Freshwater Fish
Clown Loach.
A banded orange-and-black loach with bags of personality — social, playful, and known to lie on its side 'playing dead.' They grow large and live for years, so keep a group in a 75-gallon-plus tank. Great snail patrol, too.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 12"
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Scientific name
- Chromobotia macracanthus
Good tank mates
Clown loaches are social and semi-aggressive, so they want similarly-sized, not-timid tankmates and should be kept in a group of their own kind. Good companions include larger barbs (tiger barbs in a big school), bigger rasboras and danios, gouramis, and peaceful medium cichlids like angelfish or severums. Avoid very small fish that fit in their mouth, long-finned slow fish that might get nipped, and aggressive cichlids that will harass them. Not a fit for a peaceful nano community.
Good to know
Clown loaches sometimes rest on their side on the substrate, a behavior that often looks like the fish is dead but is normal.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
Mon–Fri 12–6 · Sat 11–4 · Sun closed. Call ahead on livestock — what's on the floor rotates.