Can you put clown loaches with cichlids?

For the most part, clown loaches are lovers not fighters. They might tussle with each other a bit, but for the most part, they’re very peaceful fish. Don’t try to put them with highly aggressive fish like jaguar cichlids, red devils, Jack Dempseys, jewel cichlids, etc.

Are Clown loaches prone to ick?

Clown loaches have one problem: They are susceptible to ich and can be difficult to treat once they have it. Because they are scaleless fish, they don’t do well with the typical ich medications containing formalin and malachite green, or medications based on copper.

Why are Clown Loaches so expensive?

They are extremely difficult to breed. Steroids and hormones are used in asian farms with success but there is a higher mortality rate among the babies this way (raising cost) along with their slow growth, figure and inch a year whereas other loach species are double that.

Will Clown Loaches eat neon tetras?

Clown loaches aren’t fish eaters. In nature they eat aquatic worms, small crustaceans and insect larvae. However, Clown loaches top out at 16 inches, and being that large, it’s possible they will eat the neons at night, as like all fish, they will eat fish vastly smaller than themselves.

Why are clown loaches so expensive?

What fish can be kept with Clown Loach?

Here are some suitable tank mates for the Clown Loach:

Bristlenose Pleco.
Kuhli Loach.
Neon Tetra.
Cherry Barb.
Tiger Barb.
Bolivian Ram.
Angelfish.
Black Skirt Tetra.

How big does a clown loach get?

Information about the maximum size of the clown loach varies, with some estimates ranging up to 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in), and with typical adult sizes ranging from 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in). The fish’s body is long and laterally compressed, with an arched dorsal surface and a flat ventral surface.

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Clown Loach: Species Profile

Popular Name	Clown Loach
pH Level	6.0-6.5
Tank size	55 gallons +
Origin	Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra, Kalimantan
Price	Starting at $4.99