Tom

I currently have;
2 Angelfish (Angel and Stanley)
3 Lemon Tetras
6 Cardinal Tetras
3 Rams
3 L52(Butterfly Pleco)

capekate

Hi Tom
great fish you have there, and tanks! So have you found that the loachs get along with the 2 angels? Im interested in getting a few loachs and wondering about the compatibilty. thanks, ~ kate

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Tom

The dwarf loaches get along with the angels just fine, it's just the little skunk that there is a problem with, it seem to go after my large angel once in a while. I also know that a small school of yoyo loaches would do fine with angel(s) if you don't want to spend the money on the rare dwarves.
Tom

capekate

thanks Tom~ I probably wouldnt be able to find the dwarf loaches anyway. But I really like the stripe markings on the clown loaches. Maybe a few of them would be an option.
Eventually I will be moving the angels to their own tank and that will free up the 29g for ideas on what to stock it with.


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Tom

I think you should read the 'before you buy clown loachs' post in the clown loach section.
Tom

capekate

HI Tom
I did go to the clown loach section and read up on them, and then decided that they were not for my tank. But I may be purchasing a used 55g set up in the next month and will reconsider them then.

Tom

You still might want ot wait till you get an even bigger tank since they have the potential to grow to about 18" but usually grow to 6-12" in the aquarium.
Tom

capekate

hmmmm.... maybe i will go with a jack dempsey fish, a big fish but would not get as long as the clown loach. Or an oscar....Ive seen some silver dollars at my friends tank, and WoW they do get big too!!

Tom

That would be a nice tank for small schooling fish like tetras or barbs. Or even some silver dollars.
Tom

capekate

My goodness! My friend has had a 55 g tank for years and she has about two bala sharks, two HUGE silver dollars, and a few other larger fish that I cant remember what they are. Among those she has three tiger barbs and a few tetras. they all have plenty of room to swim around in, in that large tank. Small schooling fish like tetras or barbs would be lost in that tank!

Tom

Unless you have a large(20-30) school of neons, that would look soooooo beautiful.
Tom

capekate

LOL.. yes that would be quite the sight eh? wow.. I can imagine how nice that would look!

Stradius011

Nice combo! Are you planning to get your skunk loach a companion?

Tom

No, the skunk isn't with us any more. It died this morning in the net I had it in until I contacted the guy I take the fish that I want to trade.
Tom

Stradius011

Oh...sorry to hear what happened.

Tom

I hate to say this but, I'm glad he died, he was attacking my angels and tetras too much. But it is still sad none-the-less, he had soo much personallity.
Tom

Stradius011

Well....skunk loeaches ARE semi-aggressive.

Tom

I didn't find that out until after purchase and the store was closing as we were leaving.
Tom