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I always hear people bragging about getting great deals on fish or tanks but I never get these killer deals.... until now!
I work at a petstore and 2 days ago they got in a few 3-4" clown loaches! I asked the manager how much they'll cost and he said $5.99 EACH!!!!
A few customers wanted them but I said, "Oh no, they just came in today, you should let them settle in first and come back tomorrow." LOL I bagged 5 of them home that night! hahahahaha:headbang2
Did I mention I get employee discounts?! Got 5 big ones and 2 smaller ones for about $30.00 and just last week I got 9 small clown loaches for $35.00 too!
Unfortunately the ammonia spike in my tank killed 4 small clowns last week so now I only have about 17 loaches. :(
Steve_89
07-14-2005, 2:59 AM
Good to hear :)
You must have a real nice group going.
Got pics??
I will post pictures soon. :)
sje106
07-14-2005, 7:34 AM
clowns look really nice in groups like that i got about 6 clowns that are all over 6 inches biggest is bout 7-8 inches, then i got bout another 6 bout 4 inch bombing round my tanks.
GO ON THE CLOWN LOACH!!! :headbang2 :hitting:
I love the follow the leader routine they do, loop-de-loops and all. About had a heart attack though first time I found them all "sleeping" on their sides.
Deathcurl
07-14-2005, 9:27 PM
<----readies his tanks for when Ming does the loach fire sale, hahaha. j/k. Loaches are great. I used to have a bunch until my leos decided to sport fish :(. One day, I shall have them again!
P.S.: The fish are doing great so far Ming....
redtailfool
07-14-2005, 10:00 PM
<----readies his tanks for when Ming does the loach fire sale, hahaha. j/k. Loaches are great. I used to have a bunch until my leos decided to sport fish :(. One day, I shall have them again!
P.S.: The fish are doing great so far Ming....
LOL... what fish did u get from Ming this time eric??
Deathcurl
07-14-2005, 10:04 PM
Haha...I'll leave it up to him to tell you. :) All I can say is that they are eating me out of house and home. :(
redtailfool
07-14-2005, 10:07 PM
LOL... leave it to ming and his "bottomless" tank. Youd think Ming has a 500 Gallon the way he loads and unloads fish. Just teasing you ming! See you on saturday.. and dont say the fish jumped !
freeform
07-14-2005, 10:24 PM
well, a good deal & a very happy man.
Tainted Glory
07-15-2005, 12:39 AM
What size tank? Any idea how many loaches I can put in a 29g? Its actually taller, but the footprint is the same.
What size tank? Any idea how many loaches I can put in a 29g? Its actually taller, but the footprint is the same.
Full grown? one and it will be crowded. Start with 3"ers and four five can be kept for a couple years.
lol good to hear Eric. :)
btw, the reptile show was great, I actually hanged out with Jon until the show was over lol. :p
rayman45
07-15-2005, 3:05 PM
my petland has clown loaches
they just got six at 4-5 inches with tail
12 each i think
Cohazard
07-17-2005, 7:07 PM
Full grown? one and it will be crowded. Start with 3"ers and four five can be kept for a couple years.
What???? lol. Too many people over-estimate how slow clowns grow. I bought some 2" clowns in March, and now, 4 months later, they're almost 4 inches.
That's slow growth compared to an oscar, but you CAN'T keep them in a 29g for "a couple of years." That's just crazy.
Give them a 100g+ tank, a quality diet, and fresh clean water, and you'll be surprised how quickly they grow. Like I said before, slower than an oscar, but not that slow.
Deathcurl
07-17-2005, 10:53 PM
lol good to hear Eric. :)
btw, the reptile show was great, I actually hanged out with Jon until the show was over lol. :p
Yah, he told me...Glad you had fun.
larry2074
07-18-2005, 12:31 AM
I had mine forever and they eat like a pig but never grow.
What???? lol. Too many people over-estimate how slow clowns grow. I bought some 2" clowns in March, and now, 4 months later, they're almost 4 inches.
That's slow growth compared to an oscar, but you CAN'T keep them in a 29g for "a couple of years." That's just crazy.
Give them a 100g+ tank, a quality diet, and fresh clean water, and you'll be surprised how quickly they grow. Like I said before, slower than an oscar, but not that slow.
I kept five in a 55g community tank for 2 years, they went from 2"- 5" and were fine, fat, and colorful. They do fairly well in smallish tank but can shake up thier tank mates when zipping around. Stressed out my glass cats so much I got rid of them (the cats).
Cohazard
07-18-2005, 7:31 PM
I kept five in a 55g community tank for 2 years, they went from 2"- 5" and were fine, fat, and colorful. They do fairly well in smallish tank but can shake up thier tank mates when zipping around. Stressed out my glass cats so much I got rid of them (the cats).
If by smallish, you mean a 55, I agree. They'll be alright in a 55 for quite some time.
But in the above post, TaintedGlory was talking about a 29g. Any serious clown loach owner would never keep them in a 29g. Maybe not even for grow-out. They need a lot of space to grow. That's because, as you know, clowns are very active swimmers, that swim all over the tank.
Just because a fish is active, fat, and colorful, doesn't mean that it has ample room to grow. I've seen a beautiful, active, well fed Queen angelfish at a petstore in a tank that was too small for it to live in. But if it were kept in there for too long, it would get stunted and not grow much at all if any. It looked great, but it was only in there for a week or two.
Get what I'm saying?