Clown Loaches (Not acting normally?)

I will toss in my 2 pennies in agreement with the others. Give the
fish a few days to become accustomed to the tank before you worry
about them behaviorally. Also, since clowns eventually reach a foot
long or more, your 20 gal tank is no more than a temporary home, and
with the other fish in that tank, it's already pretty overstocked in
my opinion. Test your water frequently and watch for trouble.

billy

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"JeffinMississippi" wrote in message
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So I put these Clown Loaches in the tank 2 days ago, 3 of them, to
eat the
snails. I was told per my previous posts to use three because they
like the
company of other Loaches and that they would eat the snails. Per
the
Petsmart instructions I am feeding them dried shrimp. So far they
dont seem
to be very active, they found tier holes inside of a few different
pieces of
tank decoration (Shells) and they pretty much stay there doing
nothing. They
definitly arent eating the snails and they just lay around doing
nothing and
dont interact at all.

I have a 20 gallon tank with 18 fish (8 of them are Neon Tetras),
Gouramis,
3 Molly's, the Clown Loaches and others. The tanks strip readings
are all in
the normal range and the other fish are VERY active. Tank water
temp is 81
degrees F.

"Billy" wrote in message
. ..
I will toss in my 2 pennies in agreement with the others. Give the fish a
few days to become accustomed to the tank before you worry about them
behaviorally. Also, since clowns eventually reach a foot long or more, your
20 gal tank is no more than a temporary home, and with the other fish in
that tank, it's already pretty overstocked in my opinion. Test your water
frequently and watch for trouble.

billy

I definitly agree it looks overstocked. But on one of my previous
posts/questions I was told 1 fish per gallon of water. I figured the Neon
Tetras being so small wouldnt be a problem. I already knew about the
Loaches, temporary. It was suggested in this group that I put the loaches in
the tank, let them clean up the snails and possibly the fish store would buy
them back or I could sell them.

1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind of fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...

Fishman

"Jeff" wrote in message
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"Billy" wrote in message
. ..
I will toss in my 2 pennies in agreement with the others. Give the fish a
few days to become accustomed to the tank before you worry about them
behaviorally. Also, since clowns eventually reach a foot long or more,
your
20 gal tank is no more than a temporary home, and with the other fish in
that tank, it's already pretty overstocked in my opinion. Test your water
frequently and watch for trouble.

billy

I definitly agree it looks overstocked. But on one of my previous
posts/questions I was told 1 fish per gallon of water. I figured the Neon
Tetras being so small wouldnt be a problem. I already knew about the
Loaches, temporary. It was suggested in this group that I put the loaches
in
the tank, let them clean up the snails and possibly the fish store would
buy
them back or I could sell them.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 04:08:50 GMT, "Fishman" wrote:

1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind of fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...

Fishman

I imagine he meant 1 fish-inch per gallon. I have exceeded this
measure with no problems. Frequent partial water changes over come
many problems in my opinion.

dick

"Jeff" wrote in message
. ..

"Billy" wrote in message
. ..
I will toss in my 2 pennies in agreement with the others. Give the fish a
few days to become accustomed to the tank before you worry about them
behaviorally. Also, since clowns eventually reach a foot long or more,
your
20 gal tank is no more than a temporary home, and with the other fish in
that tank, it's already pretty overstocked in my opinion. Test your water
frequently and watch for trouble.

billy

I definitly agree it looks overstocked. But on one of my previous
posts/questions I was told 1 fish per gallon of water. I figured the Neon
Tetras being so small wouldnt be a problem. I already knew about the
Loaches, temporary. It was suggested in this group that I put the loaches
in
the tank, let them clean up the snails and possibly the fish store would
buy
them back or I could sell them.

"Fishman" wrote in message
news:mjJsf.28955$x%2.4606@trnddc06...
1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind
of fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala
Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...


It's not a hard rule, just a guideline. Many fish would not tolerate
such conditions, such as large fish, or very aggressive fish. There
are no hard rules in aquaria, give me one, and I'm sure I could find
someone who has broken the rule and had good results. g

b

"Billy" wrote in message
. ..

"Fishman" wrote in message
news:mjJsf.28955$x%2.4606@trnddc06...
1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind of
fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala
Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...


It's not a hard rule, just a guideline. Many fish would not tolerate
such conditions, such as large fish, or very aggressive fish. There are
no hard rules in aquaria, give me one, and I'm sure I could find
someone who has broken the rule and had good results. g

b

Fish need water. After that, it's anyone's opinion ;~).
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www.NetMax.tk

On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:31:00 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:


"Billy" wrote in message
...

"Fishman" wrote in message
news:mjJsf.28955$x%2.4606@trnddc06...
1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind of
fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala
Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...


It's not a hard rule, just a guideline. Many fish would not tolerate
such conditions, such as large fish, or very aggressive fish. There are
no hard rules in aquaria, give me one, and I'm sure I could find
someone who has broken the rule and had good results. g

b

Fish need water. After that, it's anyone's opinion ;~).

Tell that to a "jumper!" g

dick

"Dick" wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:31:00 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:


"Billy" wrote in message
m...

"Fishman" wrote in message
news:mjJsf.28955$x%2.4606@trnddc06...
1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind
of
fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala
Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...


It's not a hard rule, just a guideline. Many fish would not tolerate
such conditions, such as large fish, or very aggressive fish. There
are
no hard rules in aquaria, give me one, and I'm sure I could find
someone who has broken the rule and had good results. g

b

Fish need water. After that, it's anyone's opinion ;~).

Tell that to a "jumper!" g

dick


When a fish looks out of an aquarium, there is probably nothing that
suggests that we are not underwater, anymore than when people look out a
patio door, expecting air on the other side.

Jumpers are not suicidal. They are explorers.
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www.NetMax.tk

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:37:15 -0800, "Billy"
wrote:


"Fishman" wrote in message
news:mjJsf.28955$x%2.4606@trnddc06...
1 fish per gallon of water?!

I don't know who told you that, but I wouldn't take it. What kind
of fish?
1 adult Oscar in 1 gallon of water? What about an Arawana, Bala
Shark?
Tetra's may be a different story, but still...


It's not a hard rule, just a guideline. Many fish would not tolerate
such conditions, such as large fish, or very aggressive fish. There
are no hard rules in aquaria, give me one, and I'm sure I could find
someone who has broken the rule and had good results. g

b

I agree, one size does not fit all. I like answers in the newsgroups
as they most often are real experience rather than a generalization.

dick

In article ,
"Jeff" wrote:


I definitly agree it looks overstocked. But on one of my previous
posts/questions I was told 1 fish per gallon of water. I figured the Neon

No, that's one *inch* of fish per gallon of water.

Tetras being so small wouldnt be a problem.

Correct, because they are only about an inch anyway.

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Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA