I’ve kept them for years but learned so much from you. I have a 40g breeder nano tank now and they regularly produce babies. So entertaining to watch! Thanks for the info and terrific footage!
Sorry to hear that you're sick. I had it a couple years back, and it knocked me out for a couple weeks. I slept most of the time. I wish you a speedy recovery.
FINALLY a very informative and high quality video about hillstream loaches. I've been struggling to find something helpful at all. To top it off, it did not surprise me to see it was coming from you. Awesome 🙌🏻
Dude I have the softest of soft spots for these loaches, loved the video! I was considering a shallowish hi-flow tank dedicated to these, now I'm convinced! I'm quite sure I now know everything I'd want to about these, and then some. Your video - showed so many more details than I can see with the naked eye right here even. Thank you so much!
I glad you liked the video, I have a soft spot for these fish as well! btw - I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead that was enclosed in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. I normally just run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. And that's when I discovered that they really like to play in the moving water!!! They seemed to be a lot more active with the flow, playing in it and surfing the "waves".
@@TheDave333 gonna be setting up a 40 breeder in the next couple of weeks and will have to keep plenty of beautiful little hillstreams. They're so adorable
I completely understand that everyone comes from different backgrounds, but when you've imported and raised discus, I was expecting a lot more when they said these loaches were expensive LOL I can't wait to start breeding these in a species-only tank!
Hello from Australia. I really enjoyed your documentary on hillstream loaches. I have several of them in 3 different tanks and really enjoy watching their quirky antics, especially at feeding time. Thankyou for making your super high quality videos. You are awesome. 🙏
Hello from the U.S. Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to leave a comment. I love watching mine play in the current. Awesome fish! 🤗
The quality of your macro video shots is just fantastic. Excellent work! It is easier to see the morphological details in your video than it is in person, in my own tank! Thanks for highlighting this wonderful species. I have them breeding in a 40 gallon "community" breeder, which also includes breeding Panda Corydoras, bristlenose, Praecox rainbows, pea puffers, and a variety of livebearers. All of those species breed, and for most -- including reticulated hillstream loaches -- some make it through the wall of mouths to and grow up. As you emphasized, I attribute that to big piles of rounded rocks, which provide shelter, and for some of the other species, the dense plants that give more shelter. But it is not the way to go if the goal is to produce lots of babies that survive.
Hello, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. Your tank sounds like it would be very entertaining to just sit back and watch the interplay between the different species. What a great combination of different species.
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen when it comes to fish keeping content. Just got my 4 loaches in the mail and wanted to see more videos about them and came across this one!
I’ve been googling loaches compatible with my tank after finding out the dojo loach is illegal in my state! You’ve sold me, thanks for the care guide here’s to hoping I’ll find a few at an upcoming expo :)
Last video i was wondering how do you could keep those amazing pattern fish so happy...well here it is!☺️ Thanks for sharing this beautiful jewel from nature. A great job with incredible footage!
Thank you Dave, these really are exquisite fish, and your patience and care with filming always takes my breath away. Seeing Nature up close never gets old, and you always give such clear and instructive insights into whatever species is the focus of your video. Once again, I have spent a very pleasurable time in one of your beautiful alien worlds. I hope this new year is treating you and yours well.🖤🇨🇦
Greetings fair lady of the great white north! I hope that all is well, and that the new year brings you an abundance of blessings, peace, and good health. 🌻🌼🐝
@@TheDave333 Thank you dear man, we are having a brutal cold snap at the moment, but are expecting much warmer days ahead soon. It is a little too unstable for where I live, to be honest, but it seems we have broken the sky. That aside, I am doing well thank you for your kind wishes, and I always enjoy a new offering from you whatever the season. How many active tanks do you have established? I have often wondered.💖🖤🇨🇦
@@TheDave333 I can well imagine! 22 tanks is a lot of work to keep abreast of, but each of your little worlds are truly beautiful. I love your passion for the fish, they have always fascinated me.🖤🇨🇦
I have been planning to get some hillstream loaches for a new tank. I had several species picked out. I am now re-thinking the whole thing because of this wonderful video. I now have the difficult decision of deciding on one species. It's kind of a tossup between the reticulated and the very similar red-tailed hillstream loach. I do have rock in the tank, but it is all flat slate rock, not rounded river rock. There is also an area of fine sand at the front of the tank which I intended for cryptic corydoras. Since corys prefer warmer water and hillstream loaches prefer cooler water, it would probably be best to give the corys a miss until the next tank gets made. I will also need to re-think some of the plants I have included in this tank and make them more hillstream loach friendly. I do have some anubius in the tank, but I also have some fine feathery plants which were going to be for baby shrimp to hid out in. I have three freshwater clams in the tank, and two freshwater mussels in there which should do fine in the same setup as the hillstream loaches have. The tank is rimless and well lit, but it lacks a lid. Therefore, because of this fantastic video, I will be purchasing one soon. In a way, I feel like I'm going to be starting over with this tank in order to meet the needs of these little fish. I see that as a good thing though, as I now understand what makes a good environment for hillstream loaches, and above all, I like to provide the best and most enriching environment for any animal I keep. I don't want to keep a concentration camp or a prison. I want to keep animals where they can live their best possible life; a place where they are always feel happy and safe. Your video was just what I needed to understand how this is done. Thank you for taking the time to create this absolutely masterfully made and produced video!
Thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. Those fish sound lucky to have such a thoughtful and considerate fish-keeper. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. ❤
I got a group of 5 in my 30 gallon long and I was so scared they’d die, but they have been breeding like crazy I have fry in all different sizes. I keep them with cherry shrimp, a group of guppies and snails! My Hillstream loaches and shrimp are breeding more than my guppies lol. I keep them in tap water and do water changes weekly Looking into getting a 55 gallon tank with lots of rocks for my loaches! They are absolutely my favorite aquatic creature/ pet! Also Amazing video
Nerp. My hillstream loach can handle moderate tropical temos and moderate water flow. I love smooth rocks but had no idea this was good for the loaches
I heard the folks at Aquarium Co-op have kept them in tanks with high temperatures, tanks with no filters, tropical community tanks, etc… Showed no signs of stress or sickness, even ended up breeding without any intervention from the fish keepers! Like many river dwellers (danios for example) they’re very hardy While I understand the idea of recreating their natural environment as closely as possible, it seems they’ll do well in a wide range of set ups as long as conditions remain stable
How is there so much flow? It looks like there's only a sponge filter. I was planning on setting up a river manifold system for Sewellia lineolata, but if you can get that flow, I may just use sponge filters.
