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"Borneo Suckers", shrimp and plants?

Kristoph91

Kristoph91

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First, are these shrimp safe?
Second, do they eat diatoms and algae ?
And third... Do they eat plants/moss?

Any advice appreciated.

Regards
 
They do eat the algaes listed, i have had one in my tank for a few months now. I have kept the temp at 24 degree's though as these are temperate fish. They also like plenty of flow, which should be a problem. Just be aware there are loads of species on the market though, and that tag that says they max out at 5cm may be a lie. Some can get to about 15cms, though this is quite unclear when searching the Internet. Great little characters though.

and no they won't eat your plants.
 
Some say that if there are many stones and hiding places, the shrimps could be fine, though, that happens mainly because they don't like the current, the presence and therefore the behavior of the loaches or the lower temperature inhibits them a little, so they tend to get shelter anyway, but from what I have seen, those borneo suckers are the fastest creatures around. If they don't hold a big mouth and if they are busy, which is on the order of the day, another problem remains. The loaches will be from another picture, living at a faster pace. They need a number of stones greater than their number since these creature are a very very competitive bunch and probably a small patch of sand. Also, their order is known as having members that are being picky toward the others although they stick as peaceful.

1. maybe

2. yes

3. maybe

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Gastromyzon lepidogaster orange 1
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Gastromyzon lepidogaster orange 3
 
Thanks for the replies guys! Great photos there, they are much more attractive than the ones in my LFS. Think I might double up flow on a tank I have :D

Cheers :D
 
Hi all,
If you can find it you are better off with Sewellia lineolata than Beaufortia kweichowensis, or the Gastromyzon spp.,, as it is happier at warmer temperatures, but they are all quite specialist fish in some ways.

Have a look at the species profiles and article "Life in the fast lane" on the excellent "Loaches on-line".
<http://www.loaches.com/articles/hillstream-loaches-the-specialists-at-life-in-the-fast-lane>
&
<http://www.loaches.com/species-index/sewellia-lineolata>.

I'd also have a look at "Aeration and dissolved oxygen in the aquarium" <http://plecoplanet.com/?page_id=829> (apologies for the cross-post), as they are all potentially easy to keep, but pretty unforgiving of a loss of water quality (including the normal lower oxygen levels in warm water), and anecdotally they are the fish that most often dies "very shortly" after purchase.

cheers Darrel
 
Hey Darrel, great links again. How many forums are you a member of?? :angelic:
Im sure you have mentioned it before but what is it you do for a living??
The set up on the link is similar to the one in PFK recently, the more i see these articles the more i really want more tanks. Hillstreams are really interesting fish and would love to see a dedicated tank for them.
So who wants to invest in a aquatics business in Cambridge?? :lol:
 
Hi all,
Hey Darrel, great links again. How many forums are you a member of??
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I'm some form of "staff" for "UKAPS" and "Plecoplanet", and other than that I only post on the Planetcatfish, BCA (British Cichlid Association) forum and Apistogramma forums, although I keep up to date with the "IGL" ((International Association for Labyrinth Fish)) and "Loaches on-line".
Im sure you have mentioned it before but what is it you do for a living??
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I look after a computer room (data analysis mainly), small research facility and teaching lab for one of the UK's newer Universities.

We used to mainly do "waste water" work in the research lab, but now it is used by a colleague who is looking at biogenic tufa formation and occasionally by post-graduate psychologists and physical geographers.

cheers Darrel
 
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