Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

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Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by redshark1 » Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:55 pm

Happy New Year everyone!

I have enjoyed my Clown Loaches for another year! Many more to come hopefully.

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How many 24 year old 11.5 inch Clown Loaches do you know today that are in existence and
whose owner you are in contact with ?

Thanks for the imgur tip Loachloach !
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6 x Clown Loaches all 30 years of age on 01.01.2024, largest 11.5", 2 large females, 4 smaller males, aquarium 6' x 18" x 18" 400 ltr/90 uk gal/110 US gal. approx.

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Re: Clown Loaches now 24 years old

Post by Loachloach » Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:43 am

Happy New Year!

Congrats on 24 years.

For image upload open an account with the below, free uploads.

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Re: Clown Loaches now 24 years old

Post by NancyD » Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:01 pm

Happy New Year & congrats to you & your clowns! Nice of them to line up by size for their photo op.
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Re: Clown Loaches now 24 years old

Post by Loachloach » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:41 am

They look very healthy! Hopefully many years to come for these nice loaches! I am very interested on their progress.

A guy on another forum has been promising me pictures for the last year. Apparently his are 20-ish year old. I am yet to see any....So generally speaking there's no active poster at the moment that's proven to have loaches of that age, which makes yours unique.

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by FranM » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:05 pm

Love the photo. What size is the tank? Many more happy healthy years. :D

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by redshark1 » Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:27 am

Thx. Tank in sig
6 x Clown Loaches all 30 years of age on 01.01.2024, largest 11.5", 2 large females, 4 smaller males, aquarium 6' x 18" x 18" 400 ltr/90 uk gal/110 US gal. approx.

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by Loachloach » Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:02 am

Hey Redshark,

I know you're interested in finding other old clown loaches.

I just found an old post from about 3-4 years back of a guy owning a 23 year old loach at the time. He says in his comments its the last surviving one from his original bunch he bought when he retired....There are pictures!!! The clown is just over 8 inches long...

See below for more, scroll down..

http://www.aquascapingworld.com/threads ... tank.8399/

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by redshark1 » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:07 am

Thanks Loachloach that was an interesting thread from 2013 which I had not seen previously. I'll keep it. I need to know if Keithgh's Clown Loach is alive.

I've not yet joined that forum but on 13.09.15 Keith said that his Clown Loach now lives in a display tank at his LFS.
6 x Clown Loaches all 30 years of age on 01.01.2024, largest 11.5", 2 large females, 4 smaller males, aquarium 6' x 18" x 18" 400 ltr/90 uk gal/110 US gal. approx.

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by Loachloach » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:39 am

I've not yet joined that forum but on 13.09.15 Keith said that his Clown Loach now lives in a display tank at his LFS.
I missed that part...So there's a possibility the clown loach is still alive...

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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by FishyLady » Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:33 am

There was/is a member of this forum I believe called Emma Turner? She had a huge Clown fish which I think she called Madge, I think Madge was over a foot long but I could be wrong.
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Re: Oldest and Biggest Clown Loach 24 years old and 11.5 inches total length

Post by redshark1 » Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:26 pm

Hi there Fishylady.

Marge was 11.5 inches according to her owner Emma Turner.

Her age was not known.

She died on 25 April 2010.
6 x Clown Loaches all 30 years of age on 01.01.2024, largest 11.5", 2 large females, 4 smaller males, aquarium 6' x 18" x 18" 400 ltr/90 uk gal/110 US gal. approx.

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