View Full Version : Clown Loach sexing?
Gourami_Boy
02-25-2003, 7:59 AM
Any ideas on determining the genders of my 2 recently purchased clown loach?...
Faramir
02-25-2003, 8:00 AM
They're fry. You might be in with a chance with mature specimens - say 7 or 8 inches long.
Gourami_Boy
02-25-2003, 8:04 AM
ill wait a few years (10 - 16yrs) and ask this question again as that seems to be the average adult life of these fish..!
:)
stik6shift98
02-25-2003, 9:33 AM
i have 5 inch ones
how can u tell?
Faramir
02-25-2003, 9:41 AM
If it lays eggs it's female.
Seriously, though, they are very hard to sex. A female in breeding condition would be fuller in the body.
stik6shift98
02-26-2003, 10:10 AM
anyone breed them??? what are their ideal breeding conditions?
JamesBenjamin
02-26-2003, 11:16 AM
hate to say it, but i dont think anyone, anywhere has EVER breed them.
Faramir
02-26-2003, 11:27 AM
They have. It's a bit hit and miss.
http://www.loaches.com/loachbreeding.shtml
It's definitely something that more work should be put into. I'm sure it would not be hard in ponds indoors or in warmer climes.