Crayfish with Loaches?

Question

My new 72- gallon is almost finished cycling.

I'm planning to start with:

5 clown loaches

4 Yoyo cloaches

And eventually fill the rest with African Cichlids, once i have adjusted the water parameters.

My question is, will a blue crayfish bother my loaches? Both of them can get quite big. Let's say if they are about the same size..... i'm scared of the claws.... but i know loaches are strong fishes too

what do you think?

Answer 1

Crayfish can eat anything that likes to live on the bottom of the tank especially smaller fish.  So your clown loaches should be ok because they are a bit bigger and move around a lot.  I would just watch the YoYo loaches, yes crayfish have been know to eat them especially when they 'sleep' on their sides and the crayfish sneak up on them

Answer 2

I know most loaches of the botia variety (Yo yo and Clown) have a taste for invertebrates. So there is a possibility that the crayfish could actually become lunch for your loaches.

I could be wrong and somebody please correct me if I am. Thanks.