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Yeah, if you want to sponsor me for the $200 :D

I just hope that whoever purchases it has a suitably large tank with lots of others.

Martin.

Hello all!!!... hey Martin.. i actually wanted to tell you about this clown too... the store is right by a tim hortons on the north east corner of hwy 7 ...

thank you very much emma!!!!!!
i will not be getting any clowns as i have done some further research into the articles... they live 40 years?!?!?!?!?!!?!?... 16 inches?!?!?
sounds like too big of a commitment at this point!!!

thank you!!!!

somewhere here i remember reading that clowns and hillstreams cannot be put in the same tank... im sure the answer is right under my nose.. but.. anyone care to share their opinions on why they can or cannot be together??..
thank you

It seems to be pretty normal for hillstreams to take some time to acclimate to dry foods.

This may work:

Get a jar and a aquarium safe rock.

Drop the rock(s) in. Fill it with water and put it in front of a window. Add a bit of aquarium fertilizer. That'll make a nice algae covered rock for them ...

wowzers!! thank you!!
about the 'liquifry'??.. is that just liquid you put into the water so it eventually goes into them without actually being eaten?? (sorry if its a stupid question.. :? )
and thank you SHARI2!!! that is so simple yet such a smart idea!!!!! im completely wowed!!!
.... i had a ...

thank you... i was wondering if it could have been the wood.. feel better now..

can snails develop on their own??.. i noticed some snails in the tank.. but where did they come from??.. are they okay to leave alone??

and if i dont see a couple of the hillstreams for a few days, should i go in and ...

yes.. the big als guy was a little cocky to say the least.
anyway.. the tank is very weird.. i think i may not be cut out for this hobby.. the water has started turning VERY yellow!!!... even after water changes... ???... i just read one of the forums on the rocks inside the tak having rust streaks ...

oh.. and about putting a rock in a small container outside.. i read about that and so i put one outside about three days ago.. not too sure how long it takes or if i should flip it or something...
the big als guys said to let the butterflies adjust for about two weeks before introducing food ...

thank you both.. i have read a lot of the stuff on the hillstream... but here is where the confusion starts. i read and saw that these hillstream eat algae... but when i went to big al's and asked, they said they dont eat algae. ?!?!?! ... but to get shrimp brine or bloodworms instead... ??.. my ...

..hmm.. well i am new to all this...
i am in love with the butterfly/hong kong/hillstream loach...
i had a few a while ago but they all died after a few weeks... i have no idea why.. anyway, i recently just sent up a small 15g tank with just one butterfly for now.. the only problem is that it will ...