Hillstream Loaches - Best Oddball Algae Eater?
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Looking a cool oddball fish that’s easy to care for AND cleans your aquarium? Get some hillstream loaches! Find out why it may be possible to keep them in a normal, tropical community tank.
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Love your channel! Ive always wanted to keep them
Thanks for this video, I was also asked about this. shame they need so much water as I can't add to mine.
@@lindawu9276 Yay, hope you get a chance to in the future!
I just found out about your Channel I'm trying to make a simple aquarium tank for my three-year-old daughter so that she can look at the fish and feed them to. However we currently have rescued a live bait tiger salamander larvae and one of its gills is damaged. My question is will it regenerate its damaged Gill? I've looked up a lot on them as far as taking care of them but I'm concerned about its Gill not all of it skills it's just one of the I don't know what to call them branches? Anyway it looks like it got severed. My wife likes it because it reminds her of Toothless from How to Train a dragon
Girl Talks Fish can they eat peas
Love the old man betta just day napping 😆💛
Bro I can’t stop laughing on how your betta is sleeping on the ground 😂 0:10
They look like little stingrays!!
I legit googled Stingray Looking Pleco to find out its real name 😂
I love its cute flappy thing and it is moving like a cockroach in deep water, lil
Your betta just taking a nap in the middle of the tank has me cracking me up😀
im from south east asia and i can get this fish for about (changed into my currency) 50 cent ( US currency )each, and i was just shocked when you mention how pricy they can be elsewhere
Lucky
Ship me 500 and I’ll pay you $2 each!
Same in my county … cost only 50 cents . However Otto is kinda expensive cost around 3 - 5 USD
@@joshuastover1047 I think it’s the custom clearance that makes the price gone up drastically in other countries since it might cause the fish to be dead and stress out
@@davidh4485 I think its the local availability, go hiking, find them.
LOL..your kids are adorable. Your son, LOL his facial expressions
I’ve had one of those in my tropical tank for a few years. I didn’t know what their name was. I love watching him.
2:28 - what happens to that betta? (Edit) I just realised, her face...😔
I’ve been wanting to get some for a while now! I definitely am going to pick some up next time I’m at a fish store(heaven knows when that will happen again.)
That's awesome! Hope you enjoy them as much as I have. :)
Thank you so much about talking about your alternative idea for these loaches parameters. Getting 7 today finally. Looking for 5 months...
4:38 your fish on the right is going to cause an underwater tornado :P
thanks for these information. I am going to get these guys instead of otocinclus
You had little visitors for this one. Your kids are adorable. I’m just getting ready to build another tank and stumbled onto your channel only two or three days ago. I’m going to use all your tips as I’ve binge watched them. Lol. I hope to make the best tank I’ve ever made following your tips. Thanks so much for all you are doing for the aquarist community. I really appreciate all the time and effort!
Your tank is a great example of how it should NOT be: hillstream loaches live and graze on rocks, hide between and under piles of stones. You don't have any of this in your tank. So they end up grazing on the aquarium glass and the coarse sand. Poor fish. It is your responsibility as a blogger to provide correct information. They are not algae eaters but opportunistic omnivores. I can see in the comments below that people have just 1 sewellia in their tank, because it's a fancy fish. Not good. You can keep them together with other fish like tetras but not with bottom fish like corydoras, because sewellias are territorial and will chase the corys.
It's not about the "dare to disagree" it's just what we learned they do best in? I would never knock you for keeping hillstream loaches on eco complete yet we know they come from smooth stones and Sandy substrate? I am firm believer in providing my fish a setup similar to what they experience in their native habitat, it's also a philosophy shared by zoos all over the world...sure you can keep them in warm water and low 02 and them be perfectly fine the issue is we know they don't experience low o2 and high temperatures in their native habitat so they question becomes WHY? just to be different, just to show you can do it, so on and so on it makes no sense to me? Anyone can setup a tank with no Heater smooth rocks and a 3$ bag of sand from home Depot along with a power head.... Sorry I just can't not comment on this issue , it's actually more money and trouble to setup these fish the wrong way (no disrespect Im just passionate about this issue, please in no way take this comment as anything negative towards you or channel, I love your channel actually)
It's the 'well ackshuwaly it's moar excpensive' part that make people's eyes roll. They either die or they don't, breed or they don't.
Gorgeous video! Our Hillstream Loaches had lots of babies, they need loving homes
How long did they take to start breeding after you purchased them?
@@finthefishsep20toma is it easy? I need a mate
I like the “stingray” look that they have. Could they be kept with otocinclus?
Yes
I'm totally going to grab 3 or 4 of these guys for my 29 gallon tank. Thanks again for being great! I look out for your videos. You rock!
