what should I know about clown loaches?

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PEANUTBUTTER

PEANUTBUTTER

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Currently I have
1 senegal birchir "Gilligan" 1'
1 indo datnoid "eren"4"
1 black ghost knife "the baby"4"
1 jade sleeper goby "the goby"1'
1 silver arowana "angel"5"
3 reticulated stingray "Charlie" and "John snow" "Simone" they all range between 5 to 9 inch diameters
4 green severums 4"
7 clown loaches range from 4 to 5 inches
19 total fish
in a 125 gallon. I've heard clowns are rather sensitive so how often would I have to do water changes? And what general information should I know about them so I won't kill them

And please seriously just answer the question and don't complain about my "overstocked" tank. Complaining solves nothing,information solves everything. Plus it's my fault my tank is so overstocked my entire list came from my local flea market and I just felt so bad with then in those cramped conditions and dirty water with plenty of dead neighbors luckily I had gotten the poor loaches just as they got there so the nasty water didn't poison them.
 
They are peaceful fish.

They get absolutely enormous- like 12" long but are probably one of the slowest growing fish I know of.

They like to hide unless they have a bunch of friends. They do well in groups.

Clown loaches especially like live food

They don't like bright light.

They like to eat snails and make loud clicking noises when they are happy or eating.

Treat them how you would treat any scaleless fish if you have to dose meds.

Clown loaches are fairly smart

They like flow. They are river fish, but don't necessarily need a current.

They have barbels so fine substrate is kinder to them

They are susceptible to ich

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That's all I know about clown loaches.




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They are great fish. They can be sensitive but in my personal experience they are pretty hardy little guys. I have 7 in a 150 and they do just fine. I've dosed meds with them in the tank and they all were ok through the whole process, and they eat EVERYTHING-carnivore pellets, shrimp pellets, tilapia, salmon, crickets...everything I put in the tank they will sample lol. Mine never hide, always squadin' up and swimming the whole tank lol. DISCLAIMER The only meds I've used with them were ParaGuard and Prazi-Pro, both very mild but very effective meds, so be warned stronger acting medications may be far harder on them. Mine did have ich from the dirty fish shop I got them at but they cleared right up in nice clean water with ParaGuard and a little salt.
 
In addition to the above mentioned, Loaches love hiding spaces, they also really thrive in very clean water with lots of water changes to keep them healthy and happy. They also enjoy a wide variety of foods. Their favorite times to feed are dusk and dawn. They can live for well over 20 years.
 
In that tank the stress will bring on ich something fierce. The rays and the bichir have the whole bottom covered. There's no place for the clowns to rest. So either they'll be good or ich is on the way.
 
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