Can white cloud minnows live with clown loaches?

Verdict

No. White cloud minnows and clown loaches should not share a tank. White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); clown loaches need 77–86°F. No temperature suits both.

White cloud minnow60–72°F · pH 6–8

Clown loach77–86°F · pH 6–7.5

What to watch

Deal breakerWhite cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); clown loaches need 77–86°F. No temperature suits both.
Watch outAt 8 inches a clown loach can swallow a small white cloud minnow. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
Watch outClown loaches grow to 8 inches and need 75 gallons, far more than a tank set up for white cloud minnows.

What works

pH 6–7.5 suits both.
They use different parts of the tank: white cloud minnows the mid, clown loaches the bottom.

Water side by side

The ranges do not meet, so one of them would always be too warm or too cold.

The green band is the pH both tolerate.

Size to scale

Adult length in an aquarium. A fish can swallow anything that fits in its mouth, roughly a third to half its own length for predators.

Care at a glance

	White cloud minnow	Clown loach
Temperature	60–72 °F	77–86 °F
pH	6–8	6–7.5
Adult size	1.5 in	8.0 in
Minimum tank	10 gal	75 gal
Temperament	Peaceful	Peaceful
Swims at	Middle	Bottom
Group	Groups of 6+	Groups of 5+
Diet	Omnivore	Omnivore

Better tank mates for white cloud minnows

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Better tank mates for clown loaches

All clown loach tank mates

Questions

Can white cloud minnows live with clown loaches?

No. White cloud minnows and clown loaches should not share a tank. White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); clown loaches need 77–86°F. No temperature suits both.

What temperature suits both white cloud minnows and clown loaches?

None. White cloud minnows need 60–72 °F and clown loaches need 77–86 °F, so the ranges do not meet.

What size tank do white cloud minnows and clown loaches need together?

At least 75 gal, set by the clown loach. Add space for each extra fish.