Yo Yo loaches?Couldn't find a proper sub forum.

[Arachnar]

Is a 29 gallon an adequte tank size for a group of these guys? I would most likely not have any other fish with them.

 

[Arachnar]

Oh they grow six inches.

 

[davo]

yeah, that would be fine. Loaches just go in the bottom dwellers section, as they aren't catfish...

 

[evercl92]

I've found that yoyo's like to play, a lot. I don't think the footprint of a 29g is adequate for long term.

 

[Bderick67]

My yo yos are very active, you could probably get away with having them in a 29g, but they are gonna drive the rest of the fish crazy.

 

[Arachnar]

I wasn't planning any extra fish,thanks for the input people.

 

[ewurm]

I think a twenty nine would be adequate for awhile, but they do get big. Rallysman has the biggest Yo-Yo I have ever seen. It has to be 6" at least.

 

[Zeppelin3k]

i have 3 yoyo's for about a year in my 20Gal, maybe its a 15 idk. 29 is more than good for a group of them.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I wouldn't personally put yoyo's in anything less than a 3ft long by 1ft wide and high tank (the bigger the better though), they are very active fish and to really look after them properly you need to keep them in a group of at least 5 or more preferably.
They prefer the cooler tropical temps and do best in well filtered tanks with sand substrate and lots of hiding places;

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/botia-almorhae/?searchterm=yoyo loach

 

[Cabinny_san]

To add to what has been posted it is suggested that to keep them happy you need to have fish other then the Yoyos in with them. I do not have a problem with this seeing as I have a 55g with assorted Rainbows and others in addition to my 3 yoyos but they do seem overall quite happy so maybe it is valid.