Malawi's with Clown Loaches ?

[djarmstrong]

Yes or No ?

I am not really sure if this should be posted in the Loaches threads or here but please help me has much as you all can with this .

Basicly i posted up in the Loaches thread about getting a group of Clown Loaches for a 300Gal tank that i will be getting soon for my current fish which are in y Sig' and was saying that i was going to use my 120Gal tank for some Malawi's and was saying if i cannt put a group Clown's in a 300gal with my current stock i think i will just look for some thing else to go in there with them , and then was told that if i want i could mix Malawi Cichlids and Clown Loaches .

 

[Angler]

Yes, it is a good mix.

 

[djarmstrong]

ok thank you , anyone else got thoughts on this . ?

 

[blatch]

i would say go for a fish that doesn't live nearly 20 years, i would either go bristlenose or synodontis. as they don't live as long as clown loaches and also they are not taken from the wild.

 

[ewurm]

Don't put clown loaches in a high pH. They will develop skin deposits and will not live a healthy or long life

 

[Austin]

I agree with ewurm..

 

[NotoriousSway]

I had two 3"-4" clown loaches in my 55g all male peacock tank and they were fine. Every once in a while I would see the clown's nip the side or fins of other fish but never saw much or any damage.

 

[Austin]

it's not the aggression it's the water parameters.....

 

[ewurm]

It's both. I have rescued several clowns with severe skin problems and nipped fins from African Tanks.

 

[mahemaheman85]

its not a good idea to mix loaches with africans in general, for both reasons stated above