Hillstreams

MaryPa · 06-03-2006, 07:56 AM

I have a 29 gal set up with 2 airstones one at each end. I also have a 660 powerhead but am afraid it`ll be too much for a 29 gal with cory fry. I want to give my hillstreams lots of oxygenated water. Can someone tell me what to do?

jeremy242 · 06-07-2006, 07:15 AM

I assume you are talking about hillstream loachs. If so i have one in my 29 with pandas, no fry, but all the hillstream does is hang out in the bubble wall on the back of the tank. Short of the current affecting the fry, which i don't know about, i think it is ok. I also have a powerhead on a river setup in the tank so there is plenty of moving water.

flamingo · 06-07-2006, 03:04 PM

Just remember a couple of things;

1. Hillstreams like VERY FAST CURRENTS. Most dwarf chorydoras absolutely don't and fry couldn't handle it.

2. They like cold water, most chorydoras don't.

3. ON top of that all oxygen levels have to be high, VERY HIGH.

GO to loaches.com and read the article. Very good introductory artilce by martin thoene, drawls on and on about drag and all that stuff but good beginners page.

MaryPa · 06-08-2006, 05:30 AM

I have Panda Cories in this tank, they do ok in temps down to 68f.

They`ve bred and are still breeding so all must be ok for the Pandas.

06-03-2006, 07:56 AM	#1
MaryPa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenville,Pa. Age: 58 Posts: 272	Hillstreams I have a 29 gal set up with 2 airstones one at each end. I also have a 660 powerhead but am afraid it`ll be too much for a 29 gal with cory fry. I want to give my hillstreams lots of oxygenated water. Can someone tell me what to do? __________________ 125 gal. 5 Clown Loaches 4 Phantom Tetras 8 Hyphessobrycon vilmae tetras 1 SAE 1 ABN Pleco 5 Bronze Cory 9 Gold barbs 55gal 1 Angelicus 1 Clown Pleco 1 ABN Pleco 12 cories 2 Discus 55 gal Severum, Blood Parrot 55 1 Threadfin Rainbow 4 cherry Barbs CT Betta 2 Bumble Bee Catfish1 Swordtail Guppy Male 29 gal Platies 29gal Cories 29gal Endlers and RCS 10 Swordtail guppy females and fry

06-07-2006, 07:15 AM	#2
jeremy242 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oviedo, Fl Age: 26 Posts: 44	I assume you are talking about hillstream loachs. If so i have one in my 29 with pandas, no fry, but all the hillstream does is hang out in the bubble wall on the back of the tank. Short of the current affecting the fry, which i don't know about, i think it is ok. I also have a powerhead on a river setup in the tank so there is plenty of moving water. __________________ 29 gallon 1 L190 5 L104 75 gallon 8 panda corys 13 lemon tetras 1 L187b 1 L128 1 L270 1 L182 1 L81 2 L200 1 L134 1 L264 1 L129 1 Ant spc 3

06-07-2006, 03:04 PM	#3
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,897	Just remember a couple of things; 1. Hillstreams like VERY FAST CURRENTS. Most dwarf chorydoras absolutely don't and fry couldn't handle it. 2. They like cold water, most chorydoras don't. 3. ON top of that all oxygen levels have to be high, VERY HIGH. GO to loaches.com and read the article. Very good introductory artilce by martin thoene, drawls on and on about drag and all that stuff but good beginners page. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

06-08-2006, 05:30 AM	#4
MaryPa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenville,Pa. Age: 58 Posts: 272	I have Panda Cories in this tank, they do ok in temps down to 68f. They`ve bred and are still breeding so all must be ok for the Pandas. __________________ 125 gal. 5 Clown Loaches 4 Phantom Tetras 8 Hyphessobrycon vilmae tetras 1 SAE 1 ABN Pleco 5 Bronze Cory 9 Gold barbs 55gal 1 Angelicus 1 Clown Pleco 1 ABN Pleco 12 cories 2 Discus 55 gal Severum, Blood Parrot 55 1 Threadfin Rainbow 4 cherry Barbs CT Betta 2 Bumble Bee Catfish1 Swordtail Guppy Male 29 gal Platies 29gal Cories 29gal Endlers and RCS 10 Swordtail guppy females and fry

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