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victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	clown loaches
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
ClownyGirl Fish Addict Posts: 508 Kudos: 311 Votes: 5 Registered: 07-Oct-2004	I keep 9 clown loaches in a 79 gallon custom tank, but I plan to upgrade when the clowns grow bigger. They are so coooolll But if you dont plan to upgrade anytime soon, I would suggest some blue rams (they are simply beautiful) and gouramis or angel fish. Angel fish are less agressive towards each other than gouramis, while gouramis are more colourful. Both have great character. Once nice crown betta would also be good.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[font color="#000080"]The reason clown loaches can't "happily" be kept in a 55g is because they need to be kept in groups like Sirbooks said, and 3 or more 8inch Clown Loaches can't fit into a 55g.[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	if a 8" clown loach cant fit in a 55 gallon (It can, cuz i have one) then i dont think an 8" gourami can fit in either
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
ghostfish Hobbyist Posts: 101 Kudos: 79 Votes: 4 Registered: 23-Nov-2004	try some catfish like bristlenose or nupside down catfish, my friend has them with 2 festivums and they get along fine.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	You can get a snakeskin gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis). They grow to 8" long (but even bigger in the wild), but are completely peaceful and won't bother even the cardinal tetras. Here's a (crappy) picture of mine with a full-grown Brochis splendens for size comparison. The gourami just hovered there and wouldn't actually eat the food until the cory was done. My pearls on the other hand, would get so distracted biting and chasing that cory away from the food that they themselves would forget to eat it! [/font] I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	at least 6 corys but the more the merrier and i think the pygmy ones supposedly like an even larger group but i have never kept them, they look cool though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	I would say 6-10 would be in a healthy school. OR would make up a healthy school. GOOD LUCK W/ UR TANK
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	that sounds cool, how many cories would be in a healthy school?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Nah, clown loaches won't fit in a 55 gallon. They grow to at least eight inches, and need to be kept in groups. I like the idea of adding keyholes, you should go with that. Maybe one keyhole, and a shoal of cories? You should really give cories a good look, they're great fish. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	I have a 55 gallon stocked with 1 keyhole cichlid and 6 neon tetras. Any ideas for a vibrant, large, fish that could be kept with my other inhabitants. Any suggestions welcome, Andrew
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
ctt33 Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 148 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-May-2004	I have a 48 gallon bow front tank with 2 keyholes. I have a pearl Gourami and he get along great with the Keyholes. I also have 7- Rasboras and 9 Rummynose tetras and 6 cories. I say add another Keyhole and then a Pearl.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	HOW ABOUT 10-15 NEONS 8 CORYS 2 KEY HOLES 1 JUVINILLE ANGEL 4 RAMS ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	[font color="#000080"]Yeah I say you should get at least one more keyhole, that way the other one won't get as lonely. Also think about the cories, a small school of pandas would look real nice And I like the angel idea as well.[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
solublefish Fish Addict Posts: 562 Kudos: 850 Votes: 40 Registered: 27-Feb-2004	Try to add a few more keyholes cichlds (at least one more) and you could up the tetra school a few more if you wanted. Last edited by solublefish at 23-Nov-2004 07:27
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Fishyandrew45 Hobbyist Posts: 137 Kudos: 98 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Jul-2004	Ok so heres an idea 1 keyhole 12 tetras 1 angel, (a juvenile) 1 bn cat approximately how stocked is the tank with that list?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	I would get some juvinile angels for the tank as they get pretty cool when there a little bigger and would be a good addition to a planted tank. Neons should be fine w/ angels as long as you have a good young angel. I would increase the school to atleast ten if possible and add a bristlenose and a school of cories/ottos. And perhaps some rams. HtH fish1
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Pearl gouramis would be a nice addition. Or a group of rainbowfish, some of them have fantastic coloring. I agree with a bottom feeder of some sort as well. A nice-sized group of cories or loaches, which are my personal favorite. I like the idea of increasing your school of tetras as well. ~~~~ [/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Well, though some might disagree, I think you can safely add a juvenile angelfish. They will supposedly eat neon tetras, but I believe that if you add the angel while its young, then it will ignore the tetras when it gets big enough to eat them. Also, I think that adding more tetras would be a good idea, so they will feel safer once you do add a larger fish. Also, the more neons, the more beautiful they look. In addition to more tetras, I think that a nice shoal of cories would be a good idea. They are great little catfish, and very peaceful. You can't go wrong with cories! And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51


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