Clown Loaches not acclimating

[knobhill]

Hi, good to hear that your clowns are out & about now.
Can you please give me some advise on how did you get them to start to swimm around, i just got 4 more myself and two of them are 4-5 inches but keeps on hiding all day and making my previous 3 clowns to go shy as well. my tank is 6x2x2 with 3 large driftwood, they only hide in one as the other 2 has no place to hide, but i dont understand why they not comming out even to feed, just see 2 or 3 at a time. It would be much appreciated if you can give me some closure. Thanks

It seems to me that clown loaches come out in groups and always leave some members back at their home base. Its difficult to count them because they swim so fast but I usually get about 20 or so in a school and then the rest hid. I know they take turns because I have several oddballs. hope that helps!