How many clown loaches do you have?

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One, lol. He was in a tank at the lfs with Black Sharkminnows and was pretty beaten up so I rescued him. I'm probably not keeping him for life either since I only have a 30g :( But for now, he's a refugee at my house.
 
I've got 6 right now. The largest is about 6". I'm about to move them to a different tank without any big mouths so I can add a few more little guys to the group
 
sketches98;4359937; said:
I have 3. Ok what do y'all call an oddball cl? I must be missing out.
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"Oddball" clown loaches can have almost any pattern EXCEPT the standard 3-bar pattern. Some oddballs are common, like the saddlebacks (2nd & 3rd bar connect around dorsal fin), but there are also rarer schemes like stripe-backs (all 3 stripes connect at dorsal), dot-backs, and my favorite-the 4-bar. Most other random patterns are just called "jigsaw" or "puzzle piece" or some other generic term. They're not too difficult to find, but it takes a minute for your eyes to sort them apart at the LFS. My dream oddball would be a 4-bar stripeback...maybe with a random dot added in for good measure. Happy hunting!
 
FSM;4359812; said:
I added 3 ~6" CLs to my 120 yesterday and they're already they liveliest and most interesting fish in the tank. Need 10 more...
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Hey now! The famous aerial pasta-man has got the loachaholic bug! Congrats bro! You're gonna love 'em.
 
My herd-o-piggies is down to 10. I think my big syno decorus got a couple of the smaller ones when they werent looking. /argggh!
 
Just picked up 23 Loaches. This time They will have no predators that can swallow them in their tank.

I love how active they are.
 
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