Adding clown loaches

[LoachLover]

a full grown clown loach will not fit in a 55g.

They usually don't get full grow though.

 

[Corruptor]

SHHHHHH! You're spoiling my reasons for getting a larger tank

As much as I would like to keep it and get a larger tank, there's no telling what's going to happen 2-3 years down the road. At least I'm armed with the knowledge; we'll just have to wait and see what the future brings. Right now it's only 3-1/2" long, so I have a while to wait before making any decisions.

 

[oscar_lover2005]

Wheres loachlover! Clown loaches are knowen to to grow slowly. Most reaching 8 inches. If you have one bigger post a picture.

what is posting a picture gonna prove? look man you just won't accep the matter that im right becasue im a newbie huh? well im a big member of aquarium mags so i wouldn't even go there. a 55g aquarium is way too small for a fully grown clown loach period.... they are normally kept in ponds and in 125g aquariums and up. i don't belive that you ever seen a really huge one right?

 

[Phantom Thief]

oooh, flexing our fishkeeping muscles now, are we?

The clown loach is one of the slowest growing fish in the world. In the wild, they get to about a foot in length, but in the home aquarium, they almost never reach that length. 8-10" is far more common, but it's gonna take some years to get to that size.

In ponds? , that's a first.

P.T.

 

[Eve]

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[OoHeatheroO]

well im a big member of aquarium mags so i wouldn't even go there.

Boy, Trolls really do get around don't they?

Yep like 50 cent ho's

 

[oscar_lover2005]

whole bumhc of haters

 

[The-Wolf]

whole bumhc of haters

 

[pica_nuttalli]

whole bumhc of haters

don't ask... just. don't ask.

 

[FishSticks]

Sooooo, how many can you fit in a 55 Gallon Aquarium? I'm in the same situation.

 

[Phantom Thief]

I think the minimum tank you would need is 75g, for long term. But i suppose you might get away with keeping 2-4 inchers in a 55g for quite a while, maybe 3-4, but make sure you have the large tank you will eventually need.

P.T.

 

[FrAnK3333]

hmmm I wanted loach lover to come because he knows a thing or 2 about clown loaches. Phantom Theif did that tho.... I have seen big clowns but they were wild caught. Clown loaches fully growen can live in a 75 gallon..

 

[LoachLover]

SHHHHHH! You're spoiling my reasons for getting a larger tank

As much as I would like to keep it and get a larger tank, there's no telling what's going to happen 2-3 years down the road. At least I'm armed with the knowledge; we'll just have to wait and see what the future brings. Right now it's only 3-1/2" long, so I have a while to wait before making any decisions.

Sorry, I'll shut up

 

[Raechal]

I just got 2 clown loaches that came with a secondhand 55 gallon tank my mom bought. The guy had them for about 2 years and they are around 5 inches in length each and quite thick bodied. I assume they will grow faster in the 120 gallon? The tank they were in was full of tiger barbs and black skirts and salt! They look 100% healthier in my tank.

So I assumed the guy got his loaches at around 1.5-2 inches and in 2 years they only grea 3 inches or so. They are quite slow growers.

 

[Gix]

You can keep three clowns in a 55 gallon for at least a few years. They'll only get around 8 inches in a home aquarium (although if it's massive enough, you can get them to their natural size. It's really rare though.) I have three in a 55 gallon; they're about a year old. I bought them at a little over 2 inches. The largest, most dominant one is around 3 inches now.

They're not outgrowing this tank anytime soon.