Clown Loach

[orange shark]

I am thinking abot getting a 29 us gallon tank and I was wondering if i could fit a clown loach in there. If so could I fit any other fish in there and if so which fish would you reccomend?

Thanks Jack

 

[ptyson21]

I am thinking abot getting a 29 us gallon tank and I was wondering if i could fit a clown loach in there. If so could I fit any other fish in there and if so which fish would you reccomend?

Thanks Jack

That tank would be more than big enough. People say that you should keep clown loaches in groups of three or so but its up to you. They dont grow too big. I had one for a while and it seemed fine on its own, it was when I got another they bot got stuck in my shell n died n that caused a lot of fish in my tank to die. Anyway you would be fine gettin them.

 

[pinkdolphin_113]

clown loaches do grow pretty big and i wouldn't recommend them in a 29gallon tank to be honest.
i've only kept one on its own for about 3 weeks once. when i added a second, it became so much more of a playful fish.
on its own it would just hide and only come out for about 3 minutes to grab a few flakes at feeding time and go hide again.
adding the second made the fish come out alot more and just to go searching the tank for food and swim through the plants and caves.
they lay on each other when they're resting. thats why people call them a schooling fish because they seem so close to each other when together

 

[dwarfgourami]

Clown loaches do grow big. How about some khuulie loaches instead?

 

[briielzebub]

They could fit in your tank for a while, but they can get as large as 12" so you'd have to majorly upsize in the future. They are slow growers, though.

There are a bunch of other great loaches that wouldn't grow out of your tank, you should definitely look into them!

 

[loachman]

Clown Loaches can get to be over a foot, and (like all loaches) do better in groups. So I wouldn't go for them in a 29gal. They are about the worst loach choice for your average sized tropical tank.

Better choices for similar fish (behaviour and body shape wise) would be botia straita which get to about 4 inches, botia kubotai (about 5-6 inches) or botia almorhae (yoyos - also about 5-6 inches). Or even better, go with dwarf chain loaches (y. sidthimunki ... which I probably spelled wrong) which are about 2 inches and are a bit more active throughout the tank.

 

[Lateral Line]

which are about 2 inches

Grow to over 100mm, the "Dwarf" is a misnomer.

 

[mlawson]

Clown Loaches should be kept in minimum groups of 5 and once fully grown at 8"-12" they require a tank atleast of 75 gallon.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Well a clown loach should be in groups of 3 or more. Also in a minimum tank size of 50 gallons(But there has been several debates over the tank size they should be kept. So the more clown loaches you have the bigger the tank size). They are great fishes which are very playful when you provide a good amount of caves. The clown loach may be ok in your tank when very small, but when it begins to grow much bigger a bigger tank would be best.

 

[loachman]

which are about 2 inches

Grow to over 100mm, the "Dwarf" is a misnomer.

http/www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuh...kia-sidthimunki

They quote 6cm for Y. Sidthimunki.


You are probably thinking of Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata, which looks similar and gets to about 4 inches/100mm.

http/www.loaches.com/species-index/yasuh...ia-nigrolineata

 

[Lateral Line]

You are probably thinking of Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata,

No. I am not. Before they changed the site around, there was an easy to find picture of a 100mm+ specimen at Loaches, it was in a show tank with a ruler behind it. I just had a quick look but can't find it now. Typical, you get used to a sites layout, then they go change it.

 

[The-Wolf]

(yoyos - also about 5-6 inches).

make that 7-8"
myself and LL have had specimines reach 8+ inches. (dunno how you missed that bit LL )

the only Botiinae I'd consider for the OPs size tank are
Botia striata, Botia histrionica & Botia dario

 

[catfish_mad]

Clown loaches should be kept in groups of 5+ so that they show there true nature(being playful and social),

Quote by ptyson21 - "That tank would be more than big enough. People say that you should keep clown loaches in groups of three or so but its up to you. They dont grow too big. I had one for a while and it seemed fine on its own, it was when I got another they bot got stuck in my shell n died n that caused a lot of fish in my tank to die. Anyway you would be fine gettin them."

Clown loaches need a larger tank with plenty of free swimming space and they reach sizes of upto 16" so they wouldn't be fair to house them in a 29G tank. Any good fishkeeper would do whats best for the fish not for what looks good.

 

[loachman]

You are probably thinking of Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata,

No. I am not. Before they changed the site around, there was an easy to find picture of a 100mm+ specimen at Loaches, it was in a show tank with a ruler behind it. I just had a quick look but can't find it now. Typical, you get used to a sites layout, then they go change it.

Haven't seen that pic. I'll hunt around for it since you've peaked my interest. I've never heard of a sidthimunki getting that large before.

 

[Rubix]

Clown Loaches should be kept in minimum groups of 5 and once fully grown at 8"-12" they require a tank atleast of 75 gallon.

please take heed of this advice.. at least 75g
you could get away with a 50g while the loaches are young, but they grow and mature fast and will definitely need a larger tank within probably two-three months.

check out this page, excellent and reliable information:
http/www.loaches.com/species-index/clown...ia-macracanthus