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They got some Gastromyzon scitulus or Gastromyzon ctenocephalus, not sure yet which it is, at one at the local petshops. And I was wondering if theres room for 7 of these in my tank or will it be too crowded? Here is the setup now: 7 Sewellia lineolata, 7 Gastromyzon ocellatus, 9 Parotocinclus jumbo, 4 Rineloricaria sp., ~25 dwarf rasboras and different shrimps. 240 liters and the bottom is 42cm x 120cm. Theres rocks, wood and a rocky backround to "climb" on so the bottom is not crowded.
I´d like to have more different hillstreams and its not often they have them here.

-Janne

That's about 65 gallons, right?
I'd say so, but I'm not a hillstream expert by any means. . .

Oh yes, but please, please quarantine them before adding.

Martin.

And post your pictures!

Ok Graeme heres some pics Didnt get the Gastromyzon scitulus but some unknowns. Not the greatest pics, these were so small and quite shy.





I like the color of the tailfin. This is only two of them, got 7 total and all were not the same. Time will tell what I´ve got here.

-Janne

Fantastic find!!!!
The one in the lower pic MAY be G. psiloetron according to Dr. Tan's book.
What species were the other five?
Keep the pics and infor coming!!!

Yes, that one in the lower pic is a beauty!

Congratulations on a great find.

Emma

Some of the 5 look like these. But very hard to get good quality shots, I´m not good at sneaking up on them and the camera has to focus But hopefully they will be as brave as the ocellatus I have, which wont even move when cleaning the tank

-Janne

Can't wait to see more pics. That may help us figure out what species these are.