FriendlyLoach Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Hey, So I have a 40 gallon planted. I am looking for a interesting fish with a personality sort of like a dojo loach. Any ideas? Something around 4 inches or so. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 You could stay in the loach family and get a panda loach Yaoshania pachychilus or a horse face loach Acantopsis dialuzona. Whiptail catfish such as the red lizard are quite unique as well (L10a) although not exactly loach like they are social. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Disclaimer I am a huge fan of groups of eaxh species I keep to get the most personality I can. I have also never had dojo loach. A group of dwarf chain loaches is about as much personality as ive seen. My panda loaches are also active as a group but not nearly to that dwarf chain loach level of play. A herd of Khuli loach in a planted tank might come out regularly as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Here are some of my 10 favorite odd ball fish 1. Hillstream Loaches (tons of personality with others, especially when they set up territories. Works especially well if you have rock piles). 2. Dwarf Cories (they stand out a bit different from their kin being small and that they will swim mid water. like all cories they have great personality) 3. Dwarf chain loaches / Otocinclus. Dwarf chain loaches and otocinclus will often shoal together. The dwarf chain loaches have a lot of interesting personality that the otos will pickup on and mimic. The loaches will also try to mimic the otos. 4. Kuhli loaches are fantastic when kept in larger numbers. Especially when your tank has plenty of hides. Also they respond really well if you have floating plants like dwarf water lettuce. 5. Alien Betta. They are growing in popularity but still not all that common. There look is a bit distinctive, and they seem to have tons of personality if you can get a non-aggressive one. 6. The african butterfly fish 7. Upside-down catfish 8. Freshwater pipefish 9. Species Only - A tank of 12 pea puffers 10. Dwarf Freshwater Gobies (e.g., Stiphodon pelewensis ) BONUS Non-Fish: 11. Dwarf Mexican Crayfish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Actually there is one more that I should have added to my list because they seem to be AMAZING. The honeycomb catfish. I plan to keep some in my tank. Here is an article about them: https://www.tfhmagazine.com/articles/freshwater/bottom-of-the-tank-driftwood-catfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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