mickey-tropical-fish-mad Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi i am 13 years old and my parens have been nice enough to let me have a 4 ft long fish tank in my room. I have the following in there at the moment... 6 black widows 1 angelfish (the other sadly died the other week ) 2 mollys 3 plattys 2 bronze coradoras 1 suckermouth pleco 2 leapord danios I am planning on getting 2 zebra loachs and a few clown loachs. however if anyone knows an interisting fish that would be compatable with the fish above please let me know thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monaro1 Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 sounds like your on your way to a nice tank.you would be able to get a lot more fish than we can. if you like clown loach get quite a few,i had 3 and thay hid most of the time,got another 6 and thay are all out and about all over the tank now,thay look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi there Mikey, Soundz as tho your tank is coming along nicely, what about adding some, Gourami's, Swordtails, Serpae Tetras, Neons, Black Neons, Catfish there's definitely lots of choice's out there. Yes I agree with Manaro, I have 2 Clown Loaches, I never saw them, they were always hiding, bought another 1 and now they are out and about all the time, beautiful fish. Good Luck with ya fish shopping. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cath Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi Mikey, I would get a herd of neons, if you get around 15 they look spectacular, also a few more danios - they do better in a group. Catfish come in all sorts of varieties and are wonderful little fish - make sure you get a group of 4 or more of the same type as they school and like to play. I think you are better to stick to less variety but more of the same species. Clown loaches definately need to be in a school of 5 or more - be aware they grow into very big fish, you can maybe swap them when they get too big. Another wonderful and very beautiful little fish is the Blue Ram. Get 2 - 3 pairs and make sure you have a well planted tank with lots of caves for them to hide from each other. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey-tropical-fish-mad Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 how big will clown loachs grow to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cath Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Around 6 - 8 inches I believe, bigger in the wild, but they are very slow growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey-tropical-fish-mad Posted December 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Oh ok i think il get them and see how we go lol i heard they are quite a rare find and there doing them 2 for £12 at my local pet shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 An important thing to know about clown loaches is that they also need to be in a well matured tank - one that has been set up and stable for at least 6 months. Clown loaches are also sensitive to water conditions and get white spot very easily but are sensitive to the usual medication. I would not get them yet if I were you. Also, did you know they lose that bright black and orange colouring as they grow? Only the young fish are that bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cath Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 remember Mikey, you need to get a group of say 6. They really don't like being on their own or just in pairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey05 Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 your parents must be nice to let you have a 4ft tank!Im 16 and well wanted a 4ft tank but had to settle with only a 2 footer.In my other lil tank i had like only 3 of each(zebra danios,glowlights,neons,black neons and 2 swift rasboras plus a suckermouth catfish)and i can tell they want more of each other to play with so im getting 3 more of each so they total to 6 of each.The more the better im told.Serpae tetras are great too(getting some tomorrow)and they look interesting.But yeah there is a big range of fish to choose.Good luck in finding the ones you like.I find picking which ones to have to be the hardest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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