average grow rate of clown loaches?

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just like the title says. what would be considered the average growth rate per month of a small Clown loach

i have some loaches, 1-2'' long, how long will it take for them to get to around 4-6''
 
Depends on alot of things. For a start what are you keeping them. Most people add clowns to their tanks as "bottom feeders" and usually aren't the main attraction.

E.G. I used to keep a school of 9 with 6 silver sharks and my loaches grew extremely slowly as the sharks got all the food.

SLOW is how they grow unless you have them just in the tank with some small dithers like tetras etc.

Currently I have 9 with a small school of filament barbs and they are getting more food. I've even noticed growth the last few weeks which is surprizing.
 
CL growth seems to be pretty variable... Also, they grow in a more cylinder shape than most fish, so length is not always the best measurement & you have to be careful with overfeeding or they will get very fat. The simple answer to your question would be to expect no more than 1 inch per year of growth (length). Yours may grow faster or slower than this, depending on about 100 variables. CL's are not simple fish...
 
the most common factor I've heard from people is once they hit the 5'' mark they grow super s l o w afterwards but beforehand I have no clue about the month variable.
 
im gonna start a clownloach comm. in a 300 gallon. I'm suppose to get 15 loaches in the mail tomorrow (i hope i get some oddballs).

also i was gonna add baby aros next spring. im just hoping that they grow enough that they arent fish food by next November. Arowana should be around 6-8'' by then.
 
They seem to be able to grow to about 4-5 inches in the first 12-18 months and slow down alot. I have 2 now and are about 4" and 3" about 10 months old purchased at about 2" feeding diet of carnivore pellets,shrimp,bloodworms, and other stuff.
 
depends on the tank size and the amount of food that you gave.
 
Large tanks, frequent large volume water changes (weekly 50%), plenty of high quality foods (nothing bought in a can in a fish store fits that definition), and dim lighting to reduce stress will produce the fastest growth. But even that will be pretty slow.
 
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