Tristan Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I just read on a website that clown loaches can grow to be 16 inches. Don't know if this is true I was thinking more like 12 inches... Has anyone ever owned or seen a clown loach reach that size? Also wanting to know if any other loaches reach that size? I'm looking for a display type ground dweller for my tank which has peacock bass and giant gourami. I have a neosilirus ater in there at the moment as well but may decide to sell him some time soon. I would go down the path of getting lost numbers however I don't trust them with rays. If only rtc didn't grow ridiculously big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heintz.G Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Here you go Tristan, it gives theoretical maximum sizes on most types of loaches Loach Species Index (Alphabetical) — Loaches Online a good site for loach lovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ive seen clowns at 12 inch, but not much over. Love to see pics guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutters187 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Have heard of clowns getting up to 60cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 They get pretty Damm big, have seen them 40+. Look so good in a shoal. They grow so slow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3f0rg0t3n Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Have 26 clown loaches, biggest is only 25-28cm but i do feed them up and provide frequent water changes which helps the slow growing fish grow just that little bit quicker lol With my own eyes best i've personally seen was a good 45cm, that's the goal with my crew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Yer I reckon a school of them would look rad in a predator type tank to add a bit of colour to the bottom. Any other catfish people would recommend? Thanks for your help guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Have heard of clowns getting up to 60cm Pics or it didn't happen haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Here you go Tristan, it gives theoretical maximum sizes on most types of loaches Loach Species Index (Alphabetical) — Loaches Online a good site for loach lovers. Rad site... A lot of reading to do for me haha. Haven't found any yet that get to the size of a clown. Cheers mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browes_91 Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 [MENTION=3848]misardosfishop[/MENTION] has one over 30cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayPee Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I had one at 11 inches and another at 10 inches. Biggest I have now is about 20 cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Wow i have just individually gone through every single loach listed on that website. Never knew how much variety existed amongst loaches! Discovered that clown loaches arent infact the largest and it is instead the royal clown loach. Such a cool looking fish... Now where can i find them/ are they in australia? Leptobotia elongata — Loaches Online It also helped me find what i believe was the loach annerly aquarium were selling a little while ago that i thought were pretty cool. The polka dot loach (botia kubotai). Can anyone confirm if this is the right loach? One of the nicest i have seen irl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Darra has some nice sized clowns at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Darra has some nice sized clowns at the moment cheers matey!! what price they going for/ aprox size? might make a trip up there always enjoy going to darra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 20-15cm $70 I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Before the Indonesian government banned the export of large clown loaches (to protect their broodstock and natural populations) I used to import large loaches. Only two fish would fit per fishbox which made shipping pretty expensive and average sizes would be 45-60cm. They are extremely lazy fish though and just lay on their side motionless for so long, that an occasional prod every few days was required to confirm they hadn't died. I have a group in an outdoor pool around 45cm. The are most productive spawners around 30cm though. I visited one asian fish farm that produced over a million clown loaches per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Before the Indonesian government banned the export of large clown loaches (to protect their broodstock and natural populations) I used to import large loaches. Only two fish would fit per fishbox which made shipping pretty expensive and average sizes would be 45-60cm. They are extremely lazy fish though and just lay on their side motionless for so long, that an occasional prod every few days was required to confirm they hadn't died.I have a group in an outdoor pool around 45cm. The are most productive spawners around 30cm though. I visited one asian fish farm that produced over a million clown loaches per month. Holy crap look at that thing! Amazing mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not a loach but may also suit my needs. A bloke on petlink is selling a "bumblebee catfish" which is 20-25cm. After doing a bit of reading, I can't find anywhere that say they grow this big. Are the websites wrong or is it not technically a bumblee catfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Look like one, but a bit steep on price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Look like one, but a bit steep on price Yer I'm sure I could find it cheaper... And that particular one doesn't look to healthy either with all of its fins split... But great to know they can reach that size, so why do all the websites sport differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 Not sure, but there is a lot of mis-information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 They don't take that long to grow aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misardosfishop Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Thought I'd show off my school of big loaches all over 15cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted January 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]59742[/ATTACH]Thought I'd show off my school of big loaches all over 15cm Please and thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Bumble bee cats will get to 30cm but they will nip fins and kill small fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
