fish compatability question

[miket6065]

I have a 100 gallon tank which I am getting serious about again. The tank
is in great shape and has around 15 fish in it right now. All good
community fish no aggressive types.

But I have been thinking about varying the kinds of critters in it. I found
some shrimp at a local store and at a website plus a freshwater clam.
However I am thinking about the clown loach. It is rated as peaceful but I
have also read that it enjoy s a good snail meal. So the question is will
it go after shrimp and clams??

I am also giving serious thought to get one of my favorite fish, the
Kribensis. So the same question goes for it.

Mike

[NetMax]

"miket6065" > wrote in message
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>I have a 100 gallon tank which I am getting serious about again. The
>tank is in great shape and has around 15 fish in it right now. All good
>community fish no aggressive types.
>
> But I have been thinking about varying the kinds of critters in it. I
> found some shrimp at a local store and at a website plus a freshwater
> clam. However I am thinking about the clown loach. It is rated as
> peaceful but I have also read that it enjoy s a good snail meal. So
> the question is will it go after shrimp and clams??
>
> I am also giving serious thought to get one of my favorite fish, the
> Kribensis. So the same question goes for it.
>
> Mike


Generally speaking, if a meal can be made of it, then dinner is served.
This applies to Kribs and Clowns (any botia) who are opportunistic, and
depending on how hungry they are, a shrimp or snail is just another meal
(and a clam might be tormented).

In a 100g, if you get the shrimp to reproduce and/or you have lots of
cover and/or the shrimp are large and/or the botia are small, then you
have a chance (ymmv).

ps: Clowns are shoaling fish so you would generally want several kept
together.
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[miket6065]

Thanks for the info. Well my tank is large and well stock in fake plants an
some good rocks. I do plan to add one or two take trees, have two short
ones know that my Striped Rafael hides in. I might forget the clam and
think about the shrimp more.

Thanks again.