Clown Loaches in a 29g?? help new to loaches

[BigTim15]

I have never owned a clown loach or a loach in general. I find them very cool and fascinating. I am considering getting 3 for a 29g tank. There is lots of hiding spaces and I also ahve a 55 gallon set up but i want the loaches in the 29 for now. Will they be fine in a 29g? I dont want to stunt there growth and i know they grow very slow....so will putting them in a 29g stunt them? or should they go in a 55?
Thanks

 

[ewurm]

The 29 gallon should be OK for a while, but I'd have plans of moving them.

 

[Lupin]

I'd rather put the loaches straight to the 55g. Use 29g as a quarantine tank.

 

[Krogs]

Depends on the size of the loaches and the size of potential predators in the 55g. I agree with ewurm and Lupin. The 29g is fine, but if there isn't a risk of being eaten, throw them in the 55g.

Oh, and start planning now on getting a larger tank to house more loaches. They are addicting.

 

[timeneverfreezes]

If you do keep them in a 29 which i did for a while make sure you keep up with your WC and keep it very filtered and you should have zero problems until you decide to move.

 

[haynchinook334]

I would put them in a 29gal, just for the fact they can fine the food faster then in a 55gal. grow them out in a 29gal, then move.IMO.

 

[Lupin]

They won't have difficulty finding food considering their sense of smell is very sensitive.

 

[FSM]

I would put them in a 29gal, just for the fact they can fine the food faster then in a 55gal. grow them out in a 29gal, then move.IMO.

they aren't going to have problems finding food...do you have clown loaches? They learn quick where the food is.

I think it would be better to put them in the 55 - CLs are active and they prefer to be in larger groups. 3 is generally less than the recommendation.

 

[wanderingwest]

they aren't going to have problems finding food...do you have clown loaches? They learn quick where the food is.

I think it would be better to put them in the 55 - CLs are active and they prefer to be in larger groups. 3 is generally less than the recommendation.

I agree, I have three tanks, all having clowns in them. 29 (3), 37 (5), 135 (7).

The guy I aquired my tanks from had two in the 37 (about 3" long), they never really came out much aside for the odd up and down game. I lost one in a freak heater accident (they don't like 100 F) and the single guy never came out again until I added 4 more. Now they are out and about all the time. But I do have three in a 29 gallon, but I rotate them by size, when they reach 3-4" they go into the 135, when they reach 2-2.5" they move to the 37 gallon.

Put a few in the 29 gallon, 5 is better than 3, but when start to get bigger, put them in the 55.

Give them a cube of frozen bloodworms, they would find that no matter how big your tank is!