They could live together but wont recommend it
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They could live together but wont recommend it
So I went and combined Sid's with hillstreams a month ago, just had to try it. And luckily there were no problem: Sewellia fry or shrimp didn't end up on food chain and no one got hurt.
But think that any eggs can have been eaten. So this went good, but I'm putting up a new tank for the Sid's. They deserve it, wonderful fish. They are the most curious fish I've ever had, everything floating by has to be checked These are quite small and I suspect that when growing bigger the behavior would change. The snails disappeared almost 98%, but as mentioned in another topic there will be some killer-snails to do the job. One hard thing left, catching them. Any pointers on that?
Here are some pics of them, hard to get good ones.
But think that any eggs can have been eaten. So this went good, but I'm putting up a new tank for the Sid's. They deserve it, wonderful fish. They are the most curious fish I've ever had, everything floating by has to be checked These are quite small and I suspect that when growing bigger the behavior would change. The snails disappeared almost 98%, but as mentioned in another topic there will be some killer-snails to do the job. One hard thing left, catching them. Any pointers on that?
Here are some pics of them, hard to get good ones.
-Janne
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The new Sid tank has been up running for over a week now and the Sid's moved in on Saturday. Wasn't that hard to trap them. One I caught with the trap and the rest using hand and net. They swim quite straight forward so it was only to chase them into the net. Well I did remove all the stones, so the river tank is re-decorated now too.
The new tank has very fine sand and I put some trumpet snail to dig in it. The Sid's seem to love digging (probably sence the snails) in the sand and the bottom is filled with small craters. They are shy but do move all around the tank exploring. There are also Red Cherry shrimp in the tank as cleaners.
Here is a picture of the tank taken with my phone, my real camera broke on Friday and is in service. So the picture quality isn't great.
A funny thing i noticed in the river tank after the Sid's moved is that there is a huge amount of snail again, almost none was seen with Sid's. The snails must have somehow senced danger and was hiding.
The new tank has very fine sand and I put some trumpet snail to dig in it. The Sid's seem to love digging (probably sence the snails) in the sand and the bottom is filled with small craters. They are shy but do move all around the tank exploring. There are also Red Cherry shrimp in the tank as cleaners.
Here is a picture of the tank taken with my phone, my real camera broke on Friday and is in service. So the picture quality isn't great.
A funny thing i noticed in the river tank after the Sid's moved is that there is a huge amount of snail again, almost none was seen with Sid's. The snails must have somehow senced danger and was hiding.
-Janne
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I keep 9 Yasuhikotakia Sidthimunki together with 4 Beaufortia Kweichowensis and 4
Pseudogastromyzon Cheni and i can honestly say
all a hillstream cares for is: did another hilly pick my favorite spot at that rock; i must chase it away
I frequently spot both species (apart from each other offcourse) together with the sidth's.
Resting/grazing over rocks while the sidth's play alongside of em.
I keep 9 Yasuhikotakia Sidthimunki together with 4 Beaufortia Kweichowensis and 4
Pseudogastromyzon Cheni and i can honestly say
all a hillstream cares for is: did another hilly pick my favorite spot at that rock; i must chase it away
I frequently spot both species (apart from each other offcourse) together with the sidth's.
Resting/grazing over rocks while the sidth's play alongside of em.
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