new 75g setup

[Nerf]

I am not sure what kind of loaches to get. I figured out pretty quick clown loaches will get much too big for my tank, and redtail botia will be too aggressive for my liking. I was thinking maybe zebra loaches or maybe dwarf chain loaches if I can find them. How many could I house comfortably in a 75 with a few other community fishes?

[bookpage]

Go with chain loaches. http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/ ... 1344026605

Welcome to the forum!

[NancyD]

In a 75g I kept 6 striata & 9 sids together. A few more of each would probably have been ok, or at least double of 1 species. B. histionca are very outgoing & day active, I had 7 in a 55g, you could do say 10+? Another to consider is B. kubotai, I haven't kept them (yet), I like fish whose coloration changes as they age, probably at least 10-12 would work, they may be my next loaches, also in a 75g. Yoyos seem too boisterous & a bit larger than the similar histys, just my perception, I haven't kept them.

[Nerf]

Thanks for the responses, guys! I was watching some striata on aquabid last night, but people on there are snipers I found out. They outbid you last minute! I love the look of the chain loaches personally, and since they don't get real big I could have a whole lot of them.

I have an old bala shark whom I rescued from a bad situation that I think may be partially blind, and has been kept by himself for years. I am hoping he will get along with the loaches I choose.

heres a pic: