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I'm thinking of getting a pair, but I'd like to know if it'll over-stress the whole system.

My 30gal is currently housing 9 tiger barbs and 2 clown loaches (who seem to think they're tiger barbs). I'm planning on adding 5 more tigers, but then the tank would be all orange and black stripes.

Would also adding 2 yoyos be too much? Or will just 1 do (he has the clowns to hang out with, and maybe he can tell them they're loaches?)

Or should I just add 1 or 2 more barbs and then 2 loaches? Or just forget the loaches because that'll be too much on the biolaod already? (Tank has two power filters; I do 50% water changes every week)

To tell you the truth, you could only add the yoyo loaches on one condition: You have to return those two clown loaches. I know they seem like they are small and happy now, but they need to be kept in groups of 5-6 to be really happy, and they can grow up to a foot long. Your tank would definitely not be able to handle fish that size. What I would recommend is to take out the two clowns, and then add 3-4 yoyo loaches. That way, the clowns will be happier down the road, and you will have a nice sized group of yoyos.

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I think that 14 Tiger Barbs, 2 Clown Loaches & 2 Yoyo Loaches will be too much for a 30gal. tank.

I also think that the 2 Clown Loaches will grow out your tank.

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