Which Loach In A 10 Gallon?

[mwood2]

so I was looking into adding a few loach to my 10 gallon which will have a stocking of:

2 Molly
2 Oto

when im done giving away the fry in my tank I am wondering which loach to add since I head 4 Coolie loach would fit in there with it since I have enough filtration for a 30 gallon in my 10 gallon. I was also thinking chain loach but I haven't found any place that has them yet. Are the any more that I could use or are those my only choice?

 

[fifefish]

yoyo(pakistani) loach
zebra loach
either would be fine

 

[mikev]

Either one (and any other Botine species) would be inappropriate for a 10g, except for short time quarantining. These are large animals that need space.

Almost all loaches need more than 10g; kuhlis are one of few that can be considered; and some smaller hillstreams can be kept in a properly constructed 10g.

 

[mwood2]

I currently use a gravel in my tank but its a mixture of pea gravel on top and fine small gravel on the bottom making it easy to roam around in. I have a good selection of plants in the tank as well as some wood. I plan to add more to the tank before I add any Loach but am hoping that it should work out well . I want to find Dwarf/Chain Loach for the tank most but will kuhlis is I cant find any.

 

[Lestat999]

I would agree with Mikev on this one, your tank is not appropiate for loach bearing in mind that all Botine species should be kept in groups of at least five.

 

[loachman]

yoyo(pakistani) loach
zebra loach
either would be fine

Definitely not. No botine loach will work in a 10gal.
Kuhlis are about the only thing that would work in a 10 gal.

I had a small yoyo in a 10 gal for awhile. He was very timid in there. Hid all the time and was very skittish. After I upgraded to a 75, he was out all the time. Got him some friends, and he really took on a new personality. A 10 gal just isn't big enough for them for any length of time, since they'll easily get to 5"+.

Most people recommend a 29 gal for the dwarf chain loaches. They're active and need to be in groups.

 

[mwood2]

well before introducing them I plan to add a nice amount of plants and hiding places. I really would like Kuhlis in my tank so I want to give them a good environment and how many should I have?

 

[mikev]

Best, change the substrate to sand first, it is better for kuhlis (and most common loaches, for that matter).

Then, I'd start with three; it is possible to keep more, especially if the kuhlis are of a smaller species.

The driftwood piece on the right look like a good one for kuhlis, position it so there is a shallow area under the wood for them to inhabit.

 

[Elrohirthehasty]

none
even yo yos can get up to a goo 4 to 6 in
also,
is this tank cycled, because all loaches make terrible cyclers ive heard

 

[OpalineAqua]

so I was looking into adding a few loach to my 10 gallon which will have a stocking of:

2 Molly
2 Oto

when im done giving away the fry in my tank I am wondering which loach to add since I head 4 Coolie loach would fit in there with it since I have enough filtration for a 30 gallon in my 10 gallon. I was also thinking chain loach but I haven't found any place that has them yet. Are the any more that I could use or are those my only choice?

You could try a couple coolie loaches. They are really cute and only get to about 3&half inches. They look sort of like small eels, with brown stripes.

so I was looking into adding a few loach to my 10 gallon which will have a stocking of:

2 Molly
2 Oto

when im done giving away the fry in my tank I am wondering which loach to add since I head 4 Coolie loach would fit in there with it since I have enough filtration for a 30 gallon in my 10 gallon. I was also thinking chain loach but I haven't found any place that has them yet. Are the any more that I could use or are those my only choice?

You could try a couple coolie loaches. They are really cute and only get to about 3&half inches. They look sort of like small eels, with brown stripes.

 

[Truck]

You could try a couple coolie loaches. They are really cute and only get to about 3&half inches. They look sort of like small eels, with brown stripes.

juts remeber khulis lig to burrow so soft sand if a must. and low plants too

 

[hihi100202]

srry, but it looks like u r over stocked on all ur tanks, u should get some bigger tank when u got the $$$