Mini me pulling faces was fantastic
Love your vids! Keep up with the great content. You've made my aquarium look and run %100 better. Thank you for everything...
Awww, my pleasure! Glad I could help. :)
I love this little fish. They are amazing little fish and very cool to watch. I’ve been breeding them for two years. My experience has been quite different from traditional wisdom.
My local pet store has a couple of these in with some tropical fish at around 25degrees C/ 77 F. They seem very happy in a big range of temperatures, and after this lockdown I am intending to investigate buying some for the cool water tank I have set up to keep me from going crazy these last few weeks. Very good timing on the video👍🏻
Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Best of luck with your new cold water tank. 🙂
I wanted these but dismissed the idea after I read their "requirements." Nice to know I can get them after all. Great video 👍
Yes, same here! I think it's definitely worth a shot, in my opinion.
I think with a lot of fish, the “requirements” we read about are just mere suggestions
@@ST62382 but when does science research and data become suggestions?
The Fishy Life !, if those requirements are set in stone, why is it that my hillstream loaches so absolutely fine in a warm aquarium with tropical fish?
Honestly, I think some of the requirements for Hillstream loaches can be overly exaggerated, especially on the internet. Are Hillstream loaches coldwater fish? No! They are sub-tropical fish that do well in 68-75 degrees Fahrenheit. However, keeping them in water temps in the mid 60s may be ideal for them as it holds more dissolved oxygen to suit their needs. Do not go far below 60 degrees or higher than 78 as they may become lethargic to those temperatures. Furthermore, Hillstream loaches don’t necessarily need fast flowing water to thrive. There are some species of Hillstream loaches that don’t even inhabit fast flowing water, but rather slow-moving streams. I’ve had Hillstream loaches in very little to no flow for almost 3 years now. They’ve been breeding and feeding actively. Although fast flowing water may not be needed, it is important to ensure that they are receiving the oxygen requirements that they need. Lastly, not all Hillstream loaches primarily eat algae! Sewellia species need a balanced diet and should have protein included as well. Some other Hillstreams like Gastromyzon species will typically graze on aufwuchs instead. But sometimes, the surface growth that they graze on might include microcrustaceans. They may accept frozen and dry foods occasionally, but usually prefer algae and other surface growth. As if now, I currently have over 30 Hillstream loaches (mix of different species) and they are easily my favorite fish! They’re not hard to take care of if you know what you’re doing. Just do a good amount of research and ask experienced Hillstream loach keepers for some advice on keeping them! On another note, check out my channel to see some videos of my mixed species Hillstream tank!
Hi, you seem to have some experience with them, can you tell me if I can keep 3 in a heavily planted 10 gallon tank with bubbler and sponge filter at 69-71 degrees temp? I have one currently but saw a video by LRB aquatics where he had like 10 in a 20 gallon??
l love mine, but I setup a powerhead in the corner of my 60 gallon tank I have them in so they can have the flow everyone said they like, yet these things usually hangout in the calmer part of the tank. One of my favorite fish, and certainly going to get more.
I noticed that your java ferns are so green. How do you keep them healthy? Mine just melt away easily.
One of my favorites, better than plecos personally for me. I finally found 3 Borneos today and grabbed all...in past I had reticulated and they flourished in my 55g CO2 planted, only had the strong output of filter in one corner, otherwise no specialty "powerheads" to supplement oxygen people always say. Kept my tanks on cooler side of 73-75, but still not cold...which all hillstreams and my buddy the golden dojo loach love (and is over 5 years old). I agree with you as specific tank raised fish generations become more the norm, they become less particular to the demands a species may have been used to in wild (besides- an extremely healthy, established planted tank like mine and everyone else's out there will have sufficient dissolved oxygen- as evident by the plants going crazy pearling!)
These have quickly became one of my favorite fish over the last year.
So I have two tanks that have them. And girl, you are right, they can be expensive. However, price shopping and checking reviews, I recently bought a group from Aqua Huna that were amazing, healthy, and of a decent size. They run about $10 a piece from them. And what is even more awesome if you go to Aquarium Co-Op and go through the affiliate link/use the coupon code, you can save some $$$. The group that I just got from Aqua Huna started to breed in a 45g hexagon tank with 2 angel fish. The angel fish just look at them but doesn't bother them at all. This tank has a group of 4 with them. This tank uses a HOB and an air stone for oxygenation. Placing a small pile of river stone (2" - 4" in size) brought out amazing behavior in them. When I added some anubais barteri to the stack of riverstone, they began to breed. Water temperature of this tank stays between 76'f - 78'f.
