fishenthusiast
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Hello everyone! Has anyone ever kept Reticulated Hillstream Loaches before? What are their needs? What was your experience with them? Thanks!
Hillstream Loaches
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DragonFish71
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Cooler, clean, fast moving water. They come from fast moving streams. They eat any and everything I give them, and the algae that I let grow on rocks. Very easy to care for, but needs a mature tank. They don't do well in a new set up.
Mine are in a 55g river set up. Meaning that I have power heads on one end of the tank to direct the flow like a river.
Mine are in a 55g river set up. Meaning that I have power heads on one end of the tank to direct the flow like a river.
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fishenthusiast
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So they probably wouldn't do well in tank that has temperatures at 77-81 degrees Fahrenheit? I don't have a power head at the moment, but I could get one. Although, I don't know if my Threadfin Rainbows would like that much flow.
bettaowner
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I've heard that wild caught fish will not eat prepared foods at first.
DragonFish71
Great white snark
No, they prefer cooler water, 72-75. I keep mine at 74 and they're pretty happy. The cooler water is higher in oxygen.
I have 3 power heads set up in mine along with a canister filter, all aimed at one end. The threadfins wouldn't like it too much.
I have 3 power heads set up in mine along with a canister filter, all aimed at one end. The threadfins wouldn't like it too much.
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fishenthusiast
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Yeah, that's what I thought. It's disappointing that I can't get this fish, but I wouldn't want to waste money on the fish.
