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OscarHook
10-31-2005, 12:19 AM
I dont know why but ever since i bought my first Clown Loach pair, i cant stop buying them, i now have moved them out of the Oscar tank, and put them into a 55g tank a customer gave me because there Gecko got a new tank, 150g to be exact! I love working at a Pet Store. I now have 8 Loaches in the tank, all about 2-3 inches long. They school together and sometimes swim in a single file line :headbang2 that is just awesome. Any body else really like CLs?
porkchopexpress
10-31-2005, 12:41 AM
i recently got a few clown loaches and have fallen in love also.....my girlfriend named them tom selleck, burt reynolds, and adolf because her original name of mustache face wasnt good enough
I have six clown loaches in my 125, they are all about 5 inches long, keep them with my frontosas and bichirs:naughty:
Bob1962
10-31-2005, 7:19 PM
I have 4, they are great and are just getting over a case of ick, treated with salt and 85 degree water. they are my ten year old sons favorite fish.
MaJiKTeRRoR
10-31-2005, 9:18 PM
What do you feed your loaches? How fast do they grow?
porkchopexpress
10-31-2005, 9:48 PM
in my tank they basically clean up the bottom with whatever im feedin my other fish......krill, brine shrimp, sometimes even earthworms......im not real sure how fast they grow but the owner of a lfs (i assume this is local fish store?) has some that are about 12" i think and he said he has had them for 6-7 years....he wanted 100 bucks for them(i dont think they were really for sale)
armac
10-31-2005, 10:35 PM
in my tank they basically clean up the bottom with whatever im feedin my other fish......krill, brine shrimp, sometimes even earthworms......im not real sure how fast they grow but the owner of a lfs (i assume this is local fish store?) has some that are about 12" i think and he said he has had them for 6-7 years....he wanted 100 bucks for them(i dont think they were really for sale)
That would be a good price
OscarHook
10-31-2005, 11:04 PM
Clown Loaches grow very slow, but they are pretty hardy fish, besides the fact the get ick more than other fish. Other than that they do a good job cleaning up if you have a school they do even better, can be a very shy fish if kept alone or just a pair, i recommend atleast 3-5 to start out, they stay more active that way.
porkchopexpress
11-01-2005, 12:59 AM
That would be a good price
o really....i had no idea, im kinda new to this whole fish world
DeLgAdO
11-01-2005, 1:04 AM
Clown Loaches grow very slow, but they are pretty hardy fish, besides the fact the get ick more than other fish. Other than that they do a good job cleaning up if you have a school they do even better, can be a very shy fish if kept alone or just a pair, i recommend atleast 3-5 to start out, they stay more active that way.
i recal reading about how clown loaches can become immune to ich after they get it and recover from it. this goes for other fish is well.
they say that a vaccine can be made for ich. . .
I just bought a 2-3" clown loach 3 days ago, and i will be on my way to the lfs tommorrow to get 5 more!! :) So Yeah i guess i'm also a clown loach addict :naughty: :woot: :headbang2 :drool: :ROFL:
What is the maximum size for clown loaches?
OscarHook
11-04-2005, 11:54 PM
Around a foot, but they grow slowly and it takes a considerable time for them to get that big, they are a long lived fish.
twk1- Yea man that makes you a CL Addict.
i got 3 clowns now but i think i going to get 3 more soon
Zorro
11-06-2005, 12:11 PM
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/clowns_loach.JPG
Just got them :headbang2
Michael 125
11-06-2005, 9:33 PM
I have 4 clowns and love them. They all have different personalities and are quite aware of their surroundings. Two of them are in my 125 and are close to 5", the other two are in my 55 and are 3". They just are a unique fish in my opinion.
redtailfool
11-06-2005, 10:58 PM
love clown loaches. Their antics are very entertaining. :)
spoonman
11-07-2005, 12:01 PM
I have 7 with my rays they are excellent at cleaning up after the messy rays, and are entertaining. They amaze me how they can all manage to hide in the smallest places and how they sleep on thier sides.
The more you keep together, the nuttier they act.
Gr8KarmaSF
11-07-2005, 11:08 PM
I have 7 with my rays they are excellent at cleaning up after the messy rays, and are entertaining. They amaze me how they can all manage to hide in the smallest places and how they sleep on thier sides.
why dont your rays eat your clowns???
redtailfool
11-07-2005, 11:45 PM
why dont your rays eat your clowns???
If theyre large enough, the rays wont touch them. Clown loaches have spines
that stick out of their eyes !
dimebag
11-10-2005, 12:55 AM
Can i mix CL with green aro?
DeLgAdO
11-10-2005, 12:58 AM
Can i mix CL with green aro?
if the loaches are big enough or the aro is small enough then yes
Not many fish bother clown loachs.
i recal reading about how clown loaches can become immune to ich after they get it and recover from it. this goes for other fish is well.
they say that a vaccine can be made for ich. . .
Interesting. I would think that to be erroneous. I have found that after the initial breakout and treatment (with marine salt) that they aren't necessarily immune, but rather that they parasite dies. I dunno....
I have 10 about 4". They do a great job of cleaning up and make an attractive active component of my tank decor.
Im4u2nV
12-22-2005, 10:12 PM
i have 6 of them....2" - 3"...i might add 3 more or so..they are VERY active night and day....funny and cute little bugger...live up to it's name..
CYard
01-12-2006, 12:12 AM
I have 5 CL they are so fun to watch. They are so funny, the way they swim and how loud they are when they eat.
