clown roach full size

[david mcgregor]

hi ,all

how many yrs does it take for clown roach to reach its full size
i have 3 clown roaches in my tank going to get 2 more
my tank is 215 Ltrs they are 3inches in size
how long can i keep them in that size of tank

cheers for any info:headbang2::headbang2:

 

[roscoe70]

Can you tell a clown roach by his big shoes or the red nose? Hopefully you are asking about clown loaches, and they can grow quite large over a period of 4-5 years. Believe they can get to 8+ inches, fortunately the roaches around here top out at about 3-4". Good luck.

 

[aquanooby]

Get some Raid lol roaches are nasty

 

[jptjpt]

If you are trying to maximize the size of a clown loach, I would not buy any more. In a 284 liter (approx. 75 gallon) tank, keeping 5 is pushing it. They need very clean water and lots of live/frozen foods to get them to grow larger somewhat quickly. The tank should be longer than it is tall generally so they can swim back and forth at a longer distance. If they're not kept at optimal conditions, most will be stunted and will only grow to about 4-5" max. I have raised some to be around 6". The largest I have seen was around 9".

 

[jpappy789]

I believe they get to the 5-6" mark fairly quickly and continue growing fairly slowly after that point. They can and will max out at well over 6-8"...

Some pics, including some rather large specimens: http://www.loaches.com/species-inde...image-search/atct_album_view?b_start:int=0&-C