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Full grown, I'd say you need at least a 75 for a small school of clown loaches, and a 90 would be better. These guys get massive... 10 - 12" long and thick, too. They're not really fast growers, though, so you could house a few of them in a 45 (or so) for ohh.. probably a year or so before needing to upgrade to a larger tank. A ten or twenty gallon tank is definitely unsuitable. :rolleyes: lol
 
It depend on your tank size from the start, if you put the clowns in a 90 gallon tank immediatly(or even a 40 for now) they will be encouraged to grow faster and to help, addng live foods will also give a growth boost. Clown Loaches can get to 14 inches when cared for very well, but always at least 12 inches.
 
Eelzor said:
Clown Loaches can get to 14 inches when cared for very well, but always at least 12 inches.
Wow the clown loaches in oz must be on steroids :lol: the maxium wild size for clown loaches is 12" and they are usually much smaller in aquaria, ive yet to see one over 8".
A 55g could house 3 clown loaches for life providing there were few or no other bottom dwellers in the tank to compete for space with them.
I have had 3 clown loaches for around 3 years now in in all that time they have still only grown to around 4" from the 2" they were when we got them, they started in a 30g and are now in a 55 and have always had a varied diet with loads of live foods.
 
Yes a few corys would be fine but larger bottom dwelling species should be avoided, redtail black sharks would be one example.
 

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