help with loaches

[grogan]

Praecox rainbow fish also known as neon rainbows are some of my favorite. They stay small and have amazing colors. In your tank you could get 10-15 of these fish and they would be an eye catcher.

[Angelclown]

First I would like to point out that clown loaches grow slowly, so a 50 gallon will be sufficiant for them for a while. I have a 55 gallon fish tank with three clown loaches and two plecostomuses. I will be upgrading when I get the money, but my clown loaches are very happy. So if you are willing to upgrade your tank when the clowns get too big for the 50 gallon then I would say get the clowns, besides they are funny fish. They can make you laugh. Yes they can get big, but it takes a long time for them to get huge.

[hXcChic22]

But why not get a larger school of loaches that will be happy forever in a 55?

You never know where you might be financially, living arrangement-wise, etc in a year. Play it safe and stick with fish that fit the tank you currently have.

[Redhead305]

im fixed with the zebra loaches but im worried more for the bosemons ever since i saw the comment of them being in truble

[AquariumTech]

Originally Posted by hXcChic22 But why not get a larger school of loaches that will be happy forever in a 55? You never know where you might be financially, living arrangement-wise, etc in a year. Play it safe and stick with fish that fit the tank you currently have.

This.

Not to mention I dont think the fish are going to like getting transported back to the fish store just because you wanted to look at their colors for a while. Thats assuming your store will take them back too; then they have to find a new home all over again.