Hi thanks for watching the video. I normally run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. So, I created some flow using a powerhead / wave maker. I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead to create the current. Any powerhead will do, but the fish are in danger of being drawn into the pump intake. So, I completely enclosed the pump in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. And that's when I discovered that they really like the moving water!!! They seemed to be playing in it and surfing the "waves". And I think that it encouraged them to spawn. . . I'm going to experiment with it a lot more. I put a link to the wave maker in the description section of the video. A simple powerhead can create a lot of flow, but you've always got to keep the babies from getting in. A manifold system using sponges would work as well. It's a lot more complicated to put together, and I don't think it's really needed to keep them happy and healthy.
@@TheDave333 Thanks for sharing your insights! Do you think it's possible to maintain a successful breeding tank with high flow from a wave maker without separating fry? Is the filter media bag a long-term fix or is there something better like encasing the wave maker in sponges? Gastromyzontidae and Balitoridae are easily my favorite fish and this will be my first time keeping them
Yes it's possible to breed the adults, and raise the fry in a tank with the flow from a wave maker. (The one I have really isn't all that strong.) In my tank, the filter media bag was a good fix. However, I didn't really like the way it looked. But, it was effective. I considered encasing the wave maker in sponges, but it would've been cumbersome and hard to clean. The filter media bag was the simplest fix. One of the really nice things about the wave maker was the magnetic mount. It's so much better than suction cups! Personally, I would use a powerhead with a fine sponge attached to the water intake. It looks better than the media bag over the wave maker, and it's just as effective. They don't need much flow, but a little certainly helps.
Excellent informative video with amazing videography and outstanding quality! As for “that voice” ❤ I would listen to it even if you were to recite the telephone book 😂 Looking forward to more content. 👏
I'm not sure, I've never kept the two together. Some people use neocaridina shrimp to tend to their fish eggs and keep them free of fungus, so it may be safe???
Great video! I have been lucky in that my hillstream loaches have been reproducing for me in a heavily planted and decorated 120 gallon tank. I have had so many that I have had to try and sell some, so not to over load the tank. However, as you probably know, they are very hard to catch! I have resorted to trapping them in a breeder net box, on it's side with algae wafers as bait. I have fishing line tied to the box and when the loaches enter to feed, I pull the box up. Works ok but has to be repeated over and over again to actually get a good number caught. How do you catch yours? Thanks
@@TheDave333 These are helpful suggestions for catching them. Can you give any more details about the design of the bottle trap? I need to figure out how to get some the larger offspring out of my community tank for a friend who wants some.
Amazing video, like usual. I’d like to ask, how did you achieve the high water flow seen throughout the video? I would imagine a power head would be dangerous for any fry, unless you used a prefilter sponge? And no powerhead was mentioned in the tank setup, so did you only use it for filming, and flow is kept low in the tank usually? Thanks!
Hi, and thanks for watching another video. I was waiting for someone to notice the flow and wonder where it was coming from! I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead that was enclosed in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. I normally just run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. And that's when I discovered that they really like the moving water!!! They seemed to be playing in it and surfing the "waves". And I think that it encouraged them to spawn. . . I'm going to experiment with it a lot more. I put a link to the wave maker in the description section of the video.
That makes sense, thanks! This video is making me think of setting up a species tank like you have… I had a few with goldfish before and I really ended up liking them. I have a 29 gallon I’m looking to overhaul, and I’m thinking about making it a more low-effort breeding project tank so I might just go with these guys. Anyway, thanks for the reply!
They don't really jump, but there's a very good possibility that they will climb out of a rimless tank. Watch this other hillstream loach video of mine and you'll see exactly what I mean. ruclips.net/video/D1z80_yS9VY/видео.html
@@TheDave333 Agreed. I have breeding colonies of bristlenose and reticulated hillstream loaches in a 40 gallon breeder and they both reproduce and leave each other alone.
Excellent video, Really informative I'm in the process of building a tank especially for some of these at the moment. I have some rocks out in the garden in a shallow container already, in the hope of getting plenty of algae growing on them ready to put in the tank once it is finished. It would be good if you could let us know what the PH and GH of the water is . Many thanks
This is a very informative, well presented video. Thank you for sharing. I did clue in to the powerhead, no other way to explain that flow. I've been a subscriber for quite awhile and always enjoy your content. Thanks again!
Yikes, that's warm! Probably, but keep that water moving to increase oxygen levels, and try to put it in the coolest part of the room. Near the floor usually.
Alright, you convinced me, imma save some money and set up my own breeding tank, this are my favorito oddball fish and was not aware that it isnt so difficult to reproduce :D
I should've included that information. I normally run this tank as a low flow setup. But for filming I used a I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead to create the current. Any powerhead will do, but the fish are in danger of being drawn into the pump intake. So, I completely enclosed the pump in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm
Thank you for such a high quality video and detailed information! I'm looking to set up my first breeding tank, so I'm trying to do as much research beforehand. From what I've read, snails are opportunistic feeders that eat viable eggs. I would greatly appreciate if you could explain why you decided to include them. Does the benefit of substrate aeration and eating leftover waste outweigh any eaten eggs? Or do you not observe the eggs being eaten?
Thanks for watching the video. I didn't want snails in the tank but they snuck in with the substrate. I've never seen the Hillstream eggs, so I can't say for sure if the snails are eating them. If I could, I would get rid of them just to be safe.
I had breeding angel fish with ramshorn snails, and I watched them trying to eat the eggs. Luckily, the parents killed and ate the snails. I was wondering why there was a big pile of snail shells under where the angels spawned. Go figure, the parents are smart, lol. I'm getting five or six for my 40g community tank, not so much for breeding them. Good luck with yours
What an absolutely terrific, informative and very watchable video Dave. You a truly very talented in every way - I’m not normally full of gushing praise (as a long term hobbyist and retired teacher)😂. On the point of suitable tank mates maybe white cloud mountain minnows could be suitable? Maybe, one day my video efforts will approach your standards (I doubt it!). 🤓👍
Thanks for the high praise my friend. Yes, white clouds would be a perfect pairing. I've seen your work Paul, and you breed lots of different fish. It's impressive, so my hat goes off to you.
