I have 3 albino corys in my 125gal tank. WIth serveal other fish. Will clown loaches and the corys get along. I was thinking about adding like 5 clown loaches. Please help..... 
Albino cory with CLown loach
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It's okay to mix the two, but I'd be interested to hear what the other fishes are before I say that Clowns are okay for that tank.
8 giant danios 2 lemon tetra 2 tiger bards 1 bristlenose plco and 2 red dawrf gourmais plus the 3 corys plus an unknown algre eater with is like 2 inches all housed in 125. Had just the danios and cories and pleco but wifes tank sprung a leak and had to put her fish in my tank. thx for the help was thinking about adding another albino cory and like 5 clown loaches
Another albino cory would be good (another three would be best b/c that would make a shoal of six, which is often the recommended minimum), as would be a few more Tiger Barbs (your Gouramies are in danger of having their pectoral fins nipped off if the Tigers don't have enough conspecifics to draw their attention) and a few more Lemon Tetras (they feel more secure in shoals).
I would like to see a pic of the unknown algae eater, or somehow get an ID of it before I say if the tank is ready for Clowns...can you Google these three fish and let me know if any of them is of the type that you have?
"Golden Algae Eater", "Chinese Algae Eater", "Siamese Algae Eater"
If one of these is it, we can work from there. If not, I can throw out some more guesses if given a pic or a description from which I can work.
I would like to see a pic of the unknown algae eater, or somehow get an ID of it before I say if the tank is ready for Clowns...can you Google these three fish and let me know if any of them is of the type that you have?
"Golden Algae Eater", "Chinese Algae Eater", "Siamese Algae Eater"
If one of these is it, we can work from there. If not, I can throw out some more guesses if given a pic or a description from which I can work.
Its is a Siamese Algae Eater. So get like how many barbs and lemon tetras? and like how many cories? would like 6 clown loaches work in my tank I have plenty of snails for them to snack on. Thx so much for the help!!!
No prob...always happy to help.
I would get 3+ Albino Cories, 4+ Lemon Tetras and at least 6 Tiger Barbs.
SAEs may be more effective in removing algae in larger groups, but they are also not happy with the presence of conspecifics...maybe sticking to the one is a good idea unless you get an algae problem that threatens to spiral out of control.
Now to the Clown Loaches. I think that you'd be okay in adding a small group of them to your tank, but, because I am not a Botia expert and I don't want to tell you the wrong thing, I am going to pm one of my friends on another forum and ask him to chime in with the number...and also to make sure that Clowns are the best choice of loaches for your tank. I'll get back to you some time before Monday with numbers and species, if that's okay with you.
I would get 3+ Albino Cories, 4+ Lemon Tetras and at least 6 Tiger Barbs.
SAEs may be more effective in removing algae in larger groups, but they are also not happy with the presence of conspecifics...maybe sticking to the one is a good idea unless you get an algae problem that threatens to spiral out of control.
Now to the Clown Loaches. I think that you'd be okay in adding a small group of them to your tank, but, because I am not a Botia expert and I don't want to tell you the wrong thing, I am going to pm one of my friends on another forum and ask him to chime in with the number...and also to make sure that Clowns are the best choice of loaches for your tank. I'll get back to you some time before Monday with numbers and species, if that's okay with you.
ok thx so much for the help I will buy the fish you advised me to get and wait for a response. thx ryan :bowing:
Ryan, after talking with my friend, here's the deal:
Clowns will be able to stay in that tank for 10 years. They will eventually outgrow it, though. (A group of 5 would be appropriate for that tank until they outgrow it...)
There is also a myriad of other nonaggressive Botia that would go well in there and not outgrow the tank in their lifetimes. Among his favorites are Yoyos or Rostratas. Five of those would be able to spend a long, happy life in the tank.
One thing, though, you will have to quarantine all new arrivals in a separate tank. Otherwise you could wind up with a lot of problems with the existing residents thereof.
Hope this helps,
Matthew
Clowns will be able to stay in that tank for 10 years. They will eventually outgrow it, though. (A group of 5 would be appropriate for that tank until they outgrow it...)
There is also a myriad of other nonaggressive Botia that would go well in there and not outgrow the tank in their lifetimes. Among his favorites are Yoyos or Rostratas. Five of those would be able to spend a long, happy life in the tank.
One thing, though, you will have to quarantine all new arrivals in a separate tank. Otherwise you could wind up with a lot of problems with the existing residents thereof.
Hope this helps,
Matthew