Hillstream ID please

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starsplitter7
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Hillstream ID please

Post by starsplitter7 » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:38 am

I bought 5 of these as Butterfly Plecos. I know a lot of fish are sold under this ID. I have checked the species ID and THE book, but I need a positive ID. They like the glass and stones and one loves to hang on a smooth coconut hut. One has a green sheen. They are active and eat well. The tank has extra flow and aeration. I have rocks gathering algae outside as a treat.

The keep the glass on the tank clean and this tank is in the window.
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Martin Thoene
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Post by Martin Thoene » Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:25 am

Nice looking Beaufortia kweichowensis I would say.

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Post by starsplitter7 » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:43 am

Thank you so much. I thought they might be Beaufortia kweichowensis. They are wonderful fish. Made me nervous when I saw them in a commercial LFS. The sales people didn't know what they were. I figured they were safer with me while I work on a specific tank for them. They settled in easily.
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Post by Jim Powers » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:50 pm

And now you will be assimilated.... :D
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Post by starsplitter7 » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:53 pm

:) And my first step to being assimilated is to provide a better home.
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