Gill Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Hi i am thinking about getting some more Clown loaches .Would smaller ones be ok with big clowns ,or would i be better trying to get the same sizes. I have three big loaches ,they are such fun .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 i introduced a clown that was half the size of my others & they got along well from day one. it is now only slightly smaller than the larger ones, they are about 4 inches now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Great i will think about getting some smaller ones then,i like the idea of watching them grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 they'll be fine. they do have a pecking order...so they'll just slot in at the bottom. i've got 6... a couple are about 12cm+...love 'em when they get big but small are cute too and usually a bit more colourful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Just be aware that some of the clown loaches for sale in the pet shops are really really tiny, and much harder to keep alive than the larger ones. Not an issue of incompatibility with your larger loaches - just that if you can afford to buy a larger one it might have a better chance of survival than the really little ones. I have five clown loaches that I've had for between four and seven years. I recently added #6 which was really small when I bought it. Poor little guy didn't thrive, no matter how I tried to feed him up and eventually died. He looked healthy when I got him but ended up emaciated - an awful thing to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I looked the other day and the ones in the shop are very small. there doesn't see to be much choice in the pet shops at the moment.I might wait till i see some larger ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 i second not getting the very small clowns. the mortality rate for them is very high, and the skinny ones will eventually wither away (that's what usually happens). youre better off buying the slightly larger, fatter clowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I looked the other day and the ones in the shop are very small. there doesn't see to be much choice in the pet shops at the moment.I might wait till i see some larger ones Yes, that would be my thinking. Either wait until there are some larger ones in the shops or buy one privately from an established tank. By 'larger' I don't mean you should pay a lot for a real biggie - just maybe 5 - 6 cm long rather than the little 3 cm ones that seem to be around at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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