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anybody have any experience with either of these? I really would like to pick some up if I could find them.

wow this is the first Ive seen of these. Very very cool. I think Im gonna have to have some to go with my gold dojos (I also want some brown dojos too). Where did you come by them?

pretty cool. Ive always wondered about that. I have kept them for quite awhile. I have 4 about 5-6" but no fry....
Good luck!

If it is just hillstreams or similar fish, they really like super high current. I think it would be fine.

awesome. Thanks for the replies great info. nice to see hillstreams co existing with the gobys as that is what I plan on doing.

thanks for the info. Almost all of my rocks are by themselves on a bout 2" of sand the only stacked ones are pilled over a bubble bar. Any advice as to feeding? I know they like algae but what are their eating habits like? what would look normal? again I appreciate you taking the time to answer my q...

I am not too familiar with Stiphodons, these are my first. Will they be ok at 70 degrees? Also is it normal for them to bury themselves? I have play sand for substrate and since I introduced them to the tank they were all out and visible for the first few hours but gradually disapeared one by one. I...

the more oxygen the better. Make sure the water is clean with regular water changes and supplement diet with algae discs.

what kind of plumbing is going on with those powerheads? is that a river tank manifold? (super nice tank by the way)

I got some pellets a long time ago from a brand called Jungle that are anti parasitic and contain levamisole. They work great when some of my dojos had worms. https://www.google.com/search?q=jungle+anti+parasite+fish+food&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=QxU&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&tbm...

I just bought some of these to go in my unheated 40g breeder. I also have 4 dojo loaches. I used to have a bunch of hillstreams until a new pair of Panda Garra brought some ich even after I quarantined them and they all were lost except the dojos. Anybody have experience with these little guys? thei...

well the loaches are thriving but I am still having problems with debris. It gathers in certain area and inbetween my large cobbles. Its not too bad doing a good water vac/rearranging the rocks once a week but I really like my tanks to be as natural/low matinence as possible.

I never seen any kind of violence between mine. they play with each other and lay next to each other all the time. I would really think it would be the barbs.

I would think it would depend on the loaches. I know most of them like more oxygen in the water then normal. I have a tank with Gold Dojos and Hillstreams with very strong current and they both love it. I would say that it would be good to make hiding spots so they can rest out of the current. rocks...

good news, I can home and found that the algae pellet had wedged under a rock and all 3 were crowded around chowing down. I was also wondering if they are filter feeders because my tank has play sand for substrate and they seem to be filtering tiny particles of sand as well. my only problem now is t...