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uniqueyat Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 41 Votes: 22 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	Will clown loaches and yo-yo loaches school together? and how many should I have of each if they do?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	well how big is the tank, clown loaches will get very big, and they like to be in numbers and big fish + big school = large tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Clown loaches have the potential to reach 12" in length and loaches each need a group of six. That's not to say every clown is going to reach 12" or they are going to do it very quickly but it's not fair to try to put them in a small tank. You also can't put in 3 clowns and 3 yoyos and call it a school. They may sometimes swim together and they may like the extra company of the other species but if you want to do the best thing you should have 6 of each species.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Again the question would be, "How big is your tank?" you need a minimum of 125 for the [link=clowns]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/clownloach.xml" style="COLOR: #FF1493[/link] and there are good chances that the clowns can get larger than 12"so yes a school of 6 footlong or longer loaches is gonna need some room As for the [link=Yo Yo Loaches]http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/yoyo.xml" style="COLOR: #FF1493[/link] They won't get nearly as large as the clown's but I wouldn't try to get them and expect them to school,they look way too different Heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
uniqueyat Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 41 Votes: 22 Registered: 25-Sep-2005	i have a 55G and plan to move them to a bigger tank when they get to big
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	In a 55 gal. i would only get 1 type of Loaches & i would get 4 & move them to a bigger tank, when they get bigger. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	yea...get some yoyo loaches...those guys are just as 'crazy' as clown loaches...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	Personally, I would get a nice school of the yo-yos and forego the clowns altogether. I don't think they would school together, but I do know they do like the company of their own kind. I've only a pair of yo-yos in my 29, but they are great budds and I plan more as I can find them. Alas, here in the greater chicagoland area I've only found one lfs who even carries them, and then only some times. Plus, they're much better looking imo than clowns are.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I had to buy my yoyos 1-2 at a time. I've managed to get 4 so far. There's only 1 store that carries them, they only have them every few months, and it's an hour drive to get there.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06


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