Adding clown loaches to existing group + quarantine

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Raven_

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Hi, im doing a complete makeover of my 540liter tank and have 7 clown loaches around 8-11cm in length and i want to add 3 or 6 small loaches to it but before i add the fish i want to quarantine them for some time just incase.

But i have no tank i can use, only a plastic container with ~20liter water which holds 5 fry's at the moment.
It has an undergravel filter which i can fairly easily hook up an eheim 2213 to, the 2213 have been hooked up to my big tank for 2 months, i have plants and caves i can use to give the fishes somewhere to hide and a small heater.

Is the container to small to quarantine 3 small clown loaches?
Is 2 weeks of quarantine enough?
Is there any problem with adding new clown loaches to an existing pack?

Regards
Raven
 
Quarantine for 4 weeks. Get a 10g tank as it can serve a dual purpose as quarantine and hospital tank.
 
I also quarantine for about a month in a 20 gallon tank.
 
what about a large plastic tub such as a rubbermaid storage container or something... they are pretty cheap
 
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