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loaches with a clown knife?

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:28 pm
by sh79
i have a peace full clown knife in a 90 gallon grow out. if i grow out some clown loaches and yoyo loaches will there be any problems in a 210gallon tank ? the stock i want would be 6 clown loaches, 6+ yoyo loaches and the one clown knife?

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:29 pm
by Diana
If these fish are pretty much the same size, then there should not be any problems for a while.
Remember that the Knife gets REALLY BIG, and will ultimately need a much larger tank.
Clown Loaches also will need something over 90 gallons.
Yoyos will be fine in a 90, and there will be room for other fish that get to about the same size as the Yoyos.

Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:56 pm
by sh79
yes i am aware of the size a clown knife will get. the tank they will end up in will be a 210 gallon.

Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:15 am
by palaeodave
Loaches in general (and yoyos in particular) can be kind of boisterous. My only worry is that they might irritate the knife and it would retaliate. I've no experience of them though so if you don't think it's likely to do that then I don't see a problem.