Hillstream Loach Very Unactive~

[Kill_a_watt]

i just got 2 hillstream loaches for my tropical tank 30g and they just seem to be really!! unactive all i see them do i move maybe a inch every 30mins and maybw when i wake up there on the other side of the glass and alos do they always stick to the glass all day lol

i didnt know they were sub-tropical at first so im sorry i didnt mean to put them ther

they dont seeming to be eating too alest thats what i think .. i have plenty of agale~
are these fish usual unactive cause myn just hang out near the heater all day

 

[Ginge]

I dont think they are that unactive but i might be wrong i used to have a few. I kept them at about 21oC and they were pretty active.

 

[Dany]

hill streams need high oxygen levels and fast flowing waters, also (depending on the species) need cooler water, i think 22 degrees being the maximum. correct me if im wrong.
dany

 

[Mad Duff]

This is a very good article and is well worth a read if you want to see the best from your hillstream loaches:
hillstream_loaches

 

[Bloo]

What is your water temperature ? It might be far too warm for them.
Also, they need really fast flowing water so a powerhead would be best to add to the tank to create good fast current.

 

[Kill_a_watt]

my water temperature is 28/82 yea i think so .and the fish i have in there are 2 kribs and 8neons and 9whitre cloud mountains maybe i could put down the temperature to 25? 24?

oh yea forgot to ask what u feed them? im trying to feed them the agale tablets i dont have a clue if they eat it or not i actually dont know what there eating right now~

ive got a bubblestone in there and a HOB so i think that should be ok for them they like hanging around the heater for some reason

 

[Bloo]

28 C is far far too high for Hillstreams. 24C would be the max upper range but as low as 18C. The higher the temperature, the more you will aerate to compensate.

 

[Kill_a_watt]

uggh do u think my tropical fish can survive in 25? i have 9 white clouds 8neons 2kribs

 

[emma12321]

hi, your fish should be fine at 25 white clouds also prefer the same conditions as hill stream loaches being semi tropical.

Emma