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That's not a good idea at all. The Malawi cichlid will be far more aggressive than other of the other fish and will bully and beat them literally to death. Since both the Malawi and the clown loach like to live at the bottom of the tank and the Malawi will claim a large part of the bottom as his territory, this will lead to guaranteed problems for the poor clown loach. The shark os a little faster and would last a bit longer, but the Malawi would eventually tire him out and kill him as well.
As if this weren't enough, the Malawi is from Africa, the shark from Asia (the Pacific rim area) and the clown loach is from South America. They all need quite different water quality parameters to do well at all. You could probably get away with mixing the sharks and the clown loach as they are all reasonably peaceful and wouldn't often cross paths since the loach lives on the bottom and the sharks swim higher in the water column.
You'll need a fairly large tank for these species already (at least a 55 gallon tank) but if you have the room you could look into adding large danios, the larger types of gouramis (blue, gold, silver, snakeskin for example) and similar fair sized fish that are not aggressive but are large enough to defend themselves against the sharks if they begin to bully other fish as they sometimes do as they grow up.
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Will a black moor goldfish get along with a clown loach?
No, this is because a goldfish and a clown loach are not compatible and should not be in the same tank. One clown loach needs a 75 gallon tank on it's own as they grow very large. In addition, a clown loach needs warmer water than a goldfish.
Is there sutch thing as a clown loach?
yes there is.
What kind of fish is a clown fish?
Loach.
What color are clown loach?
Clown loaches are orange with thick black stripes.
What are clown loach livebearer or egg layer?
clown loaches lay eggs.
Where can you find a Clown Loach?
There are plenty of places in order for one to find out a Clown Loach. However, it is strongly recommended that one should order from the website eBay.
What kind of freshwater fish do you have?
I have a lot of mollies, three angelfish, one cambodian shark, three bala sharks, one pleco, one clown loach, and a few guppies.
Is a loach fish a saltwater or freshwater fish?
Loaches are freshwater fish, for example, the clown loach which is a freshwater fish.
Do clown loach need salt in there water?
Simple answer is " No they do not need salt." Clown Loach (Botia macrocantha) are however a large fish and like to be kept in groups (schools) so they need a large aquarium.
What are a few breeds of fish?
Clown loach tiger loach mollies sunset guppies angelfish puff fish Siamese fighter fish
What fish go with clown loach?
Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) grows to be quite a large fish (10 inches to 12 inches long) and they should be kept in groups of no less than 5 fish. They will mix well with other peacfull but largish fish like Silver dollars and Bala sharks. The minimum sized tank recommended for these larger species is at least 6 foot long.
Why is my Clown Loach Hiding Is it pregnant?
Clown loaches are a little bit more outgoing then some other types of loach. Even then they can be elusive. They stay near the bottom of the tank and often hide behind plants. Due to their bright orange coloration they are still easy to spot. Their relative the Kuhli loach is longer and more eel like. They are much more prone to hiding as you described.
