Loaches Online Forum

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 wanted to put them in my 29g with my cory cats to grow them bigger before putting them in the 55g. Would this be ok? TIA
Red_Arokh

should be okay, 55 gallons is a little small though. 3 clowns plus yo-yos will need more space 75gallon (hopefully more)... as you probably know they need a large "footprint" tank. yo-yos grow very quickly. mine went from 1"-3" in a couple months, and they're still gorwing. they're bigger than my biggest clown but yo-yos and cory cats should be fine. the more yo-yos the less aggressive they are to other fish and eachother, but remember they can get to be 8+ inches so... they're NOT "small" fish.

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 between 3" and 4", and I got them when they were well under 1". they were so tiny then!! They used to be in a 29g when they were small but when they got to be 3" it just seemed to small for them so I got lucky and was able to buy them a 55g. Yo Yo loaches get that big!!! I was told they only get 4"!!!!! And so fast to........maybe I need to rethink this. How many should I get if I do decide to get some? Would 3 be ok?
I want to get at least one more clown because I lost one a few months ago and am down to 3. Definitely one more but I have my doughts on getting two more. I want to waite for that special one that catches my eye. But if the Yo Yos get so big maybe ill stick with clowns and leave it at that. I am trying to figure out what I want to put in my 55g with my loaches because it is pretty much empty right now. I have some tiger barbs and nice size giant dannios, but I wanted some other bottom feeder that looks cool, will get along with the clowns and wont get to big. Sorry for the long letter.....lol Can you tell I love my loaches?

Red_Arokh
Here is a picture of 2 of my 4 cory cats!