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Product details - Div strong clown loach strong br div div br div div the very popular clown loach is a great fish for the intermediate hobbyist'. '.strtoupper('t')hey are scaleless so you will have to be careful when using treatments'. '.strtoupper('c')lown loach are more comfortable in groups and can become skittish when alone'. '.strtoupper('d')iv div br div div strong are clown loach particulalrly susceptible to white spot ich'? '.strtoupper('s')trong br more recently, perhaps due to their popularity and intensive breeding for the aquarium trade, clown loaches do appear to be less hardier than other loaches and more susceptible to parasitic diseases such as ich, or white spot'. '.strtoupper('c')lown loach appear to be very sensitive to stress, and may develop these diseases as a result due to reduced immunity'. '.strtoupper('d')on't panic however, white spot nowadays is very simple to treat, but care must be taken with the dose of whitepost treatment as clown loaches are soft skinned and often only require a half dose'. '.strtoupper('y')ou may notice that larger older specimens have scarring as a result of such treatment while juvenile'. '.strtoupper('d')iv div br div div strong do clown loach eat algae'? '.strtoupper('s')trong br no, clown loaches do not commonly eat algae and should not be considered for the purpose of algae control in an aquarium'. '.strtoupper('b')r br strong do clown loach eat snails'? '.strtoupper('s')trong br yes, clown loaches will often use their barbels to search for small snails and food'. '.strtoupper('t')hey do not eat snails on a huge scale however, and will commonly leave larger snails and shrimp alone'. '.strtoupper('t')hey are rather fond of fish eggs too, so be aware of this if kept with egg layers'. '.strtoupper('b')r br div strong strong p strong features strong br approx'. '.strtoupper('s')upplied size 2 3 5 7 cm br maximum size 12 30cm br origin asia br family botiidae br temperament peaceful, skittish br lighting requirement low br ideal number kept together 5 p p strong water conditions strong br our conditions ph 7.5, temp 25°c br ideal ph 6.0–7.5 br water flow moderate to strong br temperature 23 30°c br br strong ease of care strong br easy to moderate'. '.strtoupper('a') well filtered and oxygenated aquarium with fine substrate, moderate water flow and plenty of hiding places is recommended'. '.strtoupper('b')r br strong diet strong br feed sinking catfish pellets, supplemented by frozen bloodworm'. '.strtoupper('b')r br strong breeding strong br difficult'. '.strtoupper('e')gg layers, not commonly bred in captive aquaria'. '.strtoupper('b')r br strong compatibility strong br peaceful, community fish'. '.strtoupper('t')hey live well with tank mates such as tetras, rasbora, and other livebearers of similar size'. '.strtoupper('t')hey are partial to fish eggs, so have caution if housing with egg layers'. '.strtoupper('b')r br strong lifespan strong br clown loach can live 5 10 years in perfect conditions'. '.strtoupper('b')r br for more information on general fishkeeping and our shipping procedures font color000000 font color000000 font color000000 span a titlefishkeeping guide hrefhttps cazaar.prf.hn click camref1011l5h8qz creativeref1101l169067 destinationhttps%3a%2f%2fwww.realaquatics.co.uk%2fpages%2ffishkeeping guide%2f target blank relnoopener click here'. '.strtoupper('a') span font font font p p p |
