monica - 2013-05-23 I got these two hill stream loaches in my 48 gallon community fish tank. never had problems with keeping loaches :-) from my experience hill stream loaches are very easy to look after and keep alive if you take care of them properly :-)
Brian Walker - 2013-02-22 Hillstream loaches are a fin fish.. I have 5 of them now in a 75 gallon. I'm going to order more.. I keep getting different species every Tim I order..
Brian Walker - 2013-02-22 Hillstream loaches are a fin fish.. I have 5 of them now in a 75 gallon. I'm going to order more.. I keep getting different species every Tim I order..
I'm from Costa Rica, and I'm looking for breeders who can sell and send me some Hillstream loaches, butterfly loaches and chinese butterfly loaches... please let me know what can I do cause in Costa Rica are some laws, so, they need to send it directly to my house? Thank You so much
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Charlie Roche - 2011-07-14 I would think almost impossible (because of in the United States they call it Fish and Game) law regarding importation of fish or animals. Isn't there somewhere locally that there is a great fish store in Costa Rica. It is so beautiful there.
tom - 2012-07-31 I have put them in with leapard danios recently will they be alright??? :/
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-07-31 Should not be an issue.
tom - 2012-07-31 Thanks the only water flow I have in the tank is made by my filter will that be all right??
Jeremy Roche - 2012-08-01 I would add a powerhead or 2 depending on the size of the tank.
Anonymous - 2012-08-02 Thanks again i just put my hand in the tank to retreive some un eaten food and it scared it off, now its lying on its back still breathing. Is it playing dead or something
tom - 2012-08-06 dont bother replying their both dead :'(
tracy - 2011-08-19 Hi I got 2 of these fish yesterday. I did all the recommended things before introducing them to my tank. (I have 2 goldfish in there) within hours one was upside down on the bottom looking dead and the other was barely moving. As I got them out they both twitched so put them in a bowl with half tank water and half clean cold water and today they are both lively! Do I put them in the tank again or do I get them another tank? One thing I did notice was that the tank water did feel a little warm, would this have been the cause and would making the water colder in the tank solve the problem.... I already lost 2 last week and these are replacements. I had cleaned the tank before putting the new ones in.
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Charlie Roche - 2011-08-19 Always check tank conditions and double check. Place the platic bag the new fish are in - into the tank so they aclimate to any even 1 degree in temperature.
Anonymous - 2011-08-19 hi, yes I did put the bag in the tank as you should but they still seemed unhappy. They are now in a different tank and seem to be ok but not convinced. Hopefully they will still be around tomorrow.
Dylan - 2011-08-31 You need to be careful what you put with goldfish. Since they produce a considerable amount of ammonia, many fish are unsuited for goldfish tanks as they are not hardy enough to withstand the amount of waste that goldfish produce. If they were put in a clean tank and are flourishing, I think you have your answer. If you wish to keep them with goldfish, you are going to have to do extremely frequent water changes in order to keep the water quality suitable for the more sensitive fish.
Jeremy Roche - 2012-03-08 What size tank are you using? Do you have a big enough filter? They do sell pouches that remove ammonia. That may help. Test your water to make sure that is the issue, but with goldfish it normally is. Depending on filter you may be able to get inserts for the ammonia as well. Good luck!
Jennifer - 2012-07-14 You should get them a different tank because they are cold water fish the warmer water will put them into shock as you noticed, and can potentially kill them.
Mary E. Hyland - 2011-11-19 I have had two of these "C.H.Loach" and getting a real kick out of them. They disappear for long periods and just as I start to worry, I find them hanging on the upper areas of the glass. They're currently tiny so disappear easily into the many plants and driftwood. I now know I have to get a few more to give them a "family".
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David Brough - 2011-11-20 Very cool! How are they at cleaning algae?
Ursula Davies - 2007-05-04 I got a Hillstream Loach, and he is the only one at the moment but I will get some more after reading this, though I was unsure of what he was when I got him. He is very friendly and loves my other fish! Also pretty :)
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Ryan Charles - 2011-04-13 Can they grow quite big in a MASSIVE aquarium if you move the tank size every year???
Glan - 2011-02-25 They're not THAT peaceful. We have a male & female and the male will chase other fish regularly. He'll actually fight with a BN pleco in the tank.
They LOVE good water circulation - without it they will die. Lesson, get a powerhead!
