Loach Compatibility please help

[pbass510]

So im starting my planted tank and wanted to get a collection of loaches. Could Yoyo,clown, red-tail botia,tiger botia, and horse face loach get along together? Ive heard something about how they'll fight or kill each other. But can people who has kept a couple of these together tell me their experiences?

 

[dhardwick]

I've kept 6 clown loaches and one large yoyo together for about 2 years with no problems

 

[Leptoe]

I have 9 clowns and four red tail botias living together with no probs!

 

[toehead11183]

redtails, horseface and tigers are more aggressive. here is a safe mix i kept a while back with great results: clown loaches, yoyo loaches, botia dario, botia kubotai, botia rostrata,and botia geto. all were peaceful, swam together and thrived

 

[ecoli73]

In your group I would get rid of the yoyo, house more than 3 of each species and offer plenty of hiding places.

Or you can do yoyo clowns and a bit of other less aggressive loaches


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[jabsthetank]

The yoyo gets annoying chasing other fish and the tiger is similar, but shows actual aggression.

 

[mikec707]

I have 5 yoyo's, 6 Zebras, an a skunk in my loach tank. No problems.


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[beebop]

I have heard the tigers can be aggressive.
I have lost count how many loaches I have. But I have a mix of clowns, yoyo's, zebra's, chains and just got a polka dot. No problems with any of them.