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tender
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Skunks and Hillstream?

Post by tender » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:47 pm

Hi!
I have a 120l Skunk tank with 9 skunks. This is the tank with the most aeration and circulation of all my tanks. I was wondering what you thought about the idea of adding a Sewellia Lineolata (or 2) in this tank??

I know that skunks can be quite feisty buggers, but has anyone tried this combo? Somehow I imagine that they are such a big and established group that they will keep the aggresion within theyre own group. But I wanted to hear with you guys first as I really don`t have any experience with Hillstreams :)

Oh, by the way... I have a lot of backup tanks if it doesn`t work out. But theres no point in trying if it`s useless to begin with!

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Marius
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Post by Jim Powers » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:58 pm

I would not even attempt it.
I have kept Sewellia with sidthimunki and B. rostrata with no problems, but skunks are much more aggressive.
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Post by Diana » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:02 pm

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/ya ... ia-morleti

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/sewellia-lineolata

Their temperature preference does not even overlap, either.
38 tanks, 2 ponds over 4000 liters of water to keep clean and fresh.

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Post by tender » Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:22 am

Thanks Jim and Diana!
Wont even attempt it then.

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