Nigel - 2008-03-16 They love running water. Try pouring water down the side of your tank while changing water and they'll scurry up well above the water level! I got two for $2 here in Singapore. They're quite hardworking at algae after they adjust to the tank. So far I've not fed them much and they seem to be doing alright in a bright set-up.
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Nina - 2010-11-30 Ahh my borneo sucker fish is swimming frantically up and down the glass of my tank. Will it jump out? I just got it today...?
The Chinese Hillstream Loach is a most unique looking loach that is gentle and non-aggressive!
I got these two hill stream loaches in my 48 gallon community fish tank. never had problems with keeping loaches :-) from my experience hill stream loaches are very easy to look after and keep alive if you take care of them properly :-)
Hillstream loaches are a fin fish.. I have 5 of them now in a 75 gallon. I'm going to order more.. I keep getting different species every Tim I order..
Hillstream loaches are a fin fish.. I have 5 of them now in a 75 gallon. I'm going to order more.. I keep getting different species every Tim I order..
Hello all:
I'm from Costa Rica, and I'm looking for breeders who can sell and send me some Hillstream loaches, butterfly loaches and chinese butterfly loaches... please let me know what can I do cause in Costa Rica are some laws, so, they need to send it directly to my house?
Thank You so much
I would think almost impossible (because of in the United States they call it Fish and Game) law regarding importation of fish or animals. Isn't there somewhere locally that there is a great fish store in Costa Rica. It is so beautiful there.
I have put them in with leapard danios recently will they be alright??? :/
Should not be an issue.
Thanks the only water flow I have in the tank is made by my filter will that be all right??
I would add a powerhead or 2 depending on the size of the tank.
Thanks again i just put my hand in the tank to retreive some un eaten food and it scared it off, now its lying on its back still breathing. Is it playing dead or something
dont bother replying their both dead :'(
Hi I got 2 of these fish yesterday. I did all the recommended things before introducing them to my tank. (I have 2 goldfish in there) within hours one was upside down on the bottom looking dead and the other was barely moving. As I got them out they both twitched so put them in a bowl with half tank water and half clean cold water and today they are both lively! Do I put them in the tank again or do I get them another tank? One thing I did notice was that the tank water did feel a little warm, would this have been the cause and would making the water colder in the tank solve the problem.... I already lost 2 last week and these are replacements. I had cleaned the tank before putting the new ones in.
Always check tank conditions and double check. Place the platic bag the new fish are in - into the tank so they aclimate to any even 1 degree in temperature.
hi, yes I did put the bag in the tank as you should but they still seemed unhappy. They are now in a different tank and seem to be ok but not convinced. Hopefully they will still be around tomorrow.
You need to be careful what you put with goldfish. Since they produce a considerable amount of ammonia, many fish are unsuited for goldfish tanks as they are not hardy enough to withstand the amount of waste that goldfish produce. If they were put in a clean tank and are flourishing, I think you have your answer. If you wish to keep them with goldfish, you are going to have to do extremely frequent water changes in order to keep the water quality suitable for the more sensitive fish.
What size tank are you using? Do you have a big enough filter? They do sell pouches that remove ammonia. That may help. Test your water to make sure that is the issue, but with goldfish it normally is. Depending on filter you may be able to get inserts for the ammonia as well. Good luck!
You should get them a different tank because they are cold water fish the warmer water will put them into shock as you noticed, and can potentially kill them.
I have had two of these "C.H.Loach" and getting a real kick out of them. They disappear for long periods and just as I start to worry, I find them hanging on the upper areas of the glass. They're currently tiny so disappear easily into the many plants and driftwood. I now know I have to get a few more to give them a "family".
Very cool! How are they at cleaning algae?
I got a Hillstream Loach, and he is the only one at the moment but I will get some more after reading this, though I was unsure of what he was when I got him. He is very friendly and loves my other fish! Also pretty :)
Can they grow quite big in a MASSIVE aquarium if you move the tank size every year???
They're not THAT peaceful. We have a male & female and the male will chase other fish regularly. He'll actually fight with a BN pleco in the tank.
They LOVE good water circulation - without it they will die. Lesson, get a powerhead!
They love running water. Try pouring water down the side of your tank while changing water and they'll scurry up well above the water level! I got two for $2 here in Singapore. They're quite hardworking at algae after they adjust to the tank. So far I've not fed them much and they seem to be doing alright in a bright set-up.
Ahh my borneo sucker fish is swimming frantically up and down the glass of my tank. Will it jump out? I just got it today...?