FishNoob wrote:
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A good source of info on Clowns can be found at:

www.loaches.com


Thanks for that :-)


Gill

BTW

Do you mean Blue Eyed Gertrudes? Dinky fish around 1cm big but very
pretty with almost glow in the dark blue eyes...if yes, it was me...


Yes, that's them - and I thought it was you - they are gorgeous,
aren't they? :-)


I found them quite delicate initially - lost around 30% but the rest are
doing well - I've also read that they can be short lived. In one tank
they are breeding and there are some survivors...strangely enough this
is a small tank shared with a couple of Platys that are at it as
well...the male seems to have been picked off in the betta tank so I
need to move the 3 females into a tank with a male...

The Hex tank which just contains them (and two otos) has had no breeding
success yet - I'm pretty sure this is down to having the wrong type of
plants so will ajust them soon...

The males are pretty special when they display - real pretty...in fact
they are quite fascinating to watch...

It might be worth moving them into a tank of their own at some point -
the Clowns will make mincemeat of the eggs (and possibly the fry).

Gill