What Fish Are Compatible with Clown Loaches?
Clown Loach Tank Mates
In the aquarium, these fish will do well with nearly all community fish like Cherry Barbs, Tiger Barbs, Neon Tetra, and Black Widow Tetra. Other good tank mates for this species would be other bottom-dwelling fish such as Kuhli Loach, Bristlenose Pleco, and the Borneo Sucking Loach.

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Also know, will a clown loach eat other fish?

Re: Clown loach eating other fish. Loaches are opportunistic, while they don't typically hunt other fish if they see an opportunity to eat a smaller fish they will. Some of the more aggressive Botiine loaches will sometimes go after smaller fish.

Subsequently, question is, do Clown loaches get along with angelfish? Elephant nose and the snake loaches tend to be good with angels. Clown loaches, (Botia macracantha), tend to nip angelfish fins and tails. *Any of the Hemigrammus tetras would be peaceful companions, but are small enough to be lunch. aggressive for angelfish.

In this regard, how many clown loaches should you keep together?

Tankmates. Peaceful with its own and other species, it prefers to have companions with which it will form a school. Virtually all non-aggressive fish are suitable as tankmates for clown loaches. Because they prefer to live in schools, it's wise to keep three or more in a group.

Can I keep one clown loach?

You can keep them in singles but I believe they won't be as happy as they should be. I agree with Zagz. They are an active schooling fish and would be happier in a group. I had a single clown loach (it was a gift) for almost half a year.

Related Question Answers

Do Clown loaches clean tanks?

Clown Loach
They are, however, a large fish with most coming in at about 12-14 inches as adults. They clean off the bottom and go through the substrate to look for food. These require large tanks.

Can clown loaches live with guppies?

Clown loaches require HUGE tanks! Many members will say 75 gallon, but IMHO-I wouldn't put them in anything smaller than a 125 gallon. As adults, they look like footballs with stripes. I'm pretty sure they'd eat your guppies as soon as their mouths were big enough.
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