Active, colorful and peaceful...

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:31:17 -0500, Dick
wrote:

One caution about adding SAEs in a 20 gallon tank. They get big! I am
worried about mine in 29 and 75 gallon tanks. After only 2 years they
are now larger than my Clown Loaches and seem to be still growing. The
larger ones are over 5 inches and they live long lives. I bought a
total of 15 because I found them so attractive. They were only a
couple of inches in length 2 years ago. I agree with the sentiment,
they are fun fish, but they can become large.

dick

How many SAEs should one have at a minimum? I'm not thinking about how
much algae they can eat but if they are a fish which should be kept in
groups? Is 2 or 3 two few for them to do okay behaviourally or
socially?

-Derek