Dahz

They come up for petting as well for me, though they get spooked easily. Always have been easy, except I've had to remove anything resembling a hole from getting stuck MANY times. I also used to have 2 cory colonies in there, but removed them due to size of the goldfish to prevent snacks. 50+ dual colony now living in a plant jungle enjoying their peaceful life. I'll have to increase the food timing then, especially with them being much larger that everyone else. Mine are Chip/Dale (small goldens that never grew), and Monty/Baloo.

They generally just check them out, but lately its more "nibbling," especially the smaller golden dojo on the Goldfish's gills. Was really digging in, but not biting from what I saw. No chunks taken out so far. This was also after feeding, so maybe they smelled leftovers. Mine are also little piggies, they clear the tank when the Goldfish are done instantly. My Dojos also give kisses, friendly little guys.

I was wondering if anyone has had similar issues to what I am seeing. I have a community tank with the following: Size- 150gal Filtration- Sump (Seamless Sump with Reservoir) Levels- 7.2-7.5, all balanced and cycled Fish- 3 Comet Goldfish (10-14in), 4 Dojo Loaches (14-16in for 2, 4in for 2), 2 Bristlenose Plecos Substrate- Sand, large rocks I am seeing both my large and small Dojo loaches begin to mouth on my large Goldfish (potentially for slime coat?), the smaller ones in particular I caught today picking at the gills of the Goldfish. The tank is long cycled, and I have started to run plants (quarantined and safe before use) in my sump to help with waste in the system. I always have an algae issue (currently adjusting time of lighting and plants to help) but I haven't seen any other issues show up. Has anyone else had this issue where their Dojo's have begun to potentially feed on their Goldfish? Should I begin to setup a new home for them to separate? For reference, the only time I have observed this behavior in the past was when they began to mouth on a sick Oranda, but no illness has been seen with the current Goldfish at all. Thank you all for your help.