Tank overcrowding?

[blacksnow]

Current setup

46 Gallon Bowfront

2 - angel fish
2 - clown loaches (less then 2")
1 - gourami (less then 2")
1 - 14" tire track eel

I would like to add 3 marble loaches. They only reach 5" in size. I know the clown loaches will get larger, but they are also slow growers.

Think this would be ok?

[KcEE]

Hmm...you might be overstocked if you add the 3 marble loaches. The angels grow pretty fast and Clown loaches actually do grow fast as well. Plus you have that 14" eel.

[Amazon]

Instead of adding marbled loaches i would buy three more clown loaches because they like to be in groups of 5 or more.

Good lickthumbs2:

[Amazon]

i mean good luck not lick

[Taurus]

Clown loaches grow slowly, maybe, but do get to be 10" - 12". Just keep that in mind. :22:

[blacksnow]

Clown loaches grow slowly, maybe, but do get to be 10" - 12". Just keep that in mind. :22:


I read up before purchasing this time =p. Wasn't going to repeat my noobie oscar mistake ;).

They won't reach that size for a good 6 years! So I have time. By then will have a larger tank for them.


I've decided to add 1 Yellow King Tiger Pleco and call it quits for now ;)