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tothna
04-06-2006, 8:40 PM
I just got 4 clown loaches today and I think they're already my favorite fish. It's so funny to watch them. They're so nutty
Honda12
04-06-2006, 8:47 PM
Yeah clown loaches are really cool fish. I currently have six but I plan on getting a bunch more. I want to have like twenty some. Now that would be cool.
They are my favorites too. BOMB. I like the coloration, behavior, and noises, much like my last girlfriend.
JD_MAN
04-06-2006, 9:38 PM
They have become one of my favorites over the last year....they are very addicting.
Welcome to the loach addiction.
Clown loaches have officially replaced my catfish addiction!
I must've spent hundreds of $$$ on them and had over 50 clown loaches in total!
And it's getting worse by the week.
Welcome to the loach addiction.
Clown loaches have officially replaced my catfish addiction!
I must've spent hundreds of $$$ on them and had over 50 clown loaches in total!
And it's getting worse by the week.
50? Now that is an awesome school.
JD_MAN
04-06-2006, 9:55 PM
Welcome to the loach addiction.
Clown loaches have officially replaced my catfish addiction!
I must've spent hundreds of $$$ on them and had over 50 clown loaches in total!
And it's getting worse by the week.
Damn....you beat my school of 30+. Time for me to order some more. :D
qumqats
04-07-2006, 1:52 AM
I just gota ask.
You guys that have LARGE schools of clown loaches:
What are you going to do when they grow in a year or two into 5" monsters?
50 X 5" @ 1" per G = 250G? dedicated to CL's?!
It sounds wonderful but do you have tanks that large dedicated to CL's?
JD_MAN
04-07-2006, 6:15 AM
I just gota ask.
You guys that have LARGE schools of clown loaches:
What are you going to do when they grow in a year or two into 5" monsters?
50 X 5" @ 1" per G = 250G? dedicated to CL's?!
It sounds wonderful but do you have tanks that large dedicated to CL's?
Wait till they get up to 12"!!! :woot: I am going to be selling some of mine and trying to breed others. But, I do have several tanks set up for them.
1" per gallon rule doesn't really ever work.
I just gota ask.
You guys that have LARGE schools of clown loaches:
What are you going to do when they grow in a year or two into 5" monsters?
50 X 5" @ 1" per G = 250G? dedicated to CL's?!
It sounds wonderful but do you have tanks that large dedicated to CL's?
If I had space, I would dedicate 250 gal to clowns for sure!
qumqats
04-07-2006, 4:14 PM
Wait till they get up to 12"!!! :woot: I am going to be selling some of mine and trying to breed others. But, I do have several tanks set up for them.
1" per gallon rule doesn't really ever work.
5" in a year or two
12" in 10-12 years - they grow slowly after a young growth spurt
hanunxx
04-07-2006, 6:50 PM
yep exactly, it takes them ages to grow that big...
I just gota ask.
You guys that have LARGE schools of clown loaches:
What are you going to do when they grow in a year or two into 5" monsters?
50 X 5" @ 1" per G = 250G? dedicated to CL's?!
It sounds wonderful but do you have tanks that large dedicated to CL's?
Clowns grow very slowly. Depending on size when bought it will be a while before they hit 5 inches.
Tainted Glory
04-08-2006, 11:35 AM
I'm trying to get a school of oddball clowns. I've got 5 small normals and am trying to source some crazy patterned oners.
tothna
04-10-2006, 6:02 PM
Well, bad news, they died already. I did a water change and like an idiot I didn't put in any warm water with it and they went into shock and all died. They must be real sensitive to changes in temp.
fishnutham
04-10-2006, 6:05 PM
Welcome to the loach addiction.
Clown loaches have officially replaced my catfish addiction!
I must've spent hundreds of $$$ on them and had over 50 clown loaches in total!
And it's getting worse by the week.
OMG!! you caught the dreaded loach addiction too heres the rehab number when you're ready 1 800 got loach
:ROFL:
qumqats
04-11-2006, 5:45 AM
Well, bad news, they died already. I did a water change and like an idiot I didn't put in any warm water with it and they went into shock and all died. They must be real sensitive to changes in temp.
Wow! Just how cold was the water you added?
I always put the water I use for my changes in buckets and treat and heat the water before I add it into the tanks. The temp diff can't be more that a degree or so when I add it in. Use an aquarium heater to heat the water. Don't use water from your hot water heater.
You should do this for ALL fish, not just CLs!
Newbie mistake, you should to write this up in 'Lessons Learned' so that others can learn from it.
dimfer
04-11-2006, 8:47 AM
check out this loach
wow monster loach. i prefer pakistani loaches (or yoyos or watever) though they dont grow monster like clowns :(
tothna
04-11-2006, 1:55 PM
Wow! Just how cold was the water you added?
I always put the water I use for my changes in buckets and treat and heat the water before I add it into the tanks. The temp diff can't be more that a degree or so when I add it in. Use an aquarium heater to heat the water. Don't use water from your hot water heater.
You should do this for ALL fish, not just CLs!
Newbie mistake, you should to write this up in 'Lessons Learned' so that others can learn from it.
I realize this is the best way to do it, but it seems like that would take a week to do, not to mention tons of buckets. I only have 2 55gal and a 29, I have often wondered how people with big tanks do this.
I normally throw in a couple of buckets of hot water (from the tap) to balance it out. I know there is a lot of sediment in the hot water tank but I never knew if it was really that bad for the fish.
qumqats
04-11-2006, 6:55 PM
I'm trying to get a school of oddball clowns. I've got 5 small normals and am trying to source some crazy patterned oners.
