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clown loach

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by MonteSS, Oct 7, 2009.

  1. MonteSS

    MonteSS Thread Starter New Member

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    have a single clown in my 75g CA tank. It does well alone. I got it at 3" in Feb and now its about 5" and fat so I guess they dont grow that slow. Its eats the same pellets and flakes as the Cichlids.
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  2. MOD_Dawn

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    my my, now that is one happy (well fed) looking clown!
     
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  3. LemonDiscus

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    I could borrow it for my 125 for a few days and it will be REALLY well fed!!! :) :confused:
     
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  4. MOD_Dawn

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    LOL, yea...lets start a loaner program.
    Ie...I have bristlenoses that I could loan out for problematic algae. Haha!
     
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  5. LemonDiscus

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    I actually have considered "borrowing" a clown loach for my 125... I dont want one as its not really compatible with my tank but kind of need one to get rid of my snails that are taking over... So IF I did buy one I would take it back after the snail problem was fixed anyhow...
     
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  6. MOD_Dawn

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    though about it for the same reason..darn ramshorns (sp)!
     
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  7. cooltow1

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    Nice clown and photo
    Should use that one in the photo contest.

    Rick
     
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  8. alpinefish

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    How big do bristlenoses get to be, and would it get along with my cories?
     
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    I have 2 that hide inside a big fake rock in my African tank. One of them is huge!!! I only see them early in the morning when I wake up and thats for a few seconds before they burrow back inside the rock... They seem to get bigger everytime I see them so I'm assuming they are still eating well.

    Still talking about clown loaches by the way...
     
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  10. MOD_Dawn

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    4" max, and they get along great with Cories. I have 12 or so cories with more bristles than I care to count and never had an issue.
    Bristlenoses are great since they are non-aggressive and remain small in size. The only time you might see one swim over the other or flare is during breeding time..but no one ever gets hurt.
     
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  11. stevenrox

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    clown loaches slow down when they hit 5" then they grow REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLYYY SSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW i bought one before for a good chunk of money but that beast was a 11" the bigest i have ever seen to bad i dont own him no more =[ but he was really nice and big and THICK
     
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  12. buzz4520

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    really nice looking clown loach.. :D
     
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  13. MOD_Dawn

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    I picked up 3 small clown loaches at the lfs today myself.
    Hope they get to look that nice!
    Mine are only about 2.5" and they were $13.99 each (talk about ouch to the wallet)
     
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