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Well thank you, but ...........well done would have been pay more attention to the tank and not put in the Botia

Yes it looks like that.

Wow , I never expected them to breed. TY

I found this guy in my Hillstream tank today. I have a Gastromyzon species in there as well. I have only seen one.

I've named him LUCKY as I had a couple botia loaches in there for the last 2 months cleaning up snails.

Honestly,, you do need more space for these guys. I believe that is why you keep getting ich. The clowns can't really swim in a 12 gal. They do need more space. They are being stressed. Clowns are wonderful fish, they would be very different fish in a larger tank. My 4 clowns have grown an inch in 4...

3 clowns in a 12 gal (45L) may be too stressful, too small a space.


Perhaps you should spend that same money on a used larger tank. They are one fish that does need space. Perhaps a 40-50 gal 170-190 liter or something.

You don't have any other fish with them do you?

I have to agree with diane For Ich I rely alot on my Diatom as it will filter out ich parasites. I don't increase the temp. I add additional air stones as alot of attachments will be in the gills. Increasing the temp speeds the reproductive cycle of the parasite. Not increasing the temp, increases t...

Correction

Sorry ....My tank is a 40 gal.
1 fluke tab in a 40 is what I dosed.

The brand of fluke tabs is AP, Aquarium Products. There is a "Use with Caution" on the package for scaleless fish. Suggested dose is 1 tab per 10 gal. though.

I will update in a couple months/or if the hydra come back.,

Emma
I love the look of the Sewellia lineolata

I put in 1/2 a fluke tab and the diatom in my 50 Gal. There was no ill effects that I noted on the hillstreams. They all still rushed down when I fed white worms and spinach as normal. After the 3rd day I could not find a Hydra. I fed the diatom the other 1/2 of the fluke tab and left the diatom for...

They look like this one. http://www.loaches.com/species-index/gastromyzon-scitulus How can I attach a picture? Is this the pic you wanted to post? you had the right idea. 8) http://www.loaches.com/species-index/photos/g/gastromyzon_scitulus_01.jpg/image_medium To post a pic: right click on the imag...

It will not fit in one of my 5 gal pails. It would fit in a 10 gal garbage can. I can get one. I can treat the plants with clout in a 10 gal separate. At that point might as well treat a empty 40 gal. tank with clout? I would be a week though instead of a couple of days. The reason I wanted to get r...

I have a extra powerhead for the hillies in the 25. I will move over a higher load sponge filter from one of my other tanks to ease the sudden bioload. I have a potted Echinodorus osiris and some floating plants hornwort and java moss. I think the hornwort may not do good, as it does not do as good ...

Yes the hydra do sting the little guys, you can see them pull back when they touch one. I will try the elevated temp to 100 deg f (for 1/2 hour) combined with the diatom, as I think the hydra should detach if they are under stress and float with the current. The diatom should pick-up alot even if it...

Has anyone used clout or fluke tabs with hillstream loaches for a hydra infestation? What concentration/dose would be safe? Is there a better solution? I got about a dozen in a species specific 40 gal high o2 tank. Hydra appear to being doing very well on smaller white worms i have been feeding to t...

Thank you all for your input. I appreciate them all. I will definately go with an external pump. Now using a external pump I would like to try a pressure side manifold (2 inputs) with 4 corner jets with at least 3/4 or larger pvc. Looking for a current without the blast. Pickup manifold perhaps 4 hy...