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bettachris     Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004   | i have had some clown loaches b4 but it was a long time ago. i was thinking about getting some and i was wondering can i put them in my 55 gallon with some oranged tailed loaches or not a good idea. |
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| SiluriformesAKA Fingerling Posts: 15 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Jul-2004 | Thery grow to 12" long, far too large for anything less than 125 gallons. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004  | Not to go against anyone's opinions here, but I have heard that the clown loach does not necessarily grow to be that large in captivity. If you have any questions about the clown loach, I would shoot "garyroland" a PM and ask him any questions you may have because he is an expert.  |
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john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003 | I've seen a family of 16inch clown loaches at a public aquarium, they do get that big when properly cared for. In addition to that, they do need a 125g aquarium, so 55g will not work. [span class="edited"][Edited by john.stone 2004-07-12 18:58][/span] |
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| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | really i havn't even heard that they can get that big. i have seen really large ones but not that big. so can they coexist with other loaches. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:04 | |
| me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003  | profiles http://www.fishprofiles.com/profiles/fw/profile.asp?id=Botia+macracanthus http://www.fishba http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile13.html http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=6 Google Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=fish+profile+clown+loach I believe they get around 10"+ Also, I think they are slow growers, but a 6 foot tank(125 gallons) should be in the future of the clown loaches |
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| me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003 | Clown loaches are active and schoolers, so 6+ Those are also reasons why a large tank is needed for 10"+ clown loaches |
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