Loaches Online Forum

Only the one... I was a teenager, knew nothing about it and popped it into my 10 with a betta. The end results were not pretty, but they have fascinated me ever since.

Thanks! It's a 20 high. I have a 20 long that is a livebearer tank with 3 platies and 5 guppies. I don't think they would fit well in there, but perhaps I could swap tanks-- move the 8 livebearers into the 20 high, and have the loaches in the 20L.

I am interested in keeping skunk loaches. I have a 20 gallon tank already cycled. Could I keep skunk loaches in a 20, or do they need a larger tank? If so, how many? What would be a good "upper level" species to keep with them? Danios? Tiger Barbs?