What a lovely timing, a week ago I found some striped ones with red tails. Never seen them before but they were at a great price so I snatched 6 of them. They seem to be doing fine although I haven't seen them directly eat the food I throw in.
@@TheDave333 ok thank you for giving me a lead I was having trouble identifying them. They seem to be Gastromyzon sp. 'SK02', I'm assuming the care requirement is the same for the ones you have or are they too different of a species?
Thank you, very interesting. I have hillstream loach in a 20 gallon community tank and had no intention of breeding, but very pleasingly I have young ones. Now about an inch long and doing well. I would imagine I would have lost more due to other fish finding eggs, but if the opportunity arises I would have a nice long tank to house Hillstreams and some shrimp. They are a great and attractive fish to watch and your video highlights that very well. I have always wanted a long river style tank with good flow and high oxygen, the perfect home for these beauties.Thanks again.
Best relax during Saturday night is to watch this beautiful, immersive video with hill stream loaches. One of them, male who chase other fish, who like one stone is, I suppose, the victorious kink from previous video. I see that those loaches have some common behaviour like plecos - they love chase each other during feeding. Is their entertainment not aggression, I mean plecos. I only suppose about loaches, maybe I'm wrong. Regarding tiny babies must be difficult to keep aquarium clean, free from rotten food. Is it possible to keep any sanitary crews with them?
I have both Reticulated and Brown Mosaics now in two different tanks one of which is a dedicated breeding tank for the Reticulated. But the Brown Mosaics have also breed in a community tank. I was a bit on the fence about putting a snail or two in the breeding tank. If you started over would you still put snails in a breeding tank for these guys?
If I started over, just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't keep snails in their tank. They eat the spinach leaves meant for the loaches, and might even eat the eggs if they find them.
Hey dave. I just got a group of 5 for my community tank. Its got angels, congos, rainbows, torpedos, cherry barbs, and some other community fish. Its a rather densely planted tank with many hiding spaces. I was wondering if it was a bad idea to keep these with all of these fish. I got a great deal for them which made it a no brainer for me to buy them but now im kinda worried that I shouldve probably kept them in a species only tank.
It really depends on what you plan on doing with the loaches. If you want to breed them, then a species only tank would be best. If you don't intend on breeding them, then a community tank will be fine as long as it's big enough to hold everyone. The only ones that might get really aggressive are the angels if they pair up and decide to spawn.
@@TheDave333 oh great then. As far as I know all of my angels are males so hopefully no aggression. I did notice one of the angels a bit curious about them and was trying to pick on one of them but the hillstream just vanished in a sec😂
I've had a setup exactly like yours in a 33L for months and have seen no babies. My water temperature is around 65-68F, so do you think warming them up a bit might send them into spawning?
Yes, it might. Mine seem to spawn more when summer weather arrives and the water climbs up to near 80 F ! Be sure to give them lots of protein. I use Hikari carnivore pellets and they go crazy for it, they like it more than the spinach I give them. And be sure there are no other fish in the tank preying on the babies or the eggs. Be patient and best of luck. They're well worth the effort!
@@TheDave333 It consists of 24 elite RCMP constables that carry lances plus the member in charge. Like the Musical Ride, the National Ceremonial Troop performs throughout Canada and abroad to promote the RCMP.
Just got one, do I really need two more or is 1 going to be ok? 29 gallon community tank, with hob filter and two wave makers one surface and one opposite pointing down towards front left corner the circulation is intense, so far my hillstream seems happy
Thank you SO much for the awesome video! Very well made w lots of great info! Ideas on having fast moving water in the back of a long tank with dead spots behind rocks and stuff? What about a pencil/long bubbler for increased oxygen?
@@TheDave333You deserve a great deal more attention than your channel receives. Nobody is producing the consistent quality that you do. I hope you catch that wave.🖤🇨🇦
I love your videos, high level of shoting and information. I'm keeping my hillstream loach in tank with neocardina shrimp, do you think they (hillstream loach) will eat the baby shrimp?
I've never kept them with shrimp, so I can't say from first hand experience. My feeling is that as long as there are lots of plants in the tank where the shrimp can hide and an adequate supply of food for everyone, the loaches won't bother the baby shrimp.
Hi Dave, I've been loving your videos for years. Amazing work as always, just one thing I noticed when listening through my headphones, is your microphone's gain set to automatic? The static noise grows quite loud during the pauses which I think it could be the reason and setting it to a constant value might help with that. Thanks for all your hard work!
The gain is set to automatic and I noticed this problem as well. . . I cut and paste narration sections together, and there's perfect silence in between those recorded sections ( no background noise). While in the recorded narration bits there's background noise. . So, I record the ambient background room noise and put it in between the spoken word sections where it's dead silent, so that there's a consistent background noise. It's time-consuming and a real pain in the butt. How can I fix this? A noise gate? Compression? If I could record with zero background / ambient noise then this wouldn't be an issue. If you can help I would appreciate any advise that you could offer.
I'd not put any background noise in between the narration sections and simply fade them in and out. You can't really notice the noise when you're talking. You can lower the background noise with a filter, but that might cause some distortion of your voice. You can also try a soundproofed room or hanging sound insulation around the mic, and seeing what helps. Or the mic itself might be the culprit. Regardless, I'd avoid the automatic gain setting, as you're recording sounds at pretty much a constant volume. It might worsen the issue vs. increasing/decreasing the volume in post.
@@TheDave333 all my fish are my favorite fish! You have any plans to do a video on rummy nose tetras or true Julie corys (sp?) and I'll probably say the same!💕😊😆💕
I understand it's hard to pick favorites. . .😆 I do have plans to work with several corydoras species. In fact, I should be receiving 10 Corydoras sterbai to start a breeding colony this afternoon. I've tried getting Corydoras trilineatus / false julli, but the local shop can't seem to get them from the wholesaler. (real Corydoras julii are very very rare) So, I settled for the sterbai instead. And yes, rummy nose tetras are on the list too, but those cute little corydoras catfish will have to come first. 😊
@@TheDave333 sterbais are also incredible Someday I think I want a giant tank with a few fish and as many cory cat species as I can get! You gotta love the derpyness! They also do a new day is dawning dance that never ceases to make me smile!