In my other 20g tank, I have about 6 celestial pearl danio and 4 hillstream loaches. This tank is filtered with the large sponge filter from Aquarium Co-Op. About 1/2 of the tank is ludwigia repens rubin and the other side of the tank I added same type of round river rocks. I did make a small floating fence for this side and have a thick layer of frogbit which gives shade over the pile of rocks. Originally I just had a sand bottom on this side, but once I added the rocks again, it induced breeding. Water temperature stays at room temperature so fluctuating between 65-75'f.
These fish are amazing at keeping green algae off the side of the aquarium (honestly better than nerites in my opinion). They don't seem to do much with hair or bb algae.
What do they seem to like to eat? Xtreme Crave Flakes are a bit hit once they get to the bottom and sit for a moment. I am having ok success with repashy soilent green. They seem to REALLY like frozen brine shrimp and daphnia once it makes it to the bottom. After feeding the above and having very little to no algae, I can honestly say my hillstream loaches are getting fat and happy. :)
Oh and since I was talking of breeding, my PH fluctuares between 7.4 - 7.6 in hard water.
do they clean brown diatom algae off the plants and decorations well? i’m thinking of getting some for my own 20 gallon soon :)
Love these fish. Fascinating. Thinking about adding some to my 20 gallon long planted tank. Very informative. Thank you 👍
Had a tragic massive casualty event of my hillstream loaches after a water change. 4 out of 5 died overnight. Water tests look good. Other fish unaffected. Trying to troubleshoot before replacing them. What have you found them sensitive to during your time caring for them in your community tank @GirlTalksFish?
I see an old betta fish day napping 😆😄🥰😚🥳
Hi Irene check your community I wrote 8 names for your 20g tank please let me know what you think email me may you and your family have a Happy 😊 Easter 🥚🐣🐇🕊🐛🦋
Oh thank you! I'll go check them out now.
I've wanted these for a while. I've done a lot of my own research on them and glad you did this video. I'm also glad you mentioned they aren't "cheap". I live 2 hrs from any pet store so will have to order mine from the internet and pay the pretty price for live delivery. I've never ordered fish online, any suggestions?
LiveAquaria.com has always served me well.
Very nice! I have two in my Dutch style heavily planted aquarium and they're very happy! Zero plant destruction. ;)
I know this is three years old, but I have questions:
1. Can I keep these in a 10 gallon? If so, is three ok?
2. They can be kept at betta fish temperatures?
3. Where can I find them?
I have fallen in love with these little dudes and really want some in my 10 gallon betta tank I'm making. The internet has all sorts of contrarian information on these.
Love this fish! At first i was scared because of it's health but thanks to you and aquarium co op they are on my fish list😀
Thx for another great video during this difficult time and stay safe!🌟
Ditto! I totally decided to give them a shot because of that Aquarium Co-Op video and I'm so glad I did. 😁
Our sweet goldfish just lost its tankmate of eight years, any chance we can pop a few of these in here with Cheddar? He's a super docile goldie, we'd love for him to have some sort of tankmate. Can he live alongside shrimp?
This was really useful. Thank you.
I love Hillstream loaches. I love them almost or equally as much as cryptic corys and khuli loaches. Just love 'em! Those three fish species have so much personality it's just wonderful!
Hill streams are generally quite durable all things considered in my own experience I had two which lasted for at least 10 years in several different tanks
lol sometimes my betta sleeps on the ground too. First time I saw it I thought he was dying, turns out he was just sleeping because once I turned on the lights he perked up and said hello ❤
I bought 2 today.They look cute but too slim.In my country of Thailand sometime fish seller keep their fishy in the bag without filter or feeding.Most of them will have home within day but not all of them are that lucky...
The reason i dont like the term hillstream loach , you mention you always wanted to keep the reticulated hillstraeam loach (sewellia lineolata)but in your video there is only one the others are sewellia albusura , sewellia species spotted (the largest of the sewellia species)and one as yet unidentified possibly SEW03
Hi great video! I had a beautiful hillstream loach which sadly died because of a co2 overdose, but i am getting some after my city's coronavirus lockdown is over😀
Sorry to hear that! Yeah they're totally worth getting again. Just wish they weren't so expensive.
it's like the camel situation. Everyone believed camels were built for the desert, they evolved and lived there a long time so that must be their best habitat. Well, camels actually lived in the northern parts of Canada first. Although they're built for the desert, those same functions can be used for the winter. Basically, where hillstream loaches live now may not be their only habitat, the habitat they used to live in or even the habitat they best prefer
Hillstream loach doesnt necessarily need high flow tanks. I have them on a no filter aquarium for a year now.
