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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Red tail shark or Clown loach
hi my freind wants to know what she should get she wold say herself but her computer is getting repaired i have a RTBS but cant say only had for 3 daysso what do you guys think? | 
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| can you give the tank specks ? size, what else is in there etc? | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| oh she just got a 78 gallon tank she finished cycling a few weeks ago and in there at the moment i think she has:
1 royal plec(3 or 4 inches)
7 gold barbs
4 neon rainbows
she has quite a lot of space left its a nice tank well planted,caves so she loves them both a lot but doesn't know if she could get both since clown loaches have to be in groups
Last edited by Redtail97; June 26th, 2009 at 11:38 AM.
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Clown loaches really need to be in a community of other clown loaches - the more the merrier. And they get quite large. | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| so which one would you go for? | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I'd go for the shark......they are neat fish.  | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| how many? i thought 2 or max 3 | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| There can be only one.....but since it's a large tank can try three....but I am not really sure. Need some opinions from other members. http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10sharks.htm
Last edited by AlyeskaGirl; June 26th, 2009 at 12:23 PM.
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June 26th, 2009
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| Hello. I'd vote for 1 red tail shark. Personally I don't think there is room for 2 even in a 78g tank. I have a 155g tank and I wouldn't even consider adding another shark (I have a red finned shark). I think there would be too much aggression.
As for the Clown Loaches they can grow to 12 inches and should be kept as a group as mentioned. Too, I'd want them in a much larger tank as well. | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| i agree with aquarist, they're too agressive sometimes  | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| okay thank you and sorry i forgot to mention she also likes kuhli loach would that be ok with a red tail shark and do kuhlis have to be in groups and how many could fit in her tank | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Personally I've never kept Kuhlis' so wait for an experienced Kuhlis person to respond. I'm sure they will | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| well he rts are awesome fish but they like to be the only one and mine tought the barbs a lesson when they came by him | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| I have a RTS and I love her. I keep mine with rainbow fish... My RTS chases the rainbows sometimes... but just as often I see her swimming along with them like she's one of the gang. I don't know much about loaches... but I've read others that keep both say that they get along fine. | |
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June 26th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| i would say you could get 1 RTS, they are too territorial to have more than 1 in that size of tank, I personally wouldn't get clown loaches they need to be in a minimum of a 6 foot long tank and be in a school no smaller than 5. The tank you mentioned is far to small for them.
The kuhlis would work but you need to get a minimum of 3 as they are social fish, they are nocturnal so you rarely see them, but if you have dim lights and plenty of hiding spaces they might come out during the day. They don't provide much bio load for there size which is great, but being a loach they should be added to established tanks and care should be taken to keep the water in pristine condition.
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June 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| thank you i will tell her right away | |
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June 28th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| I've got 3 Kolie Loaches in my 75g (I think) since ya never see em ya just never know. | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharkitty  Clown loaches really need to be in a community of other clown loaches - the more the merrier. And they get quite large. | Also, clown loaches are more vulnerable for ick to grow on them | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| I would go with red tail sharks. They look good, and I hear that they are exotic species of sharks that can live in freshwater
Also, they look very good in pairs or groups. | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| oh she said he is waitiNG for her LFS t restoc they don't have any at the moment and plus sharks can only go on their own unless have very big well planted tanks so its unlikely you can get them in pairs | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| i always liked the clown loach have 2 of them at the mo | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| and what size is your tank? | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| one tank is 450 lts and the other is 190 lts both are freshwater plus ive a little 60lt cold water aswell | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| wow those are massive the biggest tank i can afford is probably a 150 liter tank | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| what kind of fish do u hav r want ? | |
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June 29th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| well in my current 60liter i just have a small red tail shark will upgrade in 5-7 weeks i might get 1 80 liter tank and one 110 liter tank(maybe by then i will get a bit more cash) one tank for some bolivion and german rams and the other tank for my red tail and a few other fish but i never know thats what im hoping is gonna happen becuase rams and RTBS are my favourite fish  | |
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