Will These Get Along?

[FishRfine]

when will ppl learn how big clown loaches get?

 

[Zeoth]

With or without your black shark your tank is still a bit crowded.

 

[-germ-]

I know......
New tank under investigation and the sharks been returned.....

 

[discodave]

i'm confused my LFS said that clown loaches don't grow big in a small tank because they have "inhibiter" hormones which prevents them from outgrowing the tank. =/ Bit confused on that one lol.

 

[Tessla]

Ack, not the "fish grow to the size of their tank" one again. Lots of people still perpetuate this one, especially if they're trying to sell you fish. It's partially true (many fish do stop growing in smaller tanks) but that's not a good thing at all. Fish stop growing because they become stunted for some reason, usually in the case of smaller tanks this is because of poor water quality. Poor water quality would be an issue even with larger fish, but stunting fish will also shorten their life span and damage their immune systems so you're looking at long term damage. The hormone thing is generally accepted as not true, don't think anyone has found any proof of it whatsoever. It's just an excuse to make it seem as though stunting is perfectly natural.