Done with the video, and as always, it's amazing work. I really really love the hillstream loach footage. They are such goofballs. The anecdote about cover is actually really helpful as I didn't account for them being able to climb out, even tho I saw the climbing video. Do you think a lowboy tank would work? If yes, how big should it be? To account for the flow requirement and comfort of the loaches.
Merci!
De rien ! Merci beaucoup pour votre généreux soutien. Je l'apprécie vraiment. 🤗🤗🤗
30 minutes of hillstream loach footage? Mom, bring The chips, we wont sleep tonight!
Good stuff for sure. 😊
This guy deserves more, he's the definition of quality over quantity.
Thanks! 😊
We need more content like this on RUclips. Thanks.
Thank you so much. More to come. ❤
@@TheDave333yayyy
Without a doubt; this is the most complete guide there is to these fish. Thank you so much! - Ramón 🇲🇽
You're very welcome / thanks for watching!
I’ve kept them for years but learned so much from you. I have a 40g breeder nano tank now and they regularly produce babies. So entertaining to watch! Thanks for the info and terrific footage!
That's awesome! Thanks for watching. 😁
Thanks for this video. i got covid so my wife quarantined me to my fish cave . I've been bingeing on fish videos for days!
Sorry to hear that you're sick. I had it a couple years back, and it knocked me out for a couple weeks. I slept most of the time. I wish you a speedy recovery.
This is truly my most awaited video in quite some time, writing this comment before the watch.
Be sure to let me know what you thought when it's done.
FINALLY a very informative and high quality video about hillstream loaches. I've been struggling to find something helpful at all. To top it off, it did not surprise me to see it was coming from you. Awesome 🙌🏻
Awesome, thank you! I really hope that the video is helpful. 😁
I never fail to learn from your informative and expertly filmed and narrated productions. Thank you!
You're very welcomer! I love making them. 😊
Dude I have the softest of soft spots for these loaches, loved the video! I was considering a shallowish hi-flow tank dedicated to these, now I'm convinced! I'm quite sure I now know everything I'd want to about these, and then some. Your video - showed so many more details than I can see with the naked eye right here even. Thank you so much!
I glad you liked the video, I have a soft spot for these fish as well! btw - I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead that was enclosed in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. I normally just run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. And that's when I discovered that they really like to play in the moving water!!! They seemed to be a lot more active with the flow, playing in it and surfing the "waves".
very high-quality content, very useful for biologists and fish tank hobbyists. felt that it was presented by a biology professor.
thank you very much.
Wow, thank you!
These little guys are so much fun. I've had several and they all have very cool personalities.
I agree 100% 😁
This is so informative and soothing to listen to. You've definitely earned a subscriber.
Awesome, thank you!
@@TheDave333 gonna be setting up a 40 breeder in the next couple of weeks and will have to keep plenty of beautiful little hillstreams. They're so adorable
A 40 breeder is the perfect tank for these fish. They really are very cute. I think it has a lot to do with their eyes.
@@TheDave333 they have the same kinda derpy adorable look as like a Kenyan sand boa. They're so cute and fun to watch.
Snakes / reptiles were my first love! I'm hoping to film a Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) underwater in the wild.
I completely understand that everyone comes from different backgrounds, but when you've imported and raised discus, I was expecting a lot more when they said these loaches were expensive LOL I can't wait to start breeding these in a species-only tank!
I love breeding Hillstream Loaches, and they'll be easier to sell than Discus. The less expensive fish sell faster. . .
once again great video , now i want to buy hillstream loaches
And this is how you end up with a room full of tanks. . . ❤
Very enjoyable thanks and timely also just started a similar tank.
Awesome! Best of luck they're really interesting fish.
Hello from Australia. I really enjoyed your documentary on hillstream loaches. I have several of them in 3 different tanks and really enjoy watching their quirky antics, especially at feeding time. Thankyou for making your super high quality videos. You are awesome. 🙏
Hello from the U.S. Thanks for watching the video and for taking the time to leave a comment. I love watching mine play in the current. Awesome fish! 🤗
Loved this and now you made me want them Dave! Awsome job!!!
Go for it! They're amazing fish!
Happy New Year, Dave! Also, a very illuminating performance!
Thank you Chi and It's good to see your comments again. I noticed you were missing for a few days. 😊
undoubtedly the most complete video I have seen on this species of fish❤. Thank you so much ! I will carefully watch your old and future videos.👍
Thanks! 😁 I tend to be very thorough, and I'm sure that you will love my other work as well.
The quality of your macro video shots is just fantastic. Excellent work! It is easier to see the morphological details in your video than it is in person, in my own tank!
Thanks for highlighting this wonderful species. I have them breeding in a 40 gallon "community" breeder, which also includes breeding Panda Corydoras, bristlenose, Praecox rainbows, pea puffers, and a variety of livebearers. All of those species breed, and for most -- including reticulated hillstream loaches -- some make it through the wall of mouths to and grow up. As you emphasized, I attribute that to big piles of rounded rocks, which provide shelter, and for some of the other species, the dense plants that give more shelter. But it is not the way to go if the goal is to produce lots of babies that survive.
Hello, thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. Your tank sounds like it would be very entertaining to just sit back and watch the interplay between the different species. What a great combination of different species.
Simply amazing 😍. The camera work on your videos are just fantastic. Looking forward to see more 🙂 🙌🏾
Thank you so much!!
This video was excellent both in content and photos. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge of these incredible creatures.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching. ❤
I have one in a 29gal, with an oto cat, and nerite snail and they get along just well
Nice! They're such bizarre fish.
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen when it comes to fish keeping content. Just got my 4 loaches in the mail and wanted to see more videos about them and came across this one!
Awesome! Thank you!
Love your channel. The cinematography and information are incredible. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! Will do!
