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clown loaches and p. saulosi

nmbr1ddy

08-16-2005

Re: clown loaches and p. saulosi

Tommi Jensen

08-16-2005

Re: clown loaches and p. saulosi

08-17-2005

Posted by nmbr1ddy on August 16, 2005, 10:15 am

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I have a new tank that has been cycled and set up with plants and rocks
with
holes in them for P. saulosi. I found several clown loaches at an
unbelievable
price ($2.50 each) and put them in the tank. I was
wondering if they would be
good tank mates for the p. saulosi?

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nmbr1ddy

Posted by Tommi Jensen on August 16, 2005, 7:29 pm

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nmbr1ddy wrote:

> I have a new tank that has been cycled and set up with plants and rocks
> with holes in them for P. saulosi. I found several clown loaches at an
> unbelievable price ($2.50 each) and put them in the tank. I was
> wondering if they would be good tank mates for the p. saulosi?

Assuming that the loaches are not gargantuan, which is unlikely due to
the price, and that the Saulosi's don't go postal (i.e. extraordinarily
agressive) I wouldn't expect problems, I've seen lots of
well-established mbuna tanks with clown botias in them.

Mind you the (unlikely) danger, in case your loaches prepare to spawn,
in that highly-unlikely event, your saulosi's might just become dinner.

Hth

/Tommi

Posted by JG on August 17, 2005, 1:33 am

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I prefer to keep fish from a similar habitat together. With saulosi from
Lake Malawi and Clown loaches from Asia, I'd stay away from that. Plus
saulosi are dwarf Mbuna whereas CL's can attain quite a large size and
potentially beat up on them. Plus saulosi are high pH and hard water fish
whereas CL's need soft water and slightly akaline conditions. I'd say don't
go with that mix.

>
> I have a new tank that has been cycled and set up with plants and rocks
> with holes in them for P. saulosi. I found several clown loaches at an
> unbelievable price ($2.50 each) and put them in the tank. I was
> wondering if they would be good tank mates for the p. saulosi?
>
>
> --
> nmbr1ddy

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