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buddythelion

Hey everyone, I might get a used tank that is 18 1/2" high, 20" long, and 10" wide. About how many Hillstream Loaches (preferably the 'sucker' kinds) will live happily in this size of tank? I would like to add some sewellia lineolata in this tank but am afraid of overcrowding. Oh, and there might be ...

buddythelion

Wow, how long did that take for you to post that up?

buddythelion

I had the same problems with my Gastromyzons when I first got them (about a month ago). But after a while they have become little pigs, fighting over the algae wafers.

buddythelion

Thanks for the reply, I'll have to find somewhere else to put them then.

buddythelion

Hey everyone, just wondering if my two Gastromyzons will still be happy in a 10 gallon tank with 5 danio chopraes as I'm planning to make their current 18 gallon tank to a small nano-reef tank. In the ten gallon there will be bogwood, gravel, 2 50gph powerheads, and a large air wand. Oh, and since I ...

buddythelion

My other one now finally decided to try it after watching my other one eating happily. They both are now fat with spirulina discs :lol: . But I noticed that they tend to only eat when the disc has been in the water for over a day. I'll try the brine shrimp again later today as I heard that they aren ...

buddythelion

Well, thanks for all the help. Today I remembered I left a day old Algae wafer in the tank and was about to remove it when all of a sudden I see my Gastromyzon munching on it! I was so releived, but it was only one of the two so still gotta wait for the other one to come down and try the food. But ...

buddythelion

WOW! I can hardly ever find a pebble that is 2", the largest I can get is 1"! I wish I had all of those hillstream loaches!

buddythelion

thanks for the reply, what type of rock are you using? Is it like a giant pebble? (a pic would help as I have a small aquarium and would like too know what to look for)

buddythelion

Hey everyone, I'm now obsessed about hillstream loaches (the sucker type) and currently have 2 Gastromyzons, do you have any suggestions on a different colorful small hillstream loach (sucker type) that maybe I might be able to try that wil readlity take prepared food, small, and is easy to keep?

buddythelion

I have two of them right now. I think I might be able to get some more in the store if they still have them. About how small would they have to be to be juveniles?

buddythelion

Well, I think all of the algae is gone now, they are still searching enthusiastically for food but still won't take the algae wafers.

buddythelion

He's only an inch long, shows how small the powerhead is.

buddythelion

Well here are some more

buddythelion

Yeah, that's why I don't know what it is, I checked the loach index on loaches.com but it wasn't there either.

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