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G'day all. I realise I'm jumping the gun a little, seeing as I havn't been given the new tank yet (it's going to be my brithday and christmas present), but I'd rather have everything worked out in my head before I get the tank.

The answers to my questions have probably already been asked, but as the subject title says, I'm a little slow.

Are all 'suckerbelly' hillstreams compatible with each other? My LFS has no choice in the particular species as the supplier has them all listed as Borneos. I have spoken to Julie at the LFS and she has said that she will make sure that there is a maximum of two hillies per bag. Hopefully this will help their stress levels during transit.

Also, should I consider having another species of fish in with them, or will they just eat the fry? My partner wants me to have kuhlis in with them, but I dont think they'd survive long in the strong current.

I know I had other questions to ask, but I can't remember them at the moment..

Thanks guys ^_^

I have mixed multiple different Bornean species with Chinese species without any problems for many years. All the sucker-bodied species are territorial and have their little scraps, but there's nothing really nasty about it. I've never had a case of an individual being bullied, which can happen with things like cichlids for instance.

I had a kuhli in my first River-Tank in England. This was only because I bought a second-hand setup with 3 fish in it and this was one of them. I had no other suitable tank to put him in. He seemed to do OK, but the current level is way over what kuhlis would normally experience in nature, so I would definitely not recommend them in that kind of tank.

Martin.

How did the kuhli cope with the temperature?