Amazing video and information on Hill stream loaches. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching. 😊
More than just your videos, I love your entire channel, so much information ❤️
Wow, thank you! ❤️
I’ve been googling loaches compatible with my tank after finding out the dojo loach is illegal in my state! You’ve sold me, thanks for the care guide here’s to hoping I’ll find a few at an upcoming expo :)
I highly recommend these fish. They're amazing, easy to keep, easy to feed, and they don't need high flow setups. I hope you find them too! ❤️
This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌
Thank you so much! ❤
Last video i was wondering how do you could keep those amazing pattern fish so happy...well here it is!☺️
Thanks for sharing this beautiful jewel from nature.
A great job with incredible footage!
Thank you so much. 😊
I've had success keeping these in a laminar flow aquarium, but no luck with them breeding. Thanks for this video, these are beautiful little creatures
They are very beautiful little fish. Do you keep them with other fish?
@@TheDave333 I kept them with white cloud minnows. Currently I have them in a holding tank with neocaridinia shrimp and dwarf rasboras
The White Clouds (great choice by the way) might have been eating the Hillstream loach eggs or the babies.
Merci!
vous êtes les bienvenus. Merci d'avoir aidé ma chaîne.
Wonderful videography! I have kept these fish and very much enjoy their quirky natures. Thank you for a terrific video!!
You're very welcome, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. :-D
Thank you Dave, these really are exquisite fish, and your patience and care with filming always takes my breath away. Seeing Nature up close never gets old, and you always give such clear and instructive insights into whatever species is the focus of your video. Once again, I have spent a very pleasurable time in one of your beautiful alien worlds. I hope this new year is treating you and yours well.🖤🇨🇦
Greetings fair lady of the great white north! I hope that all is well, and that the new year brings you an abundance of blessings, peace, and good health. 🌻🌼🐝
@@TheDave333 Thank you dear man, we are having a brutal cold snap at the moment, but are expecting much warmer days ahead soon. It is a little too unstable for where I live, to be honest, but it seems we have broken the sky. That aside, I am doing well thank you for your kind wishes, and I always enjoy a new offering from you whatever the season. How many active tanks do you have established? I have often wondered.💖🖤🇨🇦
I have 22 tanks with water, and several more that are empty because I've run out of room! 😁
@@TheDave333 I can well imagine! 22 tanks is a lot of work to keep abreast of, but each of your little worlds are truly beautiful. I love your passion for the fish, they have always fascinated me.🖤🇨🇦
One of my favorite fish to watch! They’re just so cute!
Mine too! 😁
I have been planning to get some hillstream loaches for a new tank. I had several species picked out. I am now re-thinking the whole thing because of this wonderful video. I now have the difficult decision of deciding on one species. It's kind of a tossup between the reticulated and the very similar red-tailed hillstream loach. I do have rock in the tank, but it is all flat slate rock, not rounded river rock. There is also an area of fine sand at the front of the tank which I intended for cryptic corydoras. Since corys prefer warmer water and hillstream loaches prefer cooler water, it would probably be best to give the corys a miss until the next tank gets made. I will also need to re-think some of the plants I have included in this tank and make them more hillstream loach friendly. I do have some anubius in the tank, but I also have some fine feathery plants which were going to be for baby shrimp to hid out in. I have three freshwater clams in the tank, and two freshwater mussels in there which should do fine in the same setup as the hillstream loaches have. The tank is rimless and well lit, but it lacks a lid. Therefore, because of this fantastic video, I will be purchasing one soon.
In a way, I feel like I'm going to be starting over with this tank in order to meet the needs of these little fish. I see that as a good thing though, as I now understand what makes a good environment for hillstream loaches, and above all, I like to provide the best and most enriching environment for any animal I keep. I don't want to keep a concentration camp or a prison. I want to keep animals where they can live their best possible life; a place where they are always feel happy and safe. Your video was just what I needed to understand how this is done. Thank you for taking the time to create this absolutely masterfully made and produced video!
Thank you so much for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. Those fish sound lucky to have such a thoughtful and considerate fish-keeper. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do. ❤
Very nice fish!! Great presentation as usual 👏
I got a group of 5 in my 30 gallon long and I was so scared they’d die, but they have been breeding like crazy I have fry in all different sizes. I keep them with cherry shrimp, a group of guppies and snails! My Hillstream loaches and shrimp are breeding more than my guppies lol. I keep them in tap water and do water changes weekly
Looking into getting a 55 gallon tank with lots of rocks for my loaches! They are absolutely my favorite aquatic creature/ pet! Also
Amazing video
Thanks for watching the video and sharing your experiences. And nice work on getting them to breed so frequently.
Wow! What a ride…love your vidéo thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! 🐠🦈🐟
I got my first Hillstreams yesterday, hopefully a breeding pair. I love them so much!
That's awesome! Best of luck.
This is the best guide ever! Thank you 😊
You're very welcome! 😊
Fascinating! Another fish obsession is born. 😃
These fish are so much fun to watch. I'm happy to feed the fish obsession. 🐠🦈🐟
Nerp. My hillstream loach can handle moderate tropical temos and moderate water flow. I love smooth rocks but had no idea this was good for the loaches
I've seen flutter channels but didn't know that's what they are
Thanks for watching another video. I love my hillstream loaches too, they're in my top ten list of favorite fish.
I heard the folks at Aquarium Co-op have kept them in tanks with high temperatures, tanks with no filters, tropical community tanks, etc…
Showed no signs of stress or sickness, even ended up breeding without any intervention from the fish keepers!
Like many river dwellers (danios for example) they’re very hardy
While I understand the idea of recreating their natural environment as closely as possible, it seems they’ll do well in a wide range of set ups as long as conditions remain stable
Yes, they are quite adaptable.
@@garg4531 😮 had no idea. That's awesome
How is there so much flow? It looks like there's only a sponge filter. I was planning on setting up a river manifold system for Sewellia lineolata, but if you can get that flow, I may just use sponge filters.
Hi thanks for watching the video. I normally run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. So, I created some flow using a powerhead / wave maker.
I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead to create the current. Any powerhead will do, but the fish are in danger of being drawn into the pump intake. So, I completely enclosed the pump in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. And that's when I discovered that they really like the moving water!!! They seemed to be playing in it and surfing the "waves". And I think that it encouraged them to spawn. . . I'm going to experiment with it a lot more.
