Loaches Online Forum

Hi all, Just an update. Both of the Hillstream loaches are thriving in the tank. I see them graze quite regularly on the rocks and gravel and they don't seem to have any issues with the shape of the tank. Ok, so they've only been in there for 2 weeks, but there are no signs of aillments or either ha...

Spot on Gary - one of them was on the side of the airation filter tube and the other was actually sucking away at the top of the tank. Is there anything I can do to make their life more enjoyable? Airstone's? Add some rocks for them to cling to? I really want to make these guys feel at home and make...

Well, we have plenty of flow in our tank (ask LES..) and 1 comet and 1 shubunkin (I know we're bad and are planning to split them up, but the fish were there first.) However, the P.Cheni's we have seem quite happy considering they have been breeding lately (we found 2 more babies in the tank on sat...

Hi there, Yesterday I bought two "Butterfly Plecs" (that's how they were described in the shop). However, having come online to research them today it appears that they may actually be these chaps - Hillstream Loaches.... Now, the reason I came on to research these now is that I don't think the guy ...