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clowns actually prefer softer water ph 8 is quite high and though they may acclimatize to it i have found that they tend to flick and flash alot as though something is irratating there skin.IME

Gibson SG you know you want one!!

Here in Iowa it's about $3 for any size clown loach. They used to have 10-20g tanks filled with them but noone would buy them so they don't have loaches anymore.

Here it is £12-15 for 3 1inch Clowns and £30 for 1 5-6 inch Clown

Man what town do u live in? I paid $9 for the 3" here near Chicago and was happy with the price.

I never knew clown loaches were so pricey i only pay 5.95 each for 4 inch clowns in my town.

OK. Well I ordered 4-3"+ Clowns on Mon. and picked them up on Tues. They only got 3 in so I grabbed 1 of their 2" Clowns and decided not to QT and put directly in 55(funny Perky I did just what you suggested before I read your post LOL). 55gal is at 4 angels, Royal plec, L-264 plec, 3 USD cats, and the 4 Clowns. Thx for the help.

You could quarantine but I never quarantine and have had no problems with any fish. Are the fish from your store usually safe? as in no disease and good quality? If you trust your LFS I wouldn`t see a problem with just adding 4-6 straight to your tank. It still up to you though, you could quarantine if you wanted. Just my opinion.

I reckon the Clowns would do good, you may wish to keep them in the 55g for a while, until they grow to a larger size of around 5 inches (which may take a while), if your worried the cichlids may try to eat the Clowns as they could be little.

A 6in clown here is like 8bucks cause noone buy clowns around my fish store theved had the same clowns for years

So Perky, you think 4 clowns would be good for that tank? Well I could free my 20gal for QT(month or so),and also have a 55 I'm changin little bit and will have room for the clowns if any probs(be 4 angels, L264&Royal plecs,3 USD cats).Never kept that many "bottom" feeders in my tanks before(that would be 8 synos,2 plecs,4 clowns, and the ornate).Sorry u to Victom , think that could work. Love those loaches but have never kept a clown alive for more than 5 months. But only had 2 twice. 2nd 2 were QT'd for 1 month with 2 Yoyo loaches. Sold the Yoyo's for decent $$$ bout 3 months ago(had for a year)

Hello all. Well I just added my last 2 fish yesterday and I think I'm done with the stock.Tank is a US 120gal running with 1 fluval 404, 1 250 hot magnum,and 1 penguin 330, with 2 250W heaters(also 3 air stones).Substrate is crushed c*****d substrate and is decorated with texas holy rock(LOTS) and some driftwood and plastic plants. PH is 8 and hard H2O. Stock: 6 Synodontis multipunctatus(2.5-5",1Syno angelicus(3",1 Syno brichardi(3.5",1 Polypterus ornate(6", 2 Bristlnose plecs(2.5" for the bottomfeeders. C******S: 1 Yellow Lab(3"M), 1 Baenschi Peacock(3"M),1 Haebaenschi Peacock(4"M), 2 Aulonocarna Ngara's(2"M's), 1 Juli Regani(3.5"unsexed), and 1 Neolamp cylindricus(4"probly M). Well I will be pulling out 1 Ngara after the best color is chosen. Well what do you guys and gals think. Problems ahead? Tell me your opinions. Thanks for any responses.

I reckon they will do fine in there. If you haven`t already, read the article on them in the "article" section of the site. I will post a link in a further post for you

here a 6" clown would go for about $45 - 50

65 bucks a piece here.

That all sounds good, I love clown loaches but have had no luck with them in the past. BTW my tank does not have any clown loaches currently. Cichlids and synos in there. I know i'm way understocked, but do you guys think clowns would do well in there?

remember that dollars and pounds are different. It still expensive though considering you can get 3 3inch Clown Loaches for £9

wow, that is pretty cheap.

here a 6" clown would go for about $45 - 50

Yes, more clown would help out your existing clowns. THey would be more happy and not as timid as they may when theres only 1-2. GOod luck with your tank it sounds great.

I would say more Clown Loaches, 4 is a better number. My LFS has 3 6inch Clown Loaches in at the mo for £30 each!

4 clown loaches would do great in that tank.

I couldn't tell you about your african cichlids, but your choice of bottom feeders is great. Syno angelicuses rock.