Tetras And Clown Loaches?

[fish_master]

will it be ok to keep a clown loach with tetras possibly cardinal or neon and how many clown loaches is just 1 ok

 

[donna123]

hi,
i have no problems with my clowns and neons, can i ask what size tank you were thinking of for the clowns, i say clowns because they like to be in a group of 3 or more and over time can reach over six inch each. hth donna
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[emma12321]

I have lots of different tetras with my clowns and they do great. Is this for the 60 litre hopefully not as clowns grow 12 inches long and should be in groups of at least 3. Have a look on www.loaches.com for other loaches suitable for smaller tanks, such as zebras, khulis or chain loaches.

Emma

 

[Neo8223]

i've kept neons and clown loaches for a very long time. The clown loaches never attacked the neons. Clown loaches tend to be very peaceful to other fish but for some strange reason, the ones i got atm seem to nip each other! If the clown loaches do get attacked, they have bones which can shoot out either side of their gills (well stick out at a tangent to their body) when they do get aggrovated. (this is probably one of the only useful facts i heard about fish from my LFS. The guy even showed me them which was pretty dumb as the loach would probably have gotten very stressed out)

another time apparently when clown loaches get aggressive is when they decide to spawn. When this happens, you can say byebye to every fish in your tank except for the clown loaches and probably the pleco as that things indestructable I have never bred clowns myself tho (few have) apparently though, clown loaches bred in captivity are immune to white-spot!

 

[TammyLiz]

Where did you get your information, Neo? Not once have I ever heard of clowns breeding in the home aquarium. All sources say that they have never done it. Most fish do get extra aggressive when they are breeding so that information on aggression has probably been carried over from some other species. There are captive bred clowns but the breeders have to use hormone injection. Not enough is understood about what triggers them to spawn to do it 'naturally'. Clown loaches reach sexual maturity at I think around age 10 but I'm not sure of it. I have not heard of them being immune to whitespot. I would imagine they would be less likely to get it seeing as they have not gone through the stress of being snatched out of the wild and imported, but I seriouly doubt they are actually immune to it.

Clay, yes, you'll need more than one clown. They also need a large tank. I would not keep even a small clown in a tank smaller than 75 US gallons for fear he would be stunted. They grow slowly and a community of them will vary in size as they grow but the largest should be about 12 inches long at least. They can get longer than that, and should live for 40 years or more. They are a big responsibility. If you dont' have a large tank you may want to reconsider being a clown owner. Striata, dario, and rostrata are nice loaches that are smaller.

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

This is probably the article that neo has read http/www.loaches.com/loachbreeding.html

Emma

 

[TammyLiz]

Actually, I've read that article as well, a while back. It was a one time thing, and certainly wouldn't happen in someone's community aquarium, especially if they weren't trying to trigger it, and especially if the clowns were unfortunate enough to be in a little 60 litre with neons. They would never grow to maturity. So spawning, really, is the last thing to worry about in this situation.

 

[jonny-5]

Ive had Clown loaches in with Neon Tets and they ate 10 of them within a few days..