Loaches Online Forum

Well, my local Petco was selling them as clown loaches for $2. Lol. I think one guy said they had the high fin one on their list of things they could order, too.

So, good, it is not illegal, just needs a different kind of care than I can give it.

--R

Oh dear, well I know they are not legal to keep in the UK, but I had heard of nothing about them being restricted here. I know the UK has tougher rules on things than the US, so there might be a difference.

What do you recommend I do with the fish?

--R

Even the common Clown Loach is questionable in my mind. How many people can truly give an adult clown loach an appropriate home over the potential life time of a clown loach? 10" and 30 years! thats quite a commitment! Oh I know! I have loved clowns for ages but never even looked at them till now w...

Well good news, I suppose, is that they are very slow growers, so I would have some time before having to give it up. Doesn't seem like schooling is necessary, the store had 3 of them and they were nowhere near each other. I hope he at least eats the snails I have for him while I have him :-) It jus...

Hmm, how on earth would a Petco get ahold of an endangered species that is so completely unsuitable for aquariums??? Grrrr.... Now I have to decide, do I return it to the store and have it be sold as a clown loach to someone else, or do I keep it and give it as good a life as I can? Any ideas on wha...

I just couldn't resist this little guy- it is only an inch long, seems to spend a lot of time investigating the walls of the tank. I can guess it is a loach, but don't know what kind- help? They sold it to me telling me it is a clown loach. The only black and white loach I could find online is an en...