hillstreams..

yep so i'm gonna put hillstreams in my 10g, along with a shoal of some type of danios that like current
so yeah vote, and keep in mind its got like 13x flowrate and unheated (its in my bedroom and doesn't get below 20*C in there lol coz of my 70g heating the whole room) and its got rocks and wood with java moss and few other plants.
cheers

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well 1 vote for 2,3 and 4 thats really helpful guys


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LOL, that is alot of help isn't it LOL

Hahahaha

I would say about 3 or 4 in a tank with that much filtration would do alright (they may even spawn!!). Make sure you allow time for enough algea to grow befor you put them in.

I have kept these before, but they have never done that well. They were my very first fish, and I managed to kill them in 4 days (got them home from LFS, got tank, filled it up from tap with water around 30*C, then wondered why they died ) Second time they stayed alive for about 8-12 months, but I think the water was to warm and there was not enough algea in the tank.

When are you getting them? They are a really neat fish .

Cheers, CatBrat.

lol catbrat
well i'll be getting them round new year coz i havn't got a light yet and it'll take a few weeks for algae to grow. and of course i'll have to search around the LFS's to see if i can find some interesting variations in their patterns

*pokes rusty to comment*

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Dude, I kept quiet but you know which number I voted for (4) .
I hope you do well with them, I've been starting to fret about how mine will do when the weather really starts to warm up here because some of our tanks reach 34c BUT I do have them in the coolest tank which normally doesn't go over 30c.
Good luck Dude and let us know when you get them.

well here's a kind of update
i got a 20w light and i've planted a few twisted vals in it and added 2 filters to it. it now has a rippin 24x turnover, so my hillies are going to be in paradice

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I bet they are Dude!
The 4ft that my guys are in hit 32c in the heatwave we had recently and the hillies were fine. Just hoping that they can handle that sort of temp for several days or weeks at a time

Voted two. Just to be difficult.

Nah, actually i think have two, and maybe find some other fishies to add to make it more diverse.

Just me though.

-- Gomer

well i gots a normal patterened hillstream today and 6 leopard danios for the tank. and my blockhead is sharing the tank for a bit.... anywho the hillstream is kool

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another update, i snagged a really nice hillstream today, i think it is the spiny-head hillstream loach gastromyzon ctenocephalus. it is a bit smaller than my other one but it should be ok..and i decided i am going to get 3 hillstreams for my tank, so i'm gonna wait till i see another species...till then my hillstream tank is complete with the exception of a few plants..

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I've never seen them around here Dude
I'd LOVE to see a pic? although I know how hard it is to get a pic of these guys
Well done!

IF i go see CFD during these holidays, i'll take my digi cam & try get some pics

looks like you had fun @ the shops this week dude!

if FT comes over to my place in the hols he'll snag a pic for yall

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