Clown Loaches Question

[fishstyles]

I have done some research online and purely want another opinion on this idea. So I have a tank which runs at 25c in temperature and well first question was can Clown Loaches live appropriately in this type of water? I did see that they like higher temperatures to avoid catching ich? Also second question is that I have Corydoras's, would they be compatible?

 

[Colin_T]

Fish don't catch white spot from temperature fluctuations.

The white spot parasite has to be introduced into the tank from another source (contaminated water, fish plants), and it then attacks any fish in the new tank.

If your tank doesn't have white spot, then your fish won't get white spot.

The following link has info on white spot. The first post on page 1 and second post on page 2 are worth a read.

What is ICH?

This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...

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[fishstyles]

Fish don't catch white spot from temperature fluctuations.

The white spot parasite has to be introduced into the tank from another source (contaminated water, fish plants), and it then attacks any fish in the new tank.

If your tank doesn't have white spot, then your fish won't get white spot.

The following link has info on white spot. The first post on page 1 and second post on page 2 are worth a read.

What is ICH?

This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...

www.fishforums.net

Thanks again for the information. Will take a read, regarding my questions though I should be fine with the clown loaches at the 25c mark? I seen they tend to like warmer water.

 

[Meg0000]

According to seriously fish, 25° is a good temperature.I wonder, how big is your tank? https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/chromobotia-macracanthus/

 

[CassCats]

Clown loaches need a huge tank, at least 5 foot long or more.

If your tank is smaller than that, you can consider one of the smaller cousins, such as Yoyo loaches or zebra botia loaches...

 

[Byron]

Main issue is tank size...Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) attains 12 inches on average, though some report 16 inches; between 8 and 12 inches is normal in an aquarium. Growth from the 2 inch size often available in shops to 5 inches is quite rapid so the initial aquarium still needs to be large. At maturity, and well before they reach that size, a 6-foot length tank is absolute minimum, with 8-foot preferable.