Dolphin Loaches in a Community Tank

[robertprice]

Having acclimated my 3 inch Dolphin Loach to 76 degree water for a few months, I decided he should be big and hardy enough at 4.5 inches to put in my community 55. He has been in there a week with a Clown Knifefish, a Red Ceibal, a Chocolate Cichlid, a Synodontis catfish, a Prochilodus insignis, an albino Bichir and 3 Rainbow Cichlids. While still predominantly a bottom fish, he now grazes the rocks for missed pieces of food and algae, and fits in well with his tankmates, all of whom are rather mellow.