couple of clown loach questions.... - Aquarium Advice

wright4lfe · 04-24-2005, 12:42 AM

first, i know they like to school so what is a good number of fish to work with? second, i know they get quite large...but do they grow fast like an oscar/arowana or slow like, ummm, well, i can't think of any fish that grow slow....

so any hints? just for the record, these clown loachs will go in a 240gl eventually, so there eventual large size isn't a problem, i'm just wondering how long it takes....

**Devilishturtles** · 04-24-2005, 12:53 AM

Depends on water quality and such. The cleaner and healthier they are, the faster and bigger they'll grow. Even then, Clown Loaches max out at about 8-9 inches in the aquarium, if that. They are best in groups of atleast three.

I've had mine for about a year I guess, and they've gone from about an inch long, to about 3-4 inches long, in a 55 gallon.

BASSNMAN · 04-24-2005, 01:32 AM

I keep mine in pairs and they hang around together. They get big but don't grow that fast. It's fun to see them laying on their side taking a rest.Try'em, you'll lik

'em.

04-24-2005, 02:19 AM

clown loaches in the wild reach a size of 1' and in an aquarium they reach 8-9inches MAX! but thats it

so hopefully they will stay out of other fishes ways

lol

04-24-2005, 12:42 AM	#1
wright4lfe Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: HB, CA Posts: 161	couple of clown loach questions.... first, i know they like to school so what is a good number of fish to work with? second, i know they get quite large...but do they grow fast like an oscar/arowana or slow like, ummm, well, i can't think of any fish that grow slow.... so any hints? just for the record, these clown loachs will go in a 240gl eventually, so there eventual large size isn't a problem, i'm just wondering how long it takes.... __________________ nothing worth doing in life is easy, seriously, nothing...

04-24-2005, 01:32 AM	#3
BASSNMAN Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corona Ca. Posts: 515	I keep mine in pairs and they hang around together. They get big but don't grow that fast. It's fun to see them laying on their side taking a rest.Try'em, you'll lik 'em. __________________ Doran Hayes

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04-24-2005, 02:19 AM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	clown loaches in the wild reach a size of 1' and in an aquarium they reach 8-9inches MAX! but thats it so hopefully they will stay out of other fishes ways lol