I put a link to the wave maker in the description section of the video. A simple powerhead can create a lot of flow, but you've always got to keep the babies from getting in. A manifold system using sponges would work as well.
It's a lot more complicated to put together, and I don't think it's really needed to keep them happy and healthy.
@@TheDave333 Thanks for sharing your insights! Do you think it's possible to maintain a successful breeding tank with high flow from a wave maker without separating fry? Is the filter media bag a long-term fix or is there something better like encasing the wave maker in sponges? Gastromyzontidae and Balitoridae are easily my favorite fish and this will be my first time keeping them
Yes it's possible to breed the adults, and raise the fry in a tank with the flow from a wave maker. (The one I have
really isn't all that strong.) In my tank, the filter media bag was a good fix. However, I didn't really like
the way it looked. But, it was effective. I considered encasing the wave maker in sponges, but it would've been cumbersome and hard to clean. The filter media bag was the simplest fix. One of the really nice things about the wave maker was the magnetic mount. It's so much better than suction cups!
Personally, I would use a powerhead with a fine sponge attached to the water intake. It looks better than the media bag over the wave maker, and it's just as effective. They don't need much flow, but a little certainly helps.
Excellent informative video with amazing videography and outstanding quality! As for “that voice” ❤ I would listen to it even if you were to recite the telephone book 😂 Looking forward to more content. 👏
Wow, thank you! 😁
Hi how are u ? Thanks for the amazing video! Do u think the neocaridinas can eat the hailstorm eggs?
I'm not sure, I've never kept the two together. Some people use neocaridina shrimp to tend to their fish eggs and keep them free of fungus, so it may be safe???
They're so cute! Fascinating creatures. 🥰
I agree, they're one of my favorite fish. :-D
Great video! I have been lucky in that my hillstream loaches have been reproducing for me in a heavily planted and decorated 120 gallon tank. I have had so many that I have had to try and sell some, so not to over load the tank. However, as you probably know, they are very hard to catch! I have resorted to trapping them in a breeder net box, on it's side with algae wafers as bait. I have fishing line tied to the box and when the loaches enter to feed, I pull the box up. Works ok but has to be repeated over and over again to actually get a good number caught. How do you catch yours? Thanks
I use a bottle trap and bait, or I trap them on the glass when they're small with a plastic cup. It isn't easy though. 😁
@@TheDave333 These are helpful suggestions for catching them. Can you give any more details about the design of the bottle trap? I need to figure out how to get some the larger offspring out of my community tank for a friend who wants some.
Been waiting for this for so long!! Great info and amazing quality like always.
Glad you enjoyed it! Sorry it took so long. . . Just kidding, I'm not sorry. 😁
@@TheDave333 😅😆
This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌
Thank you! Will do! 🦈🐟🦐🦠
This is a very interesting and informative awesome video thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching❤
Some nice close up shots there...
What lens do you use for that?
100 mm macro lens
Buckling up, let's go!
I debated whether or not to leave that in for a very long time. . .
Keep it, your videos are good
thanks
Amazing video, like usual.
I’d like to ask, how did you achieve the high water flow seen throughout the video? I would imagine a power head would be dangerous for any fry, unless you used a prefilter sponge? And no powerhead was mentioned in the tank setup, so did you only use it for filming, and flow is kept low in the tank usually? Thanks!
Hi, and thanks for watching another video. I was waiting for someone to notice the flow and wonder where it was coming from! I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead that was enclosed in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm. I normally just run the tank as a low flow setup just as I described in the video, but as I was making the video, I thought that in order to do these fish justice they needed to be filmed with a current. And that's when I discovered that they really like the moving water!!! They seemed to be playing in it and surfing the "waves".
And I think that it encouraged them to spawn. . . I'm going to experiment with it a lot more. I put a link to the wave maker in the description section of the video.
That makes sense, thanks!
This video is making me think of setting up a species tank like you have… I had a few with goldfish before and I really ended up liking them. I have a 29 gallon I’m looking to overhaul, and I’m thinking about making it a more low-effort breeding project tank so I might just go with these guys.
Anyway, thanks for the reply!
You're very welcome, and best of luck in the New Year.
can you keep them in a rimless tank? or do they jump out of it?
They don't really jump, but there's a very good possibility that they will climb out of a rimless tank. Watch this other hillstream loach video of mine and you'll see exactly what I mean. ruclips.net/video/D1z80_yS9VY/видео.html
I've been keeping them for a few years in a rimless tank, i have never seen one that climbs out
Absolutely stunning footage
Thank you so much!
Do you know if these guys will pair okay with a brustlenose pleco?
Yes, I keep together in one of my tanks. Just be sure that the bristlenose don't hog up all of the food at feeding time.
@@TheDave333 Agreed. I have breeding colonies of bristlenose and reticulated hillstream loaches in a 40 gallon breeder and they both reproduce and leave each other alone.
Lodi New York in the house I love loaches I'm working on a 55gal tank and setting up a Hillstream tank between now and March..
That's awesome. Loaches are fun. 😁
Do you have experience with any of them becoming thinner, less active and eventually pass away?
I had a few that did and am looking for a cure.
Luckily, I haven't experienced anything like that. Do you think it's an illness / disease?
Thanks for sharing sir excellent information as always 😊
My pleasure 😊
Excellent video, Really informative I'm in the process of building a tank especially for some of these at the moment. I have some rocks out in the garden in a shallow container already, in the hope of getting plenty of algae growing on them ready to put in the tank once it is finished.
It would be good if you could let us know what the PH and GH of the water is . Many thanks
My pH is around 6.5, and I'm not sure of the GH, but I's say that it's moderately soft water.
This is a very informative, well presented video. Thank you for sharing. I did clue in to the powerhead, no other way to explain that flow. I've been a subscriber for quite awhile and always enjoy your content. Thanks again!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching my videos. 😀
What an absolutely INCREDIBLE video. Wow.
Wow, thank you!
In my area during summer it gets over 30°C. Can I still keep it?
Yikes, that's warm! Probably, but keep that water moving to increase oxygen levels, and try to put it in the coolest part of the room. Near the floor usually.
