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Hi my Clown Loaches have had no issues at all since coming with whitespot/ich in Jan 1995.

Happy New Year to everyone who is still following. I am still here and so are my Clown Loaches. What has happened over the past year with my Clown Loaches? Not much but as usual they have benefitted from my constant careful attention. As always I have found some small ways of improving things. In 20...

I've not come across that problem being discussed before.

I'd personally go for 6' x 18" x 18" which I have for my six Clown Loaches. I think your choices would have good swimming room and you can still reach the bottom for maintenance comfortably.

As a Yorkshireman brought up to appreciate value for money, I see long life as another valuable characteristic. My current six Clown Loaches, which I purchased once I'd settled down to live in a permanent residence, are 28 years of age and they have given no trouble since arriving with Whitespot (Ic...

My lone fish was a lively and able competitor in this community of small gentle fish of benign temperament.

This was a very healthy tank that never suffered any diseases or other problems.

My Clown Loach aquarium has had no diseases in 27 years either.

I only have experience with what I believe were Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon borneensis). I added three to a 4ft moderate flow tank with sand and self-collected driftwood covered with Java Fern and stocked with peaceful fish including Corydoras, Whiptail, Bulldog Plec, large shoal of African Glass ...

Thanks I have six all the same age.

They are now 28 years of age.

Thankyou Charles.
Steve.

I can address your first sentence. It is small for a male. It is significantly smaller than my other 3 males which measure 20cm / 8 inches.

I don't understand your second sentence. My apologies.

It has only reached 6 inches in length because it is a genetically small individual. Small individuals exist within most species.

Some issues I wasn't happy with.

Seen some problems reported where Clown Loaches ate the Angelfish fins.

I believe that the Asian Weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus can legally be kept in aquariums in the UK but a permit is required to keep them in ponds. They were found to be reproducing in a pond in Southern England and the population was subsequently eradicated by drainage and liming. This is th...

We know that diseases or at least disease strains often originate in aquaculture where the selection pressures are vastly different. For example, it is advantageous for a disease to kill its fish host in aquaculture but not in the wild situation.