are clown loaches good community fish?
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Typical Behavior. Clown Loaches are an extremely social and peaceful fish that are often found closely foraging in the substrate. They are best kept in large community tanks in a shoal containing at least 5 individuals. ... These fish are playful by nature and enjoy chasing each other around the tank.
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Clown loaches are known to eat snails, but they should not be purchased for this reason. Because they are schooling fish, they need to be kept in groups, and their large size doesn't make them the best candidate for most tanks. Clown loaches are beautiful, active, long-lived fish that make a great display in any tank.
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Try catching perch or a pike (if you can't catch a walleye) if your wanting a tasty Shore Lunch... both of them will be good eating. The smallmouth taste just fine......... ... Having said that, the idea of frying up smallies just for the sake of eating fresh fish is absurd.
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Benefits of the Plecostomus! Sometimes called the "janitor fish" or "sucker fish" these helpful species can help keep tanks clean as they are natural scavengers. They are bottom-feeders and will eat uneaten food or other leftover matter that would otherwise cause harmful nitrates in the water.
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As a side note, kuhli loaches won't consume algae or aquarium plants and safe to keep in a planted tank. Also, unlike other members of the loach family, they are not known for eating snails or shrimp. Kuhli loaches are not picky eaters and will readily eat most kinds of sinking foods.
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Any respectable Clown loach or Yo-Yo Loach would give their right fin for a snail dinner. They will sift through the gravel, sucking any snail they find right out of its shell. Loaches will even dive under the substrate in their snail hunting quest. Labyrinth fish, such as Bettas and Gouramis, will also eat snails.
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"Like the clown loach, the yoyo loach will readily devour snails, especially the smaller variety. Invertebrates are one of the yoyo loach's natural food sources, and freshwater shrimp and snails are not safe."
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There are 3reef members that have damsels and clowns with little to no trouble. I feel that you would ok in doing this, but the fish will still size each other up and possibly fight during the first couple of days. Once they establish territories and live with each other long enough, they should be fine.
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Kuhli loaches and shrimp? Kuhli loaches and shrimp? Should be fine. If the loaches come across shrimplets that are bite sized, I am sure they would eat them, but adults rcs should be totally fine.
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All livebearers like molly fish get along great together. They are all the same aggression levels and breed in the same manner. These are Platies, Swordtails, Guppies, Mollies and a couple more. You can't go wrong with more livebearers with your mollies.
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They are an active fish, but when weather changes take place, they become even more active. This species is one of the few Loaches that does not need to be kept in a school. They get along well with virtually all other fish and provide plenty of action for the tank.
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Loaches and Pleco's the two species are the Medusa Pleco L-034 and the Kuhli Loach, i have read that both of these fish are relatively peaceful and should not bother each other. Actually i have read that they are peacfull and good community fish but not wither this mix would work.
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The loaches that tend to eat snails are the botia loaches like clowns and striped loaches. None of which would be compatible with your tank anyhow due to size. Dojo loaches also eat snails but only smaller ones. A mystery snail is too big for a dojo.
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Hogfish are delicious. They'll bite a hook but you really have to know what you are doing (and I don't). I believe they're highly toxic and if caught, should be disposed of quickly.
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Anglers in Florida are more interested in Clown Knifefish for sport than for food, but it is edible and has a lot of commercial value in the countries its native to. People eat the flesh of this fish minced, rolled into balls, and cooked with curry.
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Unlike true nocturnal loaches, the Clown Loach is active during the day but will shy from bright light and hide amongst plant stocks or in rockwork. Best of all, however, Chromobotia macracantha is a voracious eater of nuisance snails that sneak into your aquarium on live plants.
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Weather or Dojo Loaches These loaches need to be kept in groups of 3 or more and enjoy burrowing, so make sure they're provided with fine gravel or sand substrate. Loaches require a lot of space of their own, too, so you'll need a pretty large tank to house them with goldfish.