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I want to get a dojo loach in my 70g along with my
1-oscar
3-bala sharks
1-albino rainbow shark
1-trinidad pleco
2-pictus cats
3-albino corys
2-banjo catfish

could i still fit a dojo or weather loach in it and would they get along??

I want to get a dojo loach in my 70g along with my
1-oscar
3-bala sharks
1-albino rainbow shark
1-trinidad pleco
2-pictus cats
3-albino corys
2-banjo catfish
could i still fit a dojo or weather loach in it and would they get along??


Unfortunately, the stocking of your tank needs some work.
Oscars, well dont be surprised it it decides one day it doesnt like your corys and eats them
The oscar is not a suitable match with the other tankmates except the Trinidad Pleco.
Bala Sharks grow to 12-14 inches as well, and really need to be kept in a 300G tank.
If you remove the Bala Sharks and the Oscar, then you could give the corys a proper school of 6, and you could add a couple of Dojo Loaches.



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I agree with the post above but would also like to add my experience with the rainbow shark vs. dojo's...

I had a rainbow shark in my 90g along with other fish... syno's, watermelon royal plec, huge severums, firmouth cichlid, skunk loaches etc...

Once the rainbow shark got to be around 3 inches long, he became the terror of the tank... picking on everyone that was trying to eat durning feeding time. This probably affected dojo the most. Once the rainbow shark became aggressive... dojo would not come out of the gravel near as much to eat and I became greatly concerned on whether or not he was eating enough... besides the fact that I love the cute little behaviors of the dojo species. I ended up giving away the rainbow shark.. and now dojo is back out all the time... and all is well with the world again...

ur tank is way past full, with an oscar and balas. alone.

Jamie, just a suggestion,
but the reason your Dojo isnt out much is because its lonely. Dojos, like most other loach species are strongly social and hate being alone. You should get your dojo a friend.
Mine are inseperable- even cory schooling behaviour doesnt come close.


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I have two dojos ... What I should have said was... the dojos were out all the time until the addition of the rainbow shark, then they were not out anymore, once the rainbow shark was gone, they were back out again. Sorry I did not use the plural term, thank you though for the input!