snail eating loach

[H3D]

Zebras or kubotais will do but ditch the common pleco.

A 33 long is too small for a proper group of either of those IMO.

 

[evelyn80]

there 4-5 inches and take long time to grow. IMO i think it would work

 

[H3D]

They don't take that long to grow. They should reach 3-4 inches in under a year. That being said keeping 5-7 very messy fish in a 33 gallon tank is not the best idea.

 

[evelyn80]

5 of them with proper maintenence(WC's, vacuums) would be fine i think

 

[Lupin]

Well, we're entitled to our own opinions. I think it should be fine IMO. 'Messy' is a subjective term. It depends how much you actually feed and how you maintain your tank. The size in itself is pretty much okay for a 33g.

 

[H3D]

How much you "actually" feed them? Unreal. I guess if you starve your fish it makes them easier to keep in a smaller tank.

 

[Lupin]

How much you "actually" feed them? Unreal. I guess if you starve your fish it makes them easier to keep in a smaller tank.

How is it unreal? Most of us feed them once a day unless you are doing it several times a day. Most of the kubs sold are 2.5-3 inches so they do not need to be fed as often as younger ones do. Why would we actually starve a fish just to keep maintenance easier? Do you classify once a day feeding as starvation?

 

[H3D]

I don't classify feeding once a day as starving them, although it depends on how much you are giving them once a day. That being said if they are being given adequate meals once a day the bio-load from 5 loaches of that size in a tank that small would require a very rigorous maintenance schedule, far from "normal" maintenance.

 

[Lupin]

I don't classify feeding once a day as starving them, although it depends on how much you are giving them once a day. That being said if they are being given adequate meals once a day the bio-load from 5 loaches of that size in a tank that small would require a very rigorous maintenance schedule, far from "normal" maintenance.

What do you consider 'normal' maintenance? If the OP is willing to do more than what you consider 'normal' maintenance, why not? I'll leave it to the OP to decide but again I do not think five 3-4 inch loaches is overstocked for a 33g. This is a subjective topic.

 

[H3D]

I can tell you what I don't consider "normal" maintenance. When you HAVE to do large weekly water changes to keep nitrates at an adequate level and when you HAVE to perform weekly or bi monthly filter maintenance because it is slowing the flow.