Clown Loach Question..

[peacock madness]

yea see i was debating on a few more maby 3-5 or maybe a few more depending on the size to add to the school of 4 i have as of now, just wanted input prior to doin so. i tend to appreciate the input rather then ask for it and ignore like others.

yea i wish i was able to go ahead and drop them in my 125, but its a big pain in my local area trying to find a monster tank to upgrade into. most of the "huge" or "monster" tanks for sale on avg are 55, 75, & maybe if im lucky another 125.. i know they are out there just gotta wait it out so i can move the pbass and re setup my 125. i plan on a big school of atleast 20-30 clown loaches buy then along with a few other randoms like maybe moving my congo tetras with them and so.forth..well anywho im ramblin so keep the info coming

 

[aclockworkorange]

x2

.....to which I'll add I had no problem growing out healthy active CL's at year round temps of 81-82F. BN's do fine at that temp, I just preferred not to keep any with my shoal of CL's. (it was a 125 species only tank)

82 is great, but I see some people keep them like 76-78 and they just don't seem to do very well (I'm sure there are exceptions...). IMO 125 gallon is a perfect tank for clown loaches.

 

[peacock madness]

ok so this posting kind of got lost in the back of my fish brained mind... to update things, i completely redid the whole layout on my 55, and well my CL's love it.. i took out their two hidding caves, rearranged the rocks and driftwood and moved a few plants. they still have hidding spots, and still hide, but for the most part i see them all day off and on. its more open layout wise and seems the other fish like it as well.. thankyou for the advice and input guys

 

[RareExoticFish]

if you give clown loaches good enough hiding places they will stay in them for 80 percent of the day
i used to have a clown loach and and he always stayed in a giant rock and would only come out when i turned the lights off