What Botia Loach Should I Get

[chilledtim]

Hello,

a friend has 3 clown loaches and i just love the guys, they look great but mainly its there behaviour i love,

Unfortunaty ive only got a 30 Gallon (sand substrate) that im just starting stocking and want some similar loaches with bags of personality but dont grow asbig as the clowns, any ideas? i was thinking maybe yoyo/pakastani loaches altho any other ideas welcome

Tim

 

[Misfits204]

What other fish do you have in the tank?

 

[Tessla]

I don't think I've ever kept a loach that didn't have the same sort of personality, the weather and kuhli loaches are crazy buggers even though they aren't botias. Yoyos are great, but they do get a bit big and there are smaller options. I've got some zebra loaches (3-4 inches tops) that are very entertaining and they've got a lovely coloration to boot. The dwarf chain and zipper loaches are about the same size or smaller, the smaller you go the larger the group you could keep.

 

[chilledtim]

What other fish do you have in the tank?

as yet non, im only just starting stocking itbut its probably going to be cichlids of some sort (angels or normal shape cichlids)

 

[Misfits204]

Well I had a angel and i put a clown loach in and it cause to much stress to the angel because the clown is to active for the angels

 

[chilledtim]

Well I had a angel and i put a clown loach in and it cause to much stress to the angel because the clown is to active for the angels

my mates keeps angels with his 3 clowns fine, he has got a quite a large aquarium tho.

i like tesslas idea of Zebra loaches, they do look great

 

[Misfits204]

they mostly would be find but my tank was pretty small for them but a 30 gallon is good

 

[BINKSY]

zebra loaches are great fish, i have 3 in my 240 litre tank, were quite shy for a good few months but are great fish to watch.


Cheers Gordon