I realy love the you put effort of the video ❤
Thank you so much!
Alright, you convinced me, imma save some money and set up my own breeding tank, this are my favorito oddball fish and was not aware that it isnt so difficult to reproduce :D
Go for it. They're not as difficult as some people say. They are a bit pricey, but well worth it!
Would have liked to see your filter and what you power your flow with.
I should've included that information. I normally run this tank as a low flow setup. But for filming I used a
I used a Freesea 1050 GPH wave maker powerhead to create the current. Any powerhead will do, but the fish are in danger of being drawn into the pump intake. So, I completely enclosed the pump in a filter media bag in order to keep the fish from harm
Thank you for such a high quality video and detailed information! I'm looking to set up my first breeding tank, so I'm trying to do as much research beforehand. From what I've read, snails are opportunistic feeders that eat viable eggs. I would greatly appreciate if you could explain why you decided to include them. Does the benefit of substrate aeration and eating leftover waste outweigh any eaten eggs? Or do you not observe the eggs being eaten?
Thanks for watching the video. I didn't want snails in the tank but they snuck in with the substrate. I've never seen the Hillstream eggs, so I can't say for sure if the snails are eating them. If I could, I would get rid of them just to be safe.
@@TheDave333 I'll keep that in mind, and thanks for the insight!
You're welcome, anytime and best of luck, they're amazing fish. .
I had breeding angel fish with ramshorn snails, and I watched them trying to eat the eggs. Luckily, the parents killed and ate the snails.
I was wondering why there was a big pile of snail shells under where the angels spawned. Go figure, the parents are smart, lol.
I'm getting five or six for my 40g community tank, not so much for breeding them.
Good luck with yours
Cool fish I like their look
Me too! Like little sting rays, very alien looking. . .
Great video! What are your thoughts on keeping several species of HS loaches in a single tank?
As long as they're not able to interbreed and hybridize, then I'm all in.
Thank you Soo much, I am building a 40gallon for my 2 loaches and this is gold, soo great!
Wonderful! Have fun they're great fish. :-)
Better than national G ty enjoyed the film. Going to set up a tank this month. Very cool fish
Thanks! They're such great fish, best of luck with the new setup.
What an absolutely terrific, informative and very watchable video Dave. You a truly very talented in every way - I’m not normally full of gushing praise (as a long term hobbyist and retired teacher)😂. On the point of suitable tank mates maybe white cloud mountain minnows could be suitable? Maybe, one day my video efforts will approach your standards (I doubt it!). 🤓👍
Thanks for the high praise my friend. Yes, white clouds would be a perfect pairing. I've seen your work Paul,
and you breed lots of different fish. It's impressive, so my hat goes off to you.
Learned so much, excellent video as always
Awesome, thank you!
fantastic video. best video on hillztream loach. wurd
Thank you so much!
What a lovely timing, a week ago I found some striped ones with red tails. Never seen them before but they were at a great price so I snatched 6 of them. They seem to be doing fine although I haven't seen them directly eat the food I throw in.
The red-tailed ones ( Gastromyzon species ) are very pretty, but they're usually a lot more expensive. It's great you found such a good deal.
@@TheDave333 ok thank you for giving me a lead I was having trouble identifying them. They seem to be Gastromyzon sp. 'SK02', I'm assuming the care requirement is the same for the ones you have or are they too different of a species?
I don't have enough experience with that species to say with any certainty. Sorry.
Love the added humor!!
Thanks!! I debated whether or not to leave that in for a long time. I guess I made the right choice. 😁
Thank you, very interesting. I have hillstream loach in a 20 gallon community tank and had no intention of breeding, but very pleasingly I have young ones. Now about an inch long and doing well. I would imagine I would have lost more due to other fish finding eggs, but if the opportunity arises I would have a nice long tank to house Hillstreams and some shrimp. They are a great and attractive fish to watch and your video highlights that very well. I have always wanted a long river style tank with good flow and high oxygen, the perfect home for these beauties.Thanks again.
Thanks for watching the video, and congratulations on finding babies! They're such wonderful fish.
Best relax during Saturday night is to watch this beautiful, immersive video with hill stream loaches. One of them, male who chase other fish, who like one stone is, I suppose, the victorious kink from previous video. I see that those loaches have some common behaviour like plecos - they love chase each other during feeding. Is their entertainment not aggression, I mean plecos. I only suppose about loaches, maybe I'm wrong. Regarding tiny babies must be difficult to keep aquarium clean, free from rotten food. Is it possible to keep any sanitary crews with them?
The sanitary crews are the snails, and the countless worms and other invertebrates that share the tank. No food lasts long enough to rot.
@@TheDave333 thank you, l thought that snails' waste pollute the water. But it seems that it become fertilizer for plants.
Yes, fertilizer for plants, and food for tiny invertebrates.
I have both Reticulated and Brown Mosaics now in two different tanks one of which is a dedicated breeding tank for the Reticulated. But the Brown Mosaics have also breed in a community tank. I was a bit on the fence about putting a snail or two in the breeding tank. If you started over would you still put snails in a breeding tank for these guys?
If I started over, just to be on the safe side, I wouldn't keep snails in their tank. They eat the spinach leaves meant for the loaches, and might even eat the eggs if they find them.
Great documentary!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Can i keep some bamboo shrimps and amano shrimps with these fish? What about stiphodon river gobies? Are they compatible?
Yes all three would be compatible with hillstream loaches.
Lovely loaches you got there! 😁❤
Thanks. I have two tanks with them breeding now. I hope to have enough to be able to sell their babies one day.
Question: I may have missed it and sorry if I did. How long between eggs to seeing fry? Thanks
I don't recall if I said, but I think it's only a few days. I never saw mine lay eggs, so that's just based on what other people have said.
Hey dave. I just got a group of 5 for my community tank. Its got angels, congos, rainbows, torpedos, cherry barbs, and some other community fish. Its a rather densely planted tank with many hiding spaces. I was wondering if it was a bad idea to keep these with all of these fish. I got a great deal for them which made it a no brainer for me to buy them but now im kinda worried that I shouldve probably kept them in a species only tank.
