How many can I have in a 55 gallon tank?
I know they can grow to pretty big sizes.. thats why I asked before I go out and purchase them.
I know they can grow to pretty big sizes.. thats why I asked before I go out and purchase them.
Clown loaches
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I thought so.
I saw one online that was 15inches on monster fish keepers. Dont know if thats natural or if it was fed certain things to get that big.
Anyways, thanks.
you need a huge tank to keep them happily. They like to be in groups, and have been known to grow up to 16 inches. Keeping a few 16 inch fish in a group requires a pretty large tank.
five or six maybe if you don't have anything else in there. are you able to special order any of the smaller species of loach? like http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-kubotai ?
Botia striata, b. histrionica, b. kubotai or y. sidthimunki would be a good choice for a 55g. Yoyos grow pretty fast to ~4 inches. Whatever species, get at least 6, they are all very social.
you can have a lot of clown loaches in a 55 with good filtration when they are small ... they grow very very slowly. Clowns in my opinion are one of the few fish that like to be overstocked. Yes in the future you will need a much larger tank but you can hold a lot of small 1 to 2 inch clowns in a 55 gallon for a while
check out ewurms blogs on mfk
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/blog.php?u=6647
check out ewurms blogs on mfk
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/blog.php?u=6647