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shrew
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loach stock help no replies yet hopping to get them tomorow

Post by shrew » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:54 pm

i posted a topic on here a while ago now. i have now stocked my tank i was hoping someone can suggest a loach for me. my tank is 260l/55gallon. it has 300w heater 2 48" 40w light 2 filters one built in to the hhod and a fluval 305 with foam/sponge bio max and carbon water readings are
ph 6.6
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 20

my stock is

15 green tiger barbs
18 zebra danios
2 rams
1 ruby shark and
2 bristlenose catfish thanks for any help

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Post by Marcos Mataratzis » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:05 pm

Hello shrew,

Your tank is a bit small for Clown loaches but you could have a school of striata, kubotai or sidthimunki. 5 is good number for most loaches.

Good luck!
My 450L Loaches tank
31 clown, 5 morleti, 2 sidthimunki

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Post by shrew » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:12 am

thanks marcos i knew my tank was to small for clown loaches they are the ones i really wanted just got to find room to up grade in a few years thanks for your help

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