new hillstream tank

[misterchrngmoua]

okay, here it is. i was gonna wait til i get my sewellias in but i couldnt resist. lemme know what you guys think!
sorry for the crappy pictures...

specs are:
20L Perfecto glass aquarium - back glass painted black
30" 36 watt Coralife t5 fixture over AGA glass canopy

23 pounds white silica sand
1 pound of river gravel
approx. 1/2 pound of Eco-Complete
a bunch of field boulders from a local stream and landscape center

Rena XP1
Koralia 1
Koralia nano

soon to be home to 11 sewellia lineolata

[Mike Ophir]

Looks great!!

Mike

[Jim Powers]

That looks great!
You might want to make sure that the suction on the Koralia pumps is not too strong for the fish. You don't want to find a dead sewellia stuck to the intake. Also, any fry you might get will most certainly get sucked in.
I have had that happen with cheni fry on a different kind of pump.

[misterchrngmoua]

thanks for the tips. hmmm...gotta try and figure out how im gonna mod the koralias now...

[CatsandFish]

Tank looks really nice

I remember reading an article about covering your powerhead with mesh and such to prevent damage to your fish.
I think it,s somewhere amongst the articles.

I,m jealous of you guys being able to obtain Sewellia Lineolata that easily

Any lfs i enter asking for them results in staff looking at me blinkingly
Easy enough to get your hands on Beaufortia's sure enough.
But any Sewellia............., the search continues

[plaalye]

Go to the articles section and look in "Water movement in the loach tank". There's some info on modification there.

[misterchrngmoua]

Tank looks really nice

I remember reading an article about covering your powerhead with mesh and such to prevent damage to your fish.
I think it,s somewhere amongst the articles.

I,m jealous of you guys being able to obtain Sewellia Lineolata that easily

Any lfs i enter asking for them results in staff looking at me blinkingly
Easy enough to get your hands on Beaufortia's sure enough.
But any Sewellia............., the search continues

yep! i saw that article. but i think i'll be using that plastic mesh stuff that people use for crafts instead of wire mesh.
i did think about how i would be able to use prefilter sponges to line the outside of the koralias as well.
and the sewellias are being purchased online - although i did see them in one of the LFS here for a time(they didnt look well).

[CatsandFish]

so do they ship em out to The Netherlands aswell ?
and if so do you have an adress for me ?
Most Hillies in lfs are kept in horrible ways
I,d rather have a dependable online buy, risking the loss of healthy fish
then some fish kept in sad conditions dying on me some time after they got in my tank.

[mickthefish]

have you tried glasers in germany, they are dearer than normal but you can be guaranteed of well acclimatised healthy fish.

mick

[CatsandFish]

Thanks so much Mick

Not only do they Have The Lineolata
but also The "Spotties" Emma has
And some Catfish i had my eye on for some time

*starts saving money again*

[mickthefish]

your welcome mate, i only thought of glasers because one of the shops i go to gets some of his fish from them, and they always look in great condition.

mick

[misterchrngmoua]

finally have some updates.
i got the sewellias in like 2 weeks ago. i lost two. im down to 9 right now.
i slipped on a sponge over the filstar intake and turned off the koralia nano. its still in there though - just too lazy to pull it.
anyways, enjoy. sorry about the quality of the pics.

[mack]

Hi,
Loverly looking tank.
I like the rock work.
mack

[Graeme Robson]

Looks Superb!

[mack]

20L Perfecto glass aquarium - back glass painted black

Are my eyes deciveing me. But is that a 20lt tank? If so how many Hill-Stream Loaches could you keep in a long 20lt tank?

Cheers,
mac