Clown Loach Problem

[Hopester]

I have (in the past 3 months) bought a 3ft x 11/2 x 1 ft tank

Water readings are as follows

NO3 = <50mg/l
N02 = <1mg/l
GH = >16d
KH = 3d
PH = 6.8

I have the following fish in the tank, 2 small golden gouramis (under 2"), 2 small red honeys(under 2"), 5 scissor tails, 5 tiger barbs, a bristle nosed catfish, a spiny eel (under 2') and two clown loaches (under 2")

I introduced the loaches, the tiger barbs and the eels last sunday to replace 5 hatchet fish and another 2 clown laoches that died in a whitespot attack

The loaches seem very very timid and spend most of their time hiding (one is paler than the other but I hear that can be normal)

The last ones I had were very outgoing little chap and I was really looking forward to these being the same but alas theyre not and spend most of the day hiding under a piece of driftwood

Any ideas?

 

[Clairel]

Ive also got 2, each bought seperately at different LFS, one is also smaller, and has paler black stripes, the other bigger, with very black stripes, mine hid for almost 2 weeks, in an artificial tree trunk, they can be nocturnal, but i am pleased to say, after 2 weeks, they are out all day, and night, and only go to hide, when they want to sleep....

There are very nosey actually lol

Claire xx

 

[breezer40]

you might find this interesting

http/www.loaches.com/markings.html

 

[Clairel]

Very nice thanx....i have 2 different species of Clown Loach according to those pics ... They love eachother very much, and swim and go everywhere together, i dont know how to sex them though....

Claire x

 

[WILDER]

Your still cycling so you could lose them again, as when clown loaches are stressed they are prone to whitespot, how long has the tank been set up.

 

[spanishguy111]

I have (in the past 3 months) bought a 3ft x 11/2 x 1 ft tank

Water readings are as follows

NO3 = <50mg/l
N02 = <1mg/l
GH = >16d
KH = 3d
PH = 6.8

I have the following fish in the tank, 2 small golden gouramis (under 2"), 2 small red honeys(under 2"), 5 scissor tails, 5 tiger barbs, a bristle nosed catfish, a spiny eel (under 2') and two clown loaches (under 2")

I introduced the loaches, the tiger barbs and the eels last sunday to replace 5 hatchet fish and another 2 clown laoches that died in a whitespot attack

The loaches seem very very timid and spend most of their time hiding (one is paler than the other but I hear that can be normal)

The last ones I had were very outgoing little chap and I was really looking forward to these being the same but alas theyre not and spend most of the day hiding under a piece of driftwood

Any ideas?

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I have many ideas: You need more than two clown loaches- but clown loaches grow to one foot, therefore they should be in atleast a five foot long tank. Yours is too small

Secondly, Mixing trichogasters with colisas (your gouramis) in a tank that small will guaranteed spell trouble in the future. Thirdly, you don't put a spiny eel in a tank that small with fish that small. Spiny eels can grow to well over a foot. Often 18". Ideally Spiny eels should be kept in a species tank. I doubt you're feeding it properly either as it needs to eat almost exclusively frozen foods like krill bloodworms brineshrimp mysis shrimp as well as small fish. Your tiger barbs will become nippy towards your other fish as they are a very aggressive fish.

Bad mix dude.

 

[JDS]

I doubt you're feeding it properly either as it needs to eat almost exclusively frozen foods

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I now have images of an eel in its natural habitat, going into it's kitchen, opening up the freezer and browsing thru, thinking
"What shall I have for my dinner???"

 

[Clairel]

I doubt you're feeding it properly either as it needs to eat almost exclusively frozen foods

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I now have images of an eel in its natural habitat, going into it's kitchen, opening up the freezer and browsing thru, thinking
"What shall I have for my dinner???"

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LMAO !!!!!!!!! (fish fingers perhaps???) Sorry couldnt resist

Claire xx

 

[jolaf]

Very cool site. i have a clown loach I got a few weeks ago. he first was very active but after a few days he hides under a rock but occasionally i see him dart out and move about. He is lonely I think so this weekend he is getting a roommate. I have jsut enough room for him or her but am thinking maybe they wouldnt get along. How to pick a loach to get along wiht each other do you pick the same kind of loach or does it matter?

you might find this interesting

http/www.loaches.com/markings.html

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