Breeding Clown loaches
It is possible to breed Clown Loaches in aquariums, but it is very rare. To begin with, sexing Clown Loaches based on external features is hard. The tail fin tip on a male Clown Loach will however be slightly bent inwards. If the tail fin looks somewhat like a claw, it is probably a male Clown Loach. Female Clown Loaches will not have bent tail fins. You also have to wait until the Clown Loaches are old enough to breed. They usually grow to at least 7 inches (17 centimetres) before they turn sexually mature. Clown Loaches can become 50 years old, so it is not rash to assume that they need to be much older than many other fish species before they can successfully reproduce. You will therefore probably increase the chances of getting Clown Loaches to spawn if your try with rather old individuals. There is a reported instance of Clown Loaches breeding in an aquarium. In this case, four Clown Loaches measuring over 10 inches (25 centimetres) were kept together in a planted aquarium. The water temperature was 84 degrees Fahrenheit. The ammonia and nitrite levels were kept at zero, and the nitrate level below 25. The pH was 6.5.
A few weeks before the spawning occurred, the Clown Loaches changed their normal behaviour and accepted no other food than live fish. This new diet made the females grow very rapidly, and before the spawning commenced their girth size was twice as big as prior to the change of feeding habit.
During the night when the spawning occurred, two Clown Loaches were seen swimming close under the surface entwined in each other. They were producing clicking sounds. The morning after, 450 eggs had been deposited in the aquarium. If your Clown Loaches spawn, you should remove the fish from the aquarium afterwards since they will otherwise eat the eggs.
The Clown Loach fry were given liquid fry food during their first two weeks. As they grow larger, they began to eat pulverised flake food. The fry grew comparatively fast and had reached a length of 1 inch (2.5 centimetres) after 6 weeks. After reaching this length, their growth rate slowed down.
It is possible to breed Clown Loaches in aquariums, but it is very rare. To begin with, sexing Clown Loaches based on external features is hard. The tail fin tip on a male Clown Loach will however be slightly bent inwards. If the tail fin looks somewhat like a claw, it is probably a male Clown Loach. Female Clown Loaches will not have bent tail fins. You also have to wait until the Clown Loaches are old enough to breed. They usually grow to at least 7 inches (17 centimetres) before they turn sexually mature. Clown Loaches can become 50 years old, so it is not rash to assume that they need to be much older than many other fish species before they can successfully reproduce. You will therefore probably increase the chances of getting Clown Loaches to spawn if your try with rather old individuals. There is a reported instance of Clown Loaches breeding in an aquarium. In this case, four Clown Loaches measuring over 10 inches (25 centimetres) were kept together in a planted aquarium. The water temperature was 84 degrees Fahrenheit. The ammonia and nitrite levels were kept at zero, and the nitrate level below 25. The pH was 6.5.
A few weeks before the spawning occurred, the Clown Loaches changed their normal behaviour and accepted no other food than live fish. This new diet made the females grow very rapidly, and before the spawning commenced their girth size was twice as big as prior to the change of feeding habit.
During the night when the spawning occurred, two Clown Loaches were seen swimming close under the surface entwined in each other. They were producing clicking sounds. The morning after, 450 eggs had been deposited in the aquarium. If your Clown Loaches spawn, you should remove the fish from the aquarium afterwards since they will otherwise eat the eggs.
The Clown Loach fry were given liquid fry food during their first two weeks. As they grow larger, they began to eat pulverised flake food. The fry grew comparatively fast and had reached a length of 1 inch (2.5 centimetres) after 6 weeks. After reaching this length, their growth rate slowed down.
, and Bob's yer uncle. 
