FishProfiles.com Message Forums

	How peaceful are clown loaches?
esandbergger Hobbyist Posts: 133 Kudos: 128 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jun-2005	I have been thinking of putting a clown loach in my 10 g fry tank to eat the pest snails. I have 2 week old guppy fry. Do they search out and destroy fry or are they relatively safe?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
reun Big Fish Posts: 332 Kudos: 216 Registered: 04-Nov-2005	correct me if i am wrong, but even a fish that isnt aggresive will often eat fry and eggs of its own or other species. it is the natural order for big to eat small...my south american cat is peacfull and doesnt bother anything, but if there is some live bearer fry in the tank you can consider it eaten at nightfall. anyway, wait for one of the experts on loaches to respond to know for sure
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	clowns are great for getting rid of snails. but in a 10g? sorry even still young and small, that way to small. and they should be kept with at least a minimum of 3 i have heard Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
dvmchrissy Big Fish Posts: 477 Kudos: 301 Votes: 38 Registered: 09-Oct-2005	Ok, somosne correct me if I am wrong, but fish don't eat other fish or eggs becaue they are really agressive, they eat them because they are a food source. I guess technically they don't know any better. If they find something they think they like they will eat it, thats really all there is to it. Christina
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Try to put the CL in your 10 gal. tank when you have no fry. The CL will eat all the snails within a few days. 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://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/detail?.dir=/mail&.dnm=1518scd.jpg&.src=ph http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
ckk125 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 285 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jul-2005	they are generally peaceful...but it will have a go at your guppy fry for sure..its a food source for the CL afterall...anyway, what are you going to do after the clown kills all of the snails?10 gallon is way too small for a clown loach...and you need to have at least 3 or more to make him really happy..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	I have a small CL in my 11G Betta Tank for that purpose while I am still adding plants. I dont think they will worry about the fry but they will eat any eggs that others are protecting. Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tanks]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Yup, fry and eggs are much better seperated from community settings, sometimes even algae eaters will enjoy an opportunistic meal of other fish eggs. Mouthbrooders and a few killies etc will not eat their own fry, but with most species its just not worth the risk.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05


	Jump to:

The views expressed on this page are the implied opinions of their respective authors.
Under no circumstances do the comments on this page represent the opinions of the staff of FishProfiles.com.

FishProfiles.com Forums, version 11.0
Mazeguy Smilies