AquaAaron Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Hi all I've just setup a 305L Aquarium (80 us gallons) and it measures 40" wide by 2ft deep. Do we think this tank is large enough to keep clown loaches? Thanks Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 How long is your tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Alan Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 No, not large enough to "keep", (5) juveniles would do OK in 80 gallons... Typically Clown Loaches can live over 10 years, grow up to 12 inches, at that point you want to keep them(about 5) in at least 150 gallons. [speaking as someone who loves Clown Loaches but all my aquariums are too small :(] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAaron Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Colu said: How long is your tank It's just shy of 4ft long by 2ft deep, so deeper than your average aquarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAaron Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Odd Alan said: No, not large enough to "keep", (5) juveniles would do OK in 80 gallons... Typically Clown Loaches can live over 10 years, grow up to 12 inches, at that point you want to keep them(about 5) in at least 150 gallons. [speaking as someone who loves Clown Loaches but all my aquariums are too small :(] Yeah I didn't think I would be able to keep them their entire lives unfortunately, However hopefully once they have gotten to an adult size or atleast past the 6" Mark, I'd like to hope I have a large 6ft aquarium atleast by then (if I can convince the mrs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Clown loaches grow lots in there first year but beyond that they are slow growers. If you were to get some baby clown loaches you could probably put some in a 80 gallon, all though you would have to look for someone to re-home them too when they get too big. Here is a care video Cory did on clown loaches: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaAaron Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, James Black said: Clown loaches grow lots in there first year but beyond that they are slow growers. If you were to get some baby clown loaches you could probably put some in a 80 gallon, all though you would have to look for someone to re-home them too when they get too big. Here is a care video Cory did on clown loaches: Cheers buddy I'll probably go for 4 or 5 for now and will monitor growth. Hopefully I'll be able to get a larger aquarium by that point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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