Clown loach
Sold at two inches, it grows to ten or more and lives for decades. It needs a group and a very large tank.
Care at a glance
| Minimum tank | 125 gallons (473 L) |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 77–86°F (25–30°C) |
| pH | 6.0–7.5 |
| How many | Keep at least 5 together |
| Adult size | 10 in (25.4 cm) |
| Temperament | Peaceful |
| Where it lives | The bottom |
| Type | Fish |
Things to know
- It feeds on the bottom. Give it sinking pellets or wafers, because leftovers are not enough.
- It eats snails, including ones you want to keep.
Tanks that include clown loaches
Each one opens in the planner and passes every check.
Good tank mates
- Neon tetra
- Cardinal tetra
- Ember tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Chili rasbora
- Guppy
- Platy
- Betta (male)
- Dwarf gourami
- Bronze corydoras
- Pygmy corydoras
- Otocinclus
- Bristlenose pleco
- Kuhli loach
- Angelfish
- Tiger barb
- Cherry barb
- Black skirt tetra
- Glowlight tetra
- Rummynose tetra
- Black neon tetra
- Lemon tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Bleeding heart tetra
- Congo tetra
- Diamond tetra
- X-ray tetra
- Green neon tetra
- Marbled hatchetfish
- Scissortail rasbora
- Lambchop rasbora
- Giant danio
- Siamese algae eater
- Swordtail
- Endler's livebearer
- Pearl gourami
- Honey gourami
- Three-spot blue gourami
- Sparkling gourami
- Paradise fish
- Female betta
- German blue ram
- Bolivian ram
- Cockatoo dwarf cichlid
- Kribensis
- Firemouth cichlid
- Severum
- Discus
- Electric blue acara
- Sterbai corydoras
- Yoyo loach
- Dwarf chain loach
- Clown pleco
- Common pleco
- Pictus catfish
- Glass catfish
- Boeseman's rainbowfish
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Golden wonder killifish
- Clown killifish
- Bala shark
Possible with care
- Zebra danio
- Molly
- Celestial pearl danio
- Rosy barb
- Denison barb
- Rainbow shark
- Red-tailed black shark
- Sailfin molly
- Convict cichlid
- Oscar
- Jack Dempsey
- Electric yellow lab
- Peacock cichlid
- Shell dweller
- Panda corydoras
- Peppered corydoras
- Rubber lip pleco
- Chinese algae eater
- Dojo loach
- Dwarf orange crayfish
- African dwarf frog
Do not mix with
- White cloud minnow
- Fancy goldfish
- Cherry shrimp
- Amano shrimp
- Nerite snail
- Gold barb
- Hillstream loach
- Pea puffer
- Common goldfish
- Japanese rice fish
- Mystery snail
- Ramshorn snail
- Assassin snail
- Ghost shrimp
- Bamboo shrimp
- Crystal red shrimp
Open any pairing to see the reason.