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Hello Emma, He doesnt really hide except at night when they all go to sleep. I did see him eat today a little. He nibbled some at some shrimp pellets I put into the tank. Like I said before his whole body is swollen even the base of his dorsal fin is swollen. If you look closely in the picture above...

Hi Green, I have no idea if he is a girl or boy.....I just think of him as one because of his personality. :lol: What does gravid mean? Also I thought that they didnt become sexually mature untill they were alot bigger...I've had the 2 for 3 years one for 2 years and the smallest is 6months or so. T...

Hello, I first noticed something was up when I didnt see my one clown loach for 4 or 5 days. I thought it was due to him being replaced as top loach in their group. But finally I thought he might be stuck because they were getting a little big for their castle. So I made him/encouraged him to come o...

hey adampetherick! How did you get that video onto your computer? Im assuming you used a portable camcorder.......... Did you have to use special software or anthing? Im mostly stupid when it comes to computers but I have lots of fishie footage I would like to share with friends but don't know how t...

Thankyou everyone for all your help! I would like to update you on my aquarium set up. My clown loaches are happy and healthy and now that i have some more dither fish in there with them I see them a lot more!!!! Here is the most recent pics of my babies!! http://www.freewebs.com/red_arokh/loachies4...

Thanks for the info poeticpyro, I know i will eventually need a bigger tank for my loaches......I'm still in college right now so I can't afford a huge footprint tank right now but I heard clown loaches grow really slowly after they reach about 3". I have had my clowns for 2 1/2 years now, they are ...

Hello all! I was wondering if i could put yo yo loaches in with cory cats? I want to eventually put them in my 55g with my clown loaches but all the yo yos I see in the stores are so small. My 3 clown loaches are between 3 and 4 inches. The yo yos I see at the stores are well under 1 inch. I just wa...

ClownMob, Thanks I just might try the rams after all. How many different kinds of rams are there? Are some more aggressive than others? :( Do you know the names of the different varieties? I am also thinking about getting rid of my tiger barbs and giant dannios and moving my 3" angel fish into the 5...

Mark,
Thanks for the eye opener! I'll look to you in the future if I have anymore questions about loaches. Thanks so much!
Red_Arokh

Thanks for the input. Would small kuhli loaches and yo yo loaches be ok with cory cats for the quarantine period? :shock: Didn't know it was that risky! I wouldn't want anything to happen to my loachies! I love them to much. :oops: How long is a good quarantine period? Two weeks? Four weeks? How man...

Hi, I was wondering if I could put a small kuhli loach in with my clown loaches. My loaches are between 2 3/4" and 3 1/2". Would they try and eat one thats 2" or smaller? If I only buy one will I ever see it out and about? I have lots of hiding places in my 55G tank. Do you think my clowns would add...

Hello, I was wondering if I could put a yo yo loach in with my clown loaches. I know they like to be in groups but would my loaches accept it into their social hirearcy and vise versa? Or would I have to get it some buddies? Also, my loaches are between the sizes of 2 3/4"and 3 1/2", could I put 1"-...

ClownMob, Would the rams be bothered by the tiger barbs or the giant dannios? I have tried semi-agressive cichlids before and they got a long for a year or so, but when the loaches started getting to big to all squeaze into their hidy-hole they hung out in the open and the cichlids (convicts, firemo...

Hi NancyD, You seem to know a lot about clown loaches. :shock: How long have you been in the fish keeping hobby? I have had my tanks for about 3 years and my clowns for 2. I sure do love my loachies!! I am thinking about getting some more tiger barbs. I have two regular ones that are about 1 1/2 inc...

Hey MaryJ, Thanks for the information. Could I put a small dojo in with my clown loaches? :shock: Would they bully him or try to eat him? Also, what do you think about putting a ram cichlid in the tank with them? I have heard they are really shy and can go in community tanks with tetras and stuff. I...