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Like the tank my Dutch friend

Nice pictures, and yes these defenitely look more like Scitulus indeed.
Thanks again

Thank you Fishy Lady, anything for my Hillies, i really love these fish

Thanks Charles, i,ll take your word on that one
If i,m correct the big difference was in fin coloration, right ?

Finally found a cheap way to keep my hillies cool. Bought an adapter with voltage adjustment (2-12 volts) and 4 pc fans in the size 8x8 cm. These fit exactly in the opening in the hood of a juwel Rekord 60. Temeratures were rising up to 27 degrees centegrade....way too warm imo with these fans i can...

Hi there :) Thanks for all the friendly Replies I,ve added some more rocks, some Javamoss and a powerhead for some much needed extra current,. Tank now has a turnover rate off app. 22 x per hour Thanks to your advice on adding nutrients the algae growth has increased. But these little fella's give i...

Thanks for the fast replies guys
Well this H. Smithi is a daft one then, it,s always out and about.
His H. Yunnanensis though is a different story all together,
won,t see that fella all day long

A friend of mine bought this little fella as a H. Yunnanensis http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Wawino/100520091259.jpg http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p175/Wawino/100520091261.jpg But he isn,t too sure as he says this really doesn,t resemble his other H. Yunnanensis, Please a little help f...

Defenitely no dithers as i really don,t care for them :P Contrary to what most reports say on Beaufortia's mine are in no way timid. I consider em bold, even trying to top out the Chaetostoma (considered to be one of the more territorial of the Lorricarid family) Any advice on how to speed up the al...

So this is my first real attempt at creating a Hillstream tank (60x30x30) Didn,t opt for a manifold yet as tubing is really hard to get around here. Instead i opted to let the spraybar almost hit the other end of the tank, thus creating at least some unidirectional current. Inhabitants are 7 Beaufor...

What a beautiful stream you guys made there
just a little advice from my side....the javaferns will defenitely do better if you get the rhyzome (spelling ?) out of the sand, maybe tie it to a rock.
Otherwise love it, defenitely an inspiration piece

Currently i keep 2 Species of Loaches 9 Y. Sidthimunki i really love these guys an girls 8). They are always curious to what you're doing and what anything else is aswell. They are going to get their own 3 ft tank somewhere this year, so defenitely these are my Favorites Closely followed by Sewellia...

Wow, beauties
It,s a shame the lfs'in my area sell just Beaufortia's
Can,t even find a S. Lineolata round here

Thanks for all advice

Merry Christmas

tank inhabitants plan: Vision 180 2x L191 Panaque Sp. (i know these will outgrow their tank, will get 6 ft Tank in the future) 1x L201 Hypancistrus Contradens 1x L052 Dekeyseria Sp. 1x L254 Spectracanthicus Sp. 2x Mikrogeophagus Ramirezi 6x Hemigrammus Erythrozon 9x Carnegialla Strigata Strigata xx ...

i got permission to set up 2 more tanks :D one 2ft (60 cm) and a 3ft (1 mtr) the 3 ft 100 L x 40D x 50 H (cm :P) will house my current 9 Y Sidthimunki's and as many others as you guys suggest is sensible, along with a tank compagnon that will not eat possible offspring (if the Sidth's don,t take car...