Peacock's w/ Clown Loaches?

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roseybarb

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I read that Peacocks are not too agressive (compared only to African's of course). BUT, can I put some Clown Loaches in a 55 gallon tank with 18 toddler Peacocks? Do I run any risks of the Clown Loaches trying to eat my Peacocks at about 3/4 inch in size? I actually have 4 clown loaches; 3 are about 3 inches long and 1 is about 6 inches. How about if I just put the 2 smallest loaches in the tank?

Full size Silver Dollars would probably eat the little peacocks huh?

My big problem stems from my 110 being overcrowded. If moving fish isn't possible I may have to bring some to my lfs.

Any suggestions??
 
Adding clowns to a tank with peacocks should be fine(i am thinking of doign the same wiht my tank and i asked this question and people said yes).

I'm more concerned about the stocking level of your 55gal.18 peacocks is alot for that tank.Are you plannign on thinning it out once you can tell the sex? I dont' even have 18 fish in my 90gal peacock/hap tank and thats counting bottom dwellers.

I would say if you are going to thin out the tank later you could add the clowns as long as you don't have a really aggresive peacock.And if it turns out it doesn't work out move them back to their original tank(or give them to me:D )
 
Clown loaches and peacocks are fine together. Big healthy clowns can take care of themselves in most cichlid tanks, even with big haps. In your case, a full-grown breeding male peacock might chase the loaches out of a cave or something, but they'll mostly leave eachother alone. On the other hand, a big 6 inch clown loach might inadvertently take the tail or fin off a 3/4 inch fish just out of curiosity. But with 18 peacocks, losing a fish here or there wouldn't be an issue.

Congratz on the 6" loach. They're very nice fish when they're big. I've heard some can live 10 years or so.
 
you could do that if you want to. ive seen clown loaches with mbunas before (this was a big tank however) they normally just leave each other alone.

yeah they have different water parameters, but i think parameters are overrated. a lot of fish have adapted to almost any water parameters. clowns and cichlids are fine together. according to water parameters, all of my fish would be dead.
 
about a month ago I posted a thread or two in here on the topic.....

and was strongly advised against mixing my mbuna's with clowns.....EVERYONE was strongly against it at that time.....

why isn't anyone saying so now!!?!
 
"but i think parameters are overrated"

are you crazy!?!

Sure, fish can adapt to live in other water parameters, but that doesn't mean they are happy, healthy, and displaying the true beauty they might normally show in proper conditions!
 
it all depends on the fish itself.....i mix fish of all sorts that are strongly advised not to be together....for instance a small gourami has been with my oscar since day 1 and he has never attacked it...he eats goldfish twice that size but i guess he grew an attachment to it....but yes loaches should be ok with them just keep an eye out and see how things go
 
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