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| Misgurnus Anguillicaudatus aka Weather Loaches |
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| Common Names: weather loach; dojo loach
Origin: China, Korea, Japan Max.size: 12" : average length in an aquarium 5-8" Lifespan: 10yrs. Min. Tank size:20 gallon Diet: Omnivore (eats most foods) My dojo�s favorite food is frozen bloodworms Water conditions: Temp - 40-80F (they prefer cooler temperatures in the mid 70's) PH - 6.0 - 8.0 Hardness: variable Behavior as I see it in MY tanks: Dojo�s are a great community tank fish. They are very peaceful and don�t seem to bother any other fish in my tank. During the day they rest around in various positions, making use of any odd spot they can find. I�ve cork bark backing in this tank and I often see them laying in vertical and/or horizontal positions in the crevices. They also love large leaf plants and make their beds on the leaves. Sometimes I�ll catch one on the large piece of driftwood I have. My dojo�s do not hide often, instead they seem to enjoy being out in the open especially if I�m nearby. When I clean the tank, doing the water changes and vacuuming, their personalities as pets come to life. They swim all around my hand or poke at the vacuum, often times making it difficult for me to clean the tank! If I come up to the glass to observe them, they will stare right back at me, they run anywhere to hide!! They are a joy and I highly recommend them to anyone that wishes to have a fish species for a pet. One thing I�ve noticed and I�m not sure whether they are troubled or it�s just what they do, is that when another fish comes over to investigate them, they will jerk/run/swim to another spot, as tho they are upset at the intrusion. Yet there are times they allow the kubutia to lie beside them or even on top of them! It is both strange to watch and entertaining to say the least. Evenings is when I see the most activity from the dojo�s. They swim the entire 4' length of the tank back and forth, in and out of caves and crevices. Another thing they do in the evenings is swim up to the flowing waters of my filters and swim against the current, sometimes even poking their heads out of the water! It makes a loud splashing noise when they do this and always has me looking for them, making sure they didn�t get into the filter and out of the tank! The first couple of weeks I use to look behind the tank, always expecting to find a dojo flopping around on the ground.....they do this just about every night, and having 3 of them do this......well.....it�s nerve wracking! LOL I have covered all holes in the hoods, making sure they cannot get out of the tank but it is possible for them to get into the filter by way of the water out take....so I have to make a head count often, making sure they aren�t stuck somewhere. My advise to anyone thinking of keeping them is to have more then 1 dojo. They enjoy eachothers company and seem to be more secure and at peace in their envirornment if they are not alone. |
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