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FlammingWoodChuck
08-26-2005, 6:38 PM
How fast do clown loaches grow and what is the max size????
DeLgAdO
08-26-2005, 7:04 PM
max size is 12 to 14 inches, they grow sllllllloooooooooooow i bought mine almost 3 years ago and they grew like 1/2 and inch.
They do grow very slow and 10" is very large for an aquarium raised fish.
Jon Rare said that he saw a 16"er one time, and I know that some public aquariums have large ones, around 14"... and they do grow SLOWLY.
Just1nK4ng
08-26-2005, 8:32 PM
max size is 12 to 14 inches, they grow sllllllloooooooooooow i bought mine almost 3 years ago and they grew like 1/2 and inch.
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I had some that went from 3 1/2 " to 5" in 3 years, that is very fast for clown loaches.
Gr8KarmaSF
08-26-2005, 8:53 PM
Very very slow growers, I found that my monsters would outgrow them and then one day become lunch. If you do get them, they do really well in schools or packs.
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darkemotion
08-26-2005, 10:47 PM
wow. they grow that slow? I really didnt know that.. I was about to pick on some 1 inchers for 3 bucks a pop lucky I didnt make that decision...
suzydiver
08-27-2005, 9:03 PM
I recently traded in my pink kisser - harrassing the other fish - for three clown loaches. One of my loaches died recently, but the other two are a blast to watch. I did hear that they grow slowly...so, I hope to have them for a long time to come.
wism_chan
08-29-2005, 9:32 AM
The growth rate is quite slow....but if enough food and in big tank...it will help to speed up the growth....