I love your videos and appreciate you doing beginner friendly guides on plants and fish! ❤
How can you tell if your Hillstream Loach is getting enough food??
I am newer to the fish-keeping hobby and I have a 10 gallon tank with 4 platy (1 male, 3 females). About 2 and a half weeks ago I bought a hillstream loach! It was pretty shy the first week, but seems to be really coming out of his shell now! He doesn't scurry away to hide when I get close to the tank now and he comes out to join the gang during feeding time (I feed them 1 time each day, sometimes 2, because I keep reading that they only need fed once a day to keep from over-feeding them.)
However, my Platy act like they're starving ALL the dang time!! lol They are CONSTANTLY eating every single morsel of food they can find around the tank and I even see them picking at algae and other things off my driftwood and live plants! I honestly feel like I am over-feeding them with how much I put in the tank! (their plump bellies give them away, and yes I am aware of the possibility of them carrying babies lol) With them constantly eating though, I am always worried about my little hillstream loach not getting enough to eat! I have started feeding them a little bit in the a.m. and then in the evening right before I turn tank lights off, (I figured out, by using a flashlight one night, that my hillstream loach goes CRAZY once tank lights and bedroom lights are out and he runs around the glass having a party-for-1 while the Platy sleep 😂) I did this in hopes my platy will go to sleep and leave enough food behind for the loach to clean up and have a good dinner! I have just keep reading everywhere that these little guys tend to die from not getting enough food and I absolutely do not want that to happen!! All the fish seem to be very active and extremely happy!
I do a weekly water change plus use a turkey baster during the week to try to clean up extra fish-poo/food debri, I have a nano sponge filter plus a HOB filter with pre-filter sponge AND live plants, nitrates stay around 5-10ppm (just started dosing Easy Green this week for my floating water sprite and nitrates are now around 15-20ppm). I rotate small pellet food, flakes, algae wafers, cucumbers, frozen bloodworms and I just today added Repashy into the roation. Little loach seems to love everything besides the algae wafers! (I'll probably be taking the algae wafers out of the rotation).
If anyone reads through this entire book and can tell me how to get enough food to my hillstream loach through my crazy hungry platy fish, it would be greatly appreciated!! Lol 💕 (there is a high possibility he IS eating enough, I'm just a worry-wort and don't want underfeeding to be the reason he doesn't survive a long time!)
Thank you for the info. I special ordered a hillstream loach from the lfs after seeing Corey's video and it died after 4 days in quarantine. The lfs would have replaced it if it had been 3 days and I took in a water sample, but since it was 4, they'd only give me a discount on a new one. :/ I cancelled the order I had with them for Praecox rainbow fish and ordered everything from aqua huna, and it ended up being cheaper. I'm really nervous about losing the 2 I just ordered. T_T
Hello! I love your videos! It would be great if you could enable closed captions, it would help some of your viewers a lot :)
Mine are very aggressive at feeding time! Chases my mollies all over the aquarium.
Lol, no way! I think my betta and peacock gudgeon must keep them in check.
My pet store calls them butterfly loaches... is a butterfly loach a hill stream loach or is it completely different?
My heater is set at 70... but since they are in the garage, temps drop to 67 in winter and may hit 80 in the summer. I started with six in a 40b, now I have 40? 50? 60? I just saw a few new fry yesterday that were 3mm. They have been breeding steadily since October. They live with 20 long fin white clouds. My high flow is provided by the biggest Aquaclear hob. They much prefer the rocks in the current vs the rocks away from it. Live plants and wood that the babies prefer more than the adults. I can watch them bump noses for hours. Definitely my favorite alien! Nice video on these under-appreciated loaches.
Thank you so much for sharing your setup, and congrats on the little baby aliens! 🎉
3 of them got eliminated by Flowerhorn/Parrot fish aquarium.
Carrol Baskin said "He left early early early"
You said said they like it "Hot Hot hot."
hello! do you find that ottos or hillstream loaches are better at cleaning up algae? (anyone can answer btw :D)
My khulis come out at all hours of the day, never seen the reclusive behavior everyone talks about
I have mine in my aquarium...78 all the time...the only thing is you need a lot of air...that's it
Im early! Im choosing which algae eater to buy for my 20 gallon neon tetra tank... this video is making me decide between hillstreams or school of corydoras
Fun! I know when I kept corydoras, they were great scavengers for cleaning up excess food, but they didn't really eat algae. Best of luck with your neon tetra tank!
Get both. Cories clean up extra food, hillstream loaches clean up algae.
lisajligon I wouldn’t get Hillstream loaches just for the sole purpose of cleaning algae.