It really depends on what you plan on doing with the loaches. If you want to breed them, then a species only tank would be best. If you don't intend on breeding them, then a community tank will be fine as long as it's big enough to hold everyone. The only ones that might get really aggressive are the angels if they pair up and decide to spawn.
@@TheDave333 oh great then. As far as I know all of my angels are males so hopefully no aggression. I did notice one of the angels a bit curious about them and was trying to pick on one of them but the hillstream just vanished in a sec😂
Excellent work!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
I've had a setup exactly like yours in a 33L for months and have seen no babies. My water temperature is around 65-68F, so do you think warming them up a bit might send them into spawning?
Yes, it might. Mine seem to spawn more when summer weather arrives and the water climbs up to near 80 F !
Be sure to give them lots of protein. I use Hikari carnivore pellets and they go crazy for it, they like it more than the spinach I give them. And be sure there are no other fish in the tank preying on the babies or the eggs. Be patient and best of luck. They're well worth the effort!
This is Amazing!!! Thank you! I love hillstream loaches, I got 1 only.. and planning to make a tank just for them and probably breed them..
Go for it! They're amazing little fish. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment.
EXCELENTE video!!👍🏻 Gracias,🙏🏻
¡Ningún problema! Gracias por ver el vídeo y tomarse el tiempo de dejar un comentario. 😁😁😁
The National Ceremonial Troop is amazing!!!
I imagine that they are! All perfectly dressed and precise in their movements.
@@TheDave333 It's the official dismounted drill team of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Oh I see. I'll make it up to Canada one of these days.
@@TheDave333 It consists of 24 elite RCMP constables that carry lances plus the member in charge. Like the Musical Ride, the National Ceremonial Troop performs throughout Canada and abroad to promote the RCMP.
Awesome. I can tell that you really love them. :-D
Just got one, do I really need two more or is 1 going to be ok? 29 gallon community tank, with hob filter and two wave makers one surface and one opposite pointing down towards front left corner the circulation is intense, so far my hillstream seems happy
It's okay to keep just one. I'm sure it's loving all of that water movement. :-)
Thank you very much, very informative. Going to give a try to raise some hillstream of my own....
Go for it! They're awesome fish.
Just need to find some good stock @@TheDave333
Thank you SO much for the awesome video! Very well made w lots of great info!
Ideas on having fast moving water in the back of a long tank with dead spots behind rocks and stuff?
What about a pencil/long bubbler for increased oxygen?
Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to leave a comment. A small powerhead with a sponge filter over the water intake might help.
Have you thought about recording in 4k?
I sure have, but I can't justify the expense of a new 4K camera until the channel takes off. It's all about income and expenses. . .
@@TheDave333You deserve a great deal more attention than your channel receives. Nobody is producing the consistent quality that you do. I hope you catch that wave.🖤🇨🇦
Thanks, I'm paddling as fast as I can.
@@TheDave333 I have confidence in you…the algorithm I’m less certain of, but I know you will do it.🖤🇨🇦
I love your videos, high level of shoting and information.
I'm keeping my hillstream loach in tank with neocardina shrimp, do you think they (hillstream loach) will eat the baby shrimp?
I've never kept them with shrimp, so I can't say from first hand experience. My feeling is that as long as there are lots of plants in the tank where the shrimp can hide and an adequate supply of food for everyone, the loaches won't bother the baby shrimp.
Hi Dave, I've been loving your videos for years. Amazing work as always, just one thing I noticed when listening through my headphones, is your microphone's gain set to automatic? The static noise grows quite loud during the pauses which I think it could be the reason and setting it to a constant value might help with that. Thanks for all your hard work!
The gain is set to automatic and I noticed this problem as well. . . I cut and paste narration sections together, and there's perfect silence in between those recorded sections ( no background noise). While in the recorded narration bits there's background noise. . So, I record the ambient background room noise and put it in between the spoken word sections where it's dead silent, so that there's a consistent background noise. It's time-consuming and a real pain in the butt. How can I fix this? A noise gate? Compression? If I could record with zero background / ambient noise then this wouldn't be an issue. If you can help I would appreciate any advise that you could offer.
I'd not put any background noise in between the narration sections and simply fade them in and out. You can't really notice the noise when you're talking. You can lower the background noise with a filter, but that might cause some distortion of your voice. You can also try a soundproofed room or hanging sound insulation around the mic, and seeing what helps. Or the mic itself might be the culprit. Regardless, I'd avoid the automatic gain setting, as you're recording sounds at pretty much a constant volume. It might worsen the issue vs. increasing/decreasing the volume in post.
That all makes perfect sense, thank you so much for the advice.
Love to learn more about my favorite fish!
I thought guppies were your favorite fish! 😊
@@TheDave333 all my fish are my favorite fish! You have any plans to do a video on rummy nose tetras or true Julie corys (sp?) and I'll probably say the same!💕😊😆💕
I understand it's hard to pick favorites. . .😆 I do have plans to work with several corydoras species. In fact, I should be receiving 10 Corydoras sterbai to start a breeding colony this afternoon. I've tried getting Corydoras trilineatus / false julli, but the local shop can't seem to get them from the wholesaler. (real Corydoras julii are very very rare)
So, I settled for the sterbai instead. And yes, rummy nose tetras are on the list too, but those cute little corydoras catfish will have to come first. 😊
@@TheDave333 I'm lucky. There is a local breeder who supplies my lfs, in Maine of all places! They are one of the treasures of my tank!
@@TheDave333 sterbais are also incredible
Someday I think I want a giant tank with a few fish and as many cory cat species as I can get! You gotta love the derpyness! They also do a new day is dawning dance that never ceases to make me smile!
Done with the video, and as always, it's amazing work. I really really love the hillstream loach footage. They are such goofballs. The anecdote about cover is actually really helpful as I didn't account for them being able to climb out, even tho I saw the climbing video. Do you think a lowboy tank would work? If yes, how big should it be? To account for the flow requirement and comfort of the loaches.
I'm happy that you enjoyed the video. A 50 gallon / 190 liter low boy tank would work, but it would still need a cover.
@TheDave333 If I do create one of these tanks someday I'll credit you. Thank you very much ^^
You're very welcome my friend.
Awesome thank you
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.