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newshound wrote:and pleco...

would you not keep loaches with a plec then?

Emma Turner wrote:Trollboy,
I take it that you know that a 50% water change on a clown loach tank in one go is not ideal.

May I ask why.....

What lph would you recommend for a 200x50x70 tank to give enough flow to keep my 15 loaches happy?

Cool. Thanks for the info. I have 13 at the moment in different tanks which are all gonna be housed together in the new tank. Sorry if I sounded snappy, I realise you weren't to know that I wasn't some noob trying to stuff a hundred loaches into a tank along with nemo and dory.

helen nightingale wrote:Trollboy, what do you mean by you are not worried about stats?

I mean that I will be able to maintain the tank to a high standard. When I say I am 'not worried' about it clearly I mean it will all be looked after using whatever regime necessary.

Could you provide some detailed info about the filtration system and the maintenance regime you plan to carry out, as this will greatly affect how many loaches you could keep in that tank. Emma Hi Emma The tank will be maintained well; I usually do (min) 50% change per week on all my tanks. I'm not...

Trollboy wrote:If you were setting up a clown loach tank how many would you say would be ideal for a 6'x2'x2' tank? There will be other stock but just some dithers and a couple of plecs.

Of course clearly size/age is an issue. The one I have are 4-7" so how many at this stage and then max no at adult size?

If you were setting up a clown loach tank how many would you say would be ideal for a 6'x2'x2' tank? There will be other stock but just some dithers and a couple of plecs.