LoGaN Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 is a group of 3 Clown Loached ok ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Should be - Ive only got 2 of them in a 3ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Yup. Some would probably even say that 3 is a bit too few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 3 will be fine. Clowns love being in a group with the more the merrier. Bear in mind their adult size though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Bear in mind that the adult size takes a long time to reach as well. It often takes 10-15 years to get a big Clown Loach. I had mine for about 10 years. There were 13 and the biggest ones were around 220mm. They grow up to 600mm in the wild. They never lose that character that gives them their name though. They can also live for more than 50 years with some recorded at 70 years old! Most people don't have Clown Loaches for long enough for them to reach full size. They have earned the well deserved name of 'Whitespot Magnet' because they are. They're very difficult to treat if disaster should strike as they have no scales. Traditional medications can't be used as they poison the fish. I lost all my loaches about 5 years ago. They were in a 700L tank with Surinamensis and Juriparis. I went home at lunch time to pick up a book and they were all fine. When I got home at 5:30 all the loaches were dead. None of the other fish were sick?? Was the wierdest thing I've ever seen. They had been happy in this tank for years. I got a little burnt because of this. Clown Loaches are great fish however. I'd still keep them if I had enough tanks. The biggest thing to be careful of is temperature. Make sure there is never a sudden temperature drop as this seems to be the single biggest cause of a whitespot event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoGaN Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 ok they are cool fish i will definatly have 3 or 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Yeh, I have 2 and they are the coolest fish in the tank. I hope they grow to be as big as your's, Warren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmc Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 back home in Sydney i had ten in a 5' tank they were great. anyone know where i can buy large one here in Auckland 10cm+? i want to get 10 or more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 There's a petshop (smallish one) near BirdBarn that has a large clown (would be about 15cm+) I think they want about $150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I have six in a 3.5foot tank and they truely are amazing. The largest is 9cm and the smallest around 6 cm. No snails in that tank lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan7 Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 Bear in mind that the adult size takes a long time to reach as well. It often takes 10-15 years to get a big Clown Loach. I had mine for about 10 years. There were 13 and the biggest ones were around 220mm. They grow up to 600mm in the wild. They never lose that character that gives them their name though. They can also live for more than 50 years with some recorded at 70 years old! Most people don't have Clown Loaches for long enough for them to reach full size. They have earned the well deserved name of 'Whitespot Magnet' because they are. They're very difficult to treat if disaster should strike as they have no scales. Traditional medications can't be used as they poison the fish. I lost all my loaches about 5 years ago. They were in a 700L tank with Surinamensis and Juriparis. I went home at lunch time to pick up a book and they were all fine. When I got home at 5:30 all the loaches were dead. None of the other fish were sick?? Was the wierdest thing I've ever seen. They had been happy in this tank for years. I got a little burnt because of this. Clown Loaches are great fish however. I'd still keep them if I had enough tanks. The biggest thing to be careful of is temperature. Make sure there is never a sudden temperature drop as this seems to be the single biggest cause of a whitespot event. Oh dude that sucks, ive got 7 clown loachs between about 8-10 cm in length, it was interesting to read that conventional whitespot cures, ie methylene blue? (the blue stuff anyway) shouldnt be used... Ive treated whitespot on them with it a couple of times and they have been fine... :-? Anyone else heard any different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Yes I lost two clown loaches through treating white spot in a tank.................................................. Not worth the risk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 600mm?!? I've never seen one over about 20cm in captivity, and most books and internet sites say 300mm. I'd love to see a school of 2' clown loaches swimming around in a huge tank, maybe thats why no one has success breeding them in captivity..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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