Just Hope - Fair point. They're awesome no matter what they eat. :)
It would be funny to witness a moving floor of hillstreams and cories picking every part of the bottom clean
Can I use your footage dont worry I will give you credit.
These look amazing! I never knew they existed but they are shooting right up the ole’ wish list.
Do they eat guppy fries?
I was thinking about adding them to the tank
Your channel is awesome! Your vibe and enthusiasm makes me enjoy every video!
What is that colorful blue-and-orange tetra at the bottom-right at 6:33?
my tiny hillstreams aren't really growing, are they not eating enough? :(
85f they will breed cos they know there not gona make it better breed before I die
I’ve had these guys for months and months in a planted 29
Hey, I was wondering if I need a heater for them. I live in Cali and I'm not sure if it gets too cold.
I just ordered 4. Thanks for the video.
Am the the only one noticed the 2 HSL flaring in bg 4:37
I'm waiting on my aquarium stand to show up one of these days. I already have everything mapped out for a tank with these guys, a school of longfin cloud minnows, and standard cleanup crew of neocaridinas and various snails.
That sounds beautiful! Best of luck with the new tank. :)
That sounds wonderful. :)
How often do you feed them? I have three, but I don't know how often to feed them.
very cute fish and nice video .thanks
Hello, can the Hillstream loaches be on Fluval substact.
Whats wrong with that betta? its just lying there....
Do they eat algae on rough rocks like seiryu stones?
I had one it crawled up the filter and suffocated
I've got Borneo Sucker Loaches in mine c:
Oh I want these so bad!
They're definitely worth it! Love these little aliens. 😍
Can you keep them with kuhli loaches?
I love your daughter! LOL!
I’ve had two in a 36gallon bowfront with mollies, tetras, snails and ADF’s. I keep it around 78 and have a HOB with a bubbler. Never had any issues and they seem happy. No where close to a high-flow/Cold environment.
i found an exception being tiger barbs, soon has i moved the barbs, the loaches where much more active and about.
Oh good to know! Yeah, I've heard tiger barbs can be semi-aggressive. 🐯
2:35 alien attaacccccc!!
What kind of fish is that at 2:50? Very adorable!
If you're talking about the little pink fish, that's a peacock gudgeon. :)
I can keep with shrimps??
is your betta dead in the tank?
i got that for 25 cent in cambodia
Missed your more frequent content hahah most be busy at aquarium co op!
Thank you so much! I actually had to switch laptops last week, which is why I took the week off to install new software etc. I'll try to keep up with the weekly schedule, especially since so many people are stuck at home.
Got 5 for $12 today from local pet store! They look so cool!
What state/ County?
@@shinesbythesunllc-fairyhair FL
@@Cereal87Killer me too 🤣 now I'm going to ask the name of it. If its within reasonable distance I'd love to check it out! I enjoy going to different local shops. Found a very cool cichlid shop in Daytona today 🤗
In my hometown, we can get them free. We used to chase them on a stream near by my house. Oh my childhood! 😝😝😝 I've watched enough. I'm going to chase and get some of them with my friends. We haven't done it for long time ☺☺☺ IT'S TIME TO GO BACK AS CHILDREN!!!
They eat brown algae ?
These fish are so cool! I'll be getting a few just as soon as the world get closer to normal.
Great! Hope you enjoy them as much as I have. :)
I just bought 2 last week. After 2 days, they all died. I actually don't know what wrong I was. my tank is 29 gallon with 10 molly fish and 1 algae eater. Also, I have CO2 kit in my tank. Anyone has suggestions please.
your kids are too cute :D
I finally was able to get four tiny Hillstream Loaches. They are all sorts of odd looking, very cool! Thanks for this video to share your experience with them. 😊😊😊
im so confused is this a girl
So.. I bought a Borneo sucker loach couple days ago.. and I haven’t seen it since.. should I be worried?!
Can I keep 3 of them in a heavily planted 10 gallon with a sponge filter and a bubbler? I saw the video by LRB Aquatics and he had like 10 or more in a 20 gal high!?
I got a Hillstream Loach because my native tank was having trouble. My native tank has 5 fathead minnows and 6 bluegills, plus an electric blue crawdaddy. The tank was heavily planted and was supposed to be an ecosystem, but my crawdaddy decided not to clean the tank ever...... After several algae outbreaks, I decided on 1 of these loaches. Immediately the loach moved into the crawdads cave and the loach even managed to be liked by the bluegills. Only the fathead minnows chase him, but he just outruns them and is not really bothered by them. My algae problem is gone, and my tank is happy. Great fish, smart, strong, easy to own, great cleaner.
so none in a 10 gallon tank