I am wondering if i can add a loach to my tank w/ ray? I have a motoro ray, and a loach is a bottom dweller too. And i saw this loach on my lfs, about 4" and he look so nice. Nice color and stuff. Can I get any problems w/ them(loaches) if i add them as tankmates?
Rays and clown loach
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We have a shoal of 8 large ( 7-8" ) clown loaches in with our juvenile rays and they go well with them, but clown loaches are a shoaling species and stress when you have just one.
Clown loaches are also quite susceptible to whitespot when stressed.
They add colour and movement to the tank
Clown loaches are also quite susceptible to whitespot when stressed.
They add colour and movement to the tank
I was thinking about getting 8 of them. My ray i know love live fish. I think i can have the loaches for a while and then move them to another tank.
They mix very well. I have 7 of them from 4 to 8 inches. My rays are 12 to 14" and I have had no problems at all. I do feed my rays very well so I am sure that helps. Also, I have not had any problems with ich, but I have always had an uv sterilizer.
Well I have only one in a 130g, it's about 5-6" now. Doing fine on it's own, was never stressed since I have him alone. They are fine fish, i like them a lot. They do grow slow tho, so watch the rays.
I have 4 in my 225 g tank with a jard,2 plecos,2 blood parrot's, 1 hystrix stingray. they seem to be getting along!! theve been together for 5 months. 
Yup. I noticed it when i put them in the tank.dapike1979 said:Watch for there spine!! It would be hard on a ray trying to swallow!!