Vapor
01-13-2006, 11:07 PM
As far as feeding clown loaches, try some blanched peas or blanched zuchini. They love the stuff.
arapaimag
01-26-2006, 1:34 AM
What is the maximum size for clown loaches?
The biggest I've seen is 14"
The biggest friends of mine have seen is 17"
The biggest a member of the ACA saw was 20"
I've got a friend who has raised several up to 12"-13" range.
My largest is only a real chunky 7"
riskistang
01-26-2006, 1:45 AM
:headbang2 CL's rule :headbang2
they are always active lil buggers as my girl likes to say.....great fish to wake up the tank and clean it up....they are happy janitors! :thumbsup:
Every tank should have some!
I only have 2 yo yos in my 30g but am going to get maybe 5 clowns for my 75g that I'm setting up, loaches rock
stingraybranden
01-29-2006, 4:18 PM
Does anyone have pictures of their largest loaches?
My largest is only about seven or eight inches but I have a school of over fifty of them that are great to watch and clean up the tank with! You can get great deals on schools of them on aquabid.
have a look at www.loaches.com and you'll find some large ones.
I have 8 loaches from 2" 3,5" and they rock :)
I bought a tank with one poor fella.. he had been kept alone for 2 years in a 54 litre tank.. really unhappy.. i moved him to a 240 L tank and bought him 7 mates...
The more hiding places i add the more active and safe they become... my fav fish
MarlboroMan
02-06-2006, 7:42 PM
Wow, never really looked at loaches, but now they seem intresting.
ramman
02-06-2006, 8:24 PM
I have 3 in my 108 gal.,,,,prob will add a couple more though,,,a very interesting fish with loads of character !!
What store are you talking about. I would love to have a 12" clown to put in my 540gal thanks terry
Hi: Anyone that wants to sell or knows where there is a 12" clown forsale please email me thanks terry
Clowns are my favorite. Enjoy!
Pangong_ilong
02-21-2006, 6:08 PM
Got 4 cls around 3-5". They were being bothered by my temensis. So i have to move them out of my main tank. Now, i'm deciding if im gonna sell them or not. After reading this thread, i guess NOT!!! Now I want more. I moved in a 50g tank, together w/ my goldies. I'll probably get more.
ringham
02-22-2006, 4:30 PM
I have 4 clown loaches, but I don't know what you meen by ich?
could someone please fill me in. Is it a disease?
is300zx
03-01-2006, 1:45 AM
I have 4 clown loaches, but I don't know what you meen by ich?
could someone please fill me in. Is it a disease?
Yup it's a desease. I lost a colony of clown loaches due to ich which I got from newly bought clown loaches from the LFS. I stupidly didn't quarantine them first. Always quarantine your newly aquired fish.
here's more info on ich http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php
i love clown loaches, i had a bunch that were eaten by my jardini... right now i have only one at like 5-6" in my ray tank.
I have 4 clown loaches, but I don't know what you meen by ich?
could someone please fill me in. Is it a disease?
Hiya ringham, welcome to MFK.
Ich is one of the most common of aquarium parasitical diseases. It looks like the fish are sprinkled with grains of salt. Everybody seems to encounter it sooner or later but caught early it is easy to cure. You can also do a search in the disease and health forum here.
sje106
03-02-2006, 6:25 PM
i have a 3 clown loach at 7 - 8 inches biggest nearly 9 inches i have had them 5 years i got them at 3 inches and i feed them on a mixed diet of love frozen dry and oellet and granule, but they are in a smallish tank so prob be bigger if in a bigger tank. wanna breed the little bliters too, but heard it is hard!
Clowns are schoolers and tend to be happier and more active when kept in groups of 3+. I have 9 in a 135 along with about six other types, yoyo, modesta kubotia. They have gone from about 1/2" to 2 1/2", largest, in a little over a year.
aquaoahu
03-19-2006, 3:43 AM
Ever since I bought four clown loaches last july, I haven't been able to stop buying more of them. Finding LFS carrying clown loaches larger than 3" is rare. I was lucky to find a local hobbyist selling four of his that he kept for 3 years. Three of them were 5.5" and one was 4.5".
Here's a few camera phone shots of my collection. I taped a quarter onto the tank to show some perspective of their sizes.
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4353/cl29aq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Watching a South Park marathon with me :) TIMMAY!!!!
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3194/cl39ig.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1346/cl16ho.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
DMill
03-22-2006, 10:01 PM
So I bought 4 x 2.5" clown loaches today. I put the in with my spotted gars inside a 40. I never thought to look for ich... then I read this read and saw someone say it looked like salt sprinkled over the fish... so I'm pretty sure my CL have ich. I took the loaches out and put them in a 10 and cranked the temp up. I'll prob go buy some salt tomorrow. I took the gars out and put them in the 150. They were probably together for 5 hours or so... do I need to treat the gars for ich too or am I safe?
ewurm
03-22-2006, 10:08 PM
Gar are not nearly as susceptible to ich. If you don't see any warning signs I think you are OK.
rasdbo
04-02-2006, 7:16 PM
I got 2 right now, trying find some more at around 3-4" so my bichirs wont try to eat them as much.
my brother had 5 in his 150 last yr that was cool as hell, damn katrina took em out.
ckk125
04-05-2006, 4:59 AM
lovely clowns...:D
rust9000
04-05-2006, 5:34 AM
I have 5 (lost one yesterday had 6 ) they are great infact im going to go buy 2 more today, brb ;)