Interesting fish (non-loach) for hillstream tanks:
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:35 am
The other week I received a shipement of Akysis longifilis. The markings share a very close resemblance to that of the 'Red Lizard Loaches' (Homaloptera confuzona, H. orthogoniata etc):
(This picture shows a newly imported fish, they came in a little thin).
What I find interesting about these little catfish (2" max) is that not only do they resemble the red Homaloptera species, but they also enjoy the same extreme fast-flowing habitat.
No doubt they would be egg/fry-munchers, but if this wasn't of concern, they look like they'd make excellent companions for hillstream loaches. I know many people already know about keeping these Asian Stream Catfishes in these situations, but I wanted to highlight the similarity in markings of this particular one!
Emma
(This picture shows a newly imported fish, they came in a little thin).
What I find interesting about these little catfish (2" max) is that not only do they resemble the red Homaloptera species, but they also enjoy the same extreme fast-flowing habitat.
No doubt they would be egg/fry-munchers, but if this wasn't of concern, they look like they'd make excellent companions for hillstream loaches. I know many people already know about keeping these Asian Stream Catfishes in these situations, but I wanted to highlight the similarity in markings of this particular one!
Emma
lol. I just got to get my clown loach tank finished and then hopefully over winter will work maybe on a hillstream tank. 