I like to go into all the LFS's as I drive past them and look at what CLs they might have. I also am looking for the oddball patterened ones. I rarely find any. Only 2 of my 6 are odd. One is a 'saddle' and the other is kinda of a spot.
Your best bet is to just hang out at the LFSs and keep looking for one. When you see it grab it.
qumqats
04-11-2006, 6:59 PM
I realize this is the best way to do it, but it seems like that would take a week to do, not to mention tons of buckets. I only have 2 55gal and a 29, I have often wondered how people with big tanks do this.
I normally throw in a couple of buckets of hot water (from the tap) to balance it out. I know there is a lot of sediment in the hot water tank but I never knew if it was really that bad for the fish.
I guess I'm simplifying the problem since I'm only doing water changes on smaller tanks. I've got two bigger tanks under construction, but those tanks have an automated water change system in place for them.
in the meanwhile:
) lots of buckets?
) larger buckets?
) frequent smaller changes?
Scottfree
04-13-2006, 12:07 AM
I realize this is the best way to do it, but it seems like that would take a week to do, not to mention tons of buckets. I only have 2 55gal and a 29, I have often wondered how people with big tanks do this.
I normally throw in a couple of buckets of hot water (from the tap) to balance it out. I know there is a lot of sediment in the hot water tank but I never knew if it was really that bad for the fish.
Wow, you throw in hot water for balance, ouch....I have some larger tanks and I do use a mix of hot/cold as close to the original tank water temp and haven't had a problem.....I would never put cold directly to the tank, then douse it with hot, that might be one of the worst things you could do....Live and learn....
tothna
04-13-2006, 12:12 AM
Wow, you throw in hot water for balance, ouch....I have some larger tanks and I do use a mix of hot/cold as close to the original tank water temp and haven't had a problem.....I would never put cold directly to the tank, then douse it with hot, that might be one of the worst things you could do....Live and learn....
That's not what killed them, this was the one time I didn't throw in the hot water to balance it out. This is a bad thing to do though? Is it just adding to the temp fluctuations?
qumqats
04-13-2006, 2:50 AM
Any water parameter change is bad.
temp
ph
amonia/nitrite/nitrate
hardness
etc.
You're giving them a double wammie with a (dump cold)(dump hot).
TankBuster
04-13-2006, 3:36 AM
I do it the easy way. I have 2 55 gallon plastic barrels and I have them plumbed together and add my water from the hose, fill the barrels, add my dechlor, kick on my power heads turn on heaters, and this is all on one switch. The when I fill my tank after I vaccuum, I just hit a switch and my mag drive 2400 pumps water into my tank via a pvc spray bar I made. There all done, so easy, 5 tanks done in 20 minutes.
Tainted Glory
04-13-2006, 7:08 PM
So, I'm getting a bit impatient waiting for oddballs, so I decided to upgrade my school in the meantime. I went from 5 to 11 loaches in a day. These guys are in a 10g lmao, but they're tiny @ 1-1.5" max. I'm gonna setup my old 75g and upgrade to 40-50 clowns. A RTGG will top it off for me.
JD_MAN
04-14-2006, 6:35 AM
So, I'm getting a bit impatient waiting for oddballs, so I decided to upgrade my school in the meantime. I went from 5 to 11 loaches in a day. These guys are in a 10g lmao, but they're tiny @ 1-1.5" max. I'm gonna setup my old 75g and upgrade to 40-50 clowns. A RTGG will top it off for me.
That will be cool. I love watching all of my clown loaches. I have been looking for any oddballs every chance I get. I must have got lucky on a couple of mine a long time ago, cause I haven't found any lately.
Tainted Glory
04-14-2006, 7:37 PM
Well, I spent about 2 hours today checking out local shops in the area and came home with something. I picked up what I think is a short body, one loach with a broken bar, and a few saddle-varieties. Not bad, but not exactly what I was looking for either, except for the short body.
Are loaches with broken bars rare? I just got one last week, thought it was "Special". Just like Corky from "Life goes on". I didn't ask for corky, they just threw him in the bag.
JD_MAN
04-14-2006, 7:42 PM
Well, I spent about 2 hours today checking out local shops in the area and came home with something. I picked up what I think is a short body, one loach with a broken bar, and a few saddle-varieties. Not bad, but not exactly what I was looking for either, except for the short body.
See if you can get a pic of the short body. I have been trying to find one of them.
I love them but they grow too slow and the big ones are too expensive
reziztor
04-18-2006, 2:22 PM
I started out years ago loving clown loaches. but now I have evolved into skunk loaches and yo-yo loaches. Yo-yos have the cutest personalities of them all. I have a big loach tank with a school of yo-yo, a school of skunks, a school of green loaches and a school of small clowns. At the top are chocolate gourami. Out of all the tanks I've ever had... This tank never ceases to bore me.
JD_MAN
04-18-2006, 3:39 PM
I started out years ago loving clown loaches. but now I have evolved into skunk loaches and yo-yo loaches. Yo-yos have the cutest personalities of them all. I have a big loach tank with a school of yo-yo, a school of skunks, a school of green loaches and a school of small clowns. At the top are chocolate gourami. Out of all the tanks I've ever had... This tank never ceases to bore me.
What size are all of these loaches?...do you have any pics???
Im4u2nV
04-18-2006, 10:02 PM
i have 6 CL now...going to add 6 more pretty soon...theyre cute and very active...
limz_777
05-07-2006, 12:47 PM
enjoy watching it sleep, just lay down and chilling, what a clown...
grottosandfins
05-21-2006, 9:39 PM
Don't have any now but I used to love it when they'd flop on their side. Scared me the first time.