during that time but I know it isn't super long. I only sold it because I was upgrading the size of several tanks I knew I wasn't going to run a 4th one at the time. Figured it made sense to get back some of the money I was spending upgrading. In hindsight I kind of wish I kept it because it did look stunning. If the cost isn't an issue for it I'd recommend the Waterbox tanks.
I love my fishy, so I got like three of them and then be doing farewell THE not happy because some things in the water I gotta do water change today
I’ve had issues keeping clown loaches more than 1-2 years. They end up with an internal parasite causing them to waste away (aka skinny disease). I’m wondering if yo-yo loaches are easily susceptible to the same parasites? Thanks for producing this informative video.
Yeah I have heard from many other keepers of the skinny issue. Thankfully I've had my largest for close to 3 years now. I'm very careful about quarantining fish I add to that tank now. Hopefully I never run into the issue. I don't know for sure but overall I've heard Yoyo Loaches are easier to keep than Clowns health wise
Great video! I love my yoyo’s too, they remind me of puppies 😂 I have 3 larger yoyo’s and would like to get 2-3 more. Do you think the older ones will be aggressive toward the new, smaller ones. Also, I’ve never observed my yoyo’s in the upper half of the tank. They always ‘play’ around the bottom half. Is this normal? They have also remained very shy when anyone approaches the tank, always zooming off to hide! Cheers from Australia 😊
I agree with them being like puppy's lol. I have only introduce one new loach to my original 6 but they just fit right into the pack. I have more experience introducing new Clown Loaches into an existing group. You can definitely see the groups hang out separate but there is not aggression between them. Loaches like Clowns/Yoyos like larger numbers so I think the risk of aggression is very low. In my experience the more the better so I definitely say go for it
And loaches are more of a bottom dwelling species so I think that's normal. Mine go all over but I don't think you should be concerned
Come onnnnnnn mannnnnnnn… with more content… 🤣I would get loaches if I had A large Aquarium ‘ with Oscar’s…I will get Oscar’s again one day’ only if I can get A 125 Gallon or up..Thanks for the Info.. by the way I just bought some Snails, before I done research on them, when they arrived, I took them to my local fish store.. I didnt want them.. see you on the next one..😀
Haha, yeah I slacked a bit this summer but I'm getting back into the swing of weekly videos so there should be some more frequently. That was the right thing to do, glad they could take them for you. Thanks for checking out the video though! Talk to you soon
@@TheAquaticCoder if I have any fish I dont want’ my fish store will take them… Thats Awesome.. someone else gets A Chance to get them.. all in all they got another chance to get a good home…. Im gonna get some snails that dont have babies.. I got a all live Planet Aquarium, I want too see how that turns out.. see you on the next one…😄✌🏾
@@bernandoturner4840 That's great! I honestly have not tried returning fish to stores yet. The ones I've had issues with I've always found someone on Craigslist. I figure if I can find a direct home for them it's a great option. I always ask what size tank and the tank mates to make sure it is an appropriate home. As far as snails that don't have many babies I know Assassin Snails are recommended. They also are known to eat other pest snails. The only thing is that they might be kind of boring. I had a handful and they mostly hid in the sand lol
@@TheAquaticCoder I got some Assassin snails… they hate light.. why My guppys keep dying? im not buying anymore of them..I had other Fish with them & they are fine..I got some Shrimp coming.. to put with two I already have”& they ok..I like the Shrimp..I just hope I can keep them alive..🙏🏾😀
So I got 6 of these guys to deal with snails but then I read they get pretty big, so I gotta upgrade them eventually
Sir this yoyo loach fish can eat planted tank 'plant ???and it need sand substrant, and it go under sand ???
I have a golden zebra loach that looks similar
Hi I bought 1 he is doing well. Should I get a second one? Or there fine alone. He is in with guppys and neon tetra and a bristlenose. Thanks
Will these loaches disrupt my aquasoil and sand and make a mess??
A subscribed because mainly I'm getting some of these yet again but my question is will they eat small pests snails can they actually get at them because of the Chinese snails being so small can they actually get the meat out thank you
How about bamboo shrimp? Would they be a target?
From my research it sounds like a bad idea. There is a good chance they will be harrassed or worse
Hi. Will they bother big apple snail?
Others who have tried this combo recommend not trying it. The Yoyo probably won't be able to eat them outright but will likely nip on them. After a bit of this the apple snail likely would get sick
I won a bunch of fully grown ivory mystery snails at an auction, distributed them among my tanks evenly because there were so many, didn’t think about my yo-yos hurting them because after my yo-yos were in the tank a week they completely stopped eating pest snails and they’ve gone rampant
Checked on them after 10 minutes and the yo-yos were ganging up on them! I fished the snails out and put them in other tanks and they were fine
Do you think they will eat hydra? And I’ve never seen them be aggressive towards other fish but if another fish thinks we’re gonna pick on them they will come right back and get in their face.
I’ve loved them until I’ve realized they destroy soil in aquariums but I still love them !!!
I have yoyo loach with my pea puffer. I’m wounding if I should have more than one yoyo loach ?
Can Yo yo loach without heater in the pond? I have a outside tank without heater.
Thanks if you could answer that
They can handle low 70's for the temperature. I've kept them in a goldfish tank that was about 72. If the temperature gets below 68ish that might not work
Will yoyo loaches be ok with nerite snails
Probably best to not mix them of you care about the nerite snails. I don't know for sure that it won't work but Yoyos are known to eat snails
Will they eat my nerite snails?
Yes they will
Can I house these guys with a full grown rainbow shark in a 75? Thanks
I've had mine with a rainbow shark and had no issues. I think yes you can but I know some rainbow sharks can be very aggressive so it is kind of a trial and error type of thing.
I have mystery snails will they kill them as well?
Probably best not to mix yoyo loaches and mystery snails. As the yoyos get larger they will probably pick at the mystery snails is what I remember reading.
Why are these guys SO aggressively annoying to other fish ?! I have fish that could seriously EAT these guys but the yo-yo loaches are always beating on the predator. They constantly eat the crumbs that fall out my larger Central American cichlids and just constantly nibble and knock my bigger fish!! And haha they hold their own because they’re aggressive themselves and always aggressive eaters!! And I only got a pair because of how brutally annoying that can be to other fish not of them kind. But I do love em🎉
Same problem here. 2 yoyo loaches, 4 molly(3 female 1 male), 4 red platty coral, 3 neon tetra and 2 small baby catfish. 1 yolo remained smaller while the 2nd one got bigger and fighting only with the molly male for no reason
Best fish until you have snail or shrimps