May 26, 2003 #1 M mansiz Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Apr 25, 2003 Messages 344 Location Singapore How many tiger barbs can I place in a 13 gallons tank? Together with maybe 2 clown loaches.
May 26, 2003 #2 L loganj Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Oct 25, 2002 Messages 4,071 Location Chatsworth, GA I'd go with 6. That should keep the bio load reasonable and still give you a nice group.
May 27, 2003 #3 R Ramrebel Aquarium Advice Activist Joined May 30, 2002 Messages 179 Location NY are tiger barbs that small? same for the clowns?
May 27, 2003 #4 C ConanTheLibraia Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Apr 25, 2003 Messages 582 Location D.C. tiger barbs can get about 3 inches long, clown loaches about 6 inches. I'd say thats an alright amount, although eventually could be a tight squeeze.
tiger barbs can get about 3 inches long, clown loaches about 6 inches. I'd say thats an alright amount, although eventually could be a tight squeeze.
May 28, 2003 #5 R Ramrebel Aquarium Advice Activist Joined May 30, 2002 Messages 179 Location NY that's 18 inches of barb and 12 inches of loach, for a total of 30 fish inches in a 13 gallon tank, i thought it should be 30 gallons
that's 18 inches of barb and 12 inches of loach, for a total of 30 fish inches in a 13 gallon tank, i thought it should be 30 gallons
May 28, 2003 #6 B Bearfan Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Dec 30, 2002 Messages 3,967 Location Franklin, TN That is a little tight if your barbs reach full size, but the barbs don't require as much swimming room so you might be able to pull it off.
That is a little tight if your barbs reach full size, but the barbs don't require as much swimming room so you might be able to pull it off.
Jun 7, 2003 #7 F fishstixs05 Aquarium Advice Freak Joined May 10, 2003 Messages 485 Location El Dorado Hills, CA CORRECTION: Clown Loaches can get over a foot long so keeping them in a tank that small with other fish is a bad idea.
CORRECTION: Clown Loaches can get over a foot long so keeping them in a tank that small with other fish is a bad idea.
Jun 8, 2003 #8 T targaboy78 Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Oct 28, 2002 Messages 651 Location Vancouver, BC. I'm a big clown loach fan, so I thought I had to speak up here. In the wild, in Borneo, they have been know to reach one foot long but Clown loaches only reach about 6 inches in captivity.
I'm a big clown loach fan, so I thought I had to speak up here. In the wild, in Borneo, they have been know to reach one foot long but Clown loaches only reach about 6 inches in captivity.
Jun 8, 2003 #9 C ConanTheLibraia Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Apr 25, 2003 Messages 582 Location D.C. I have heard that very rarely, clown loaches can reach that size in captivity.
Jun 8, 2003 #10 F fishstixs05 Aquarium Advice Freak Joined May 10, 2003 Messages 485 Location El Dorado Hills, CA That it because they are usually not givan an approprietely sized aquarium, shorening there lifespan. Ben Driscoll
That it because they are usually not givan an approprietely sized aquarium, shorening there lifespan. Ben Driscoll