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I know, I know, I have been bragging for a while now about my 19 clowns

Here are some pics, not very clear, coz I used my camera phone, but clown loach pics nevertheless

http://community.webshots.com/album/381164597UJdAPD

Last edited by Clownygirl at 28-Jun-2005 10:18

i think there pritty good pics for a camra phone and they are cute ive been thinking abut getting a cople but i dont know how big they get and what fish they get along with so tell me what u know please well got to go its late and im falling asleep at my desk so good night and cute clowns

Thank you Funny Fish. Clowns are a lot of fun to keep, but they grow large. Here is the FP article on clown loaches:

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/clownloach.xml

The thing about keeping clowns is that you need a small group of 4-5 loaches atleast. They are expensive, so most people buy them at a very small size, but my recommendation would be that you buy them at 3 inches atleast.

They are very e to ich, so you definitely need a heater in the tank to control temperatures.

And most of all, you will need the biggest tank you can get. You can put juvenile clowns in a 55 gal, but very soon you will need to upgrade to a 120 gal plus tank.

Mine are in a 79 gal tank at the moment, but because of the size of the group (19 clowns) I am looking at a 230 gallon tank sometime in the future. The good news however, is that they are slow growers, so it will give you enough time to plan

your clowns seem to be small.

Clown loaches are the opposite as humans, they seem to be mature when small, but as they grow, act more and more like babies, lol.

My dads clown loach just sits there and watches me ALL day long, because hie wantsto get even fatter than he already is.

Nah, they look small coz its a camera phone pic, and I cant zoom in on them. If I go too close, they run away. Most of them are over 4 inches now.

Who on earth says they are mature??? Mine are babies and act like babies

Seems u have a good camera phone.....nice fish!

I I can remember my large Clowns started out that small many years ago. They have came along a lot better since I have started giving them all the extra bits and pieces in an excellent diet.

Keith

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