Lizard Hillstream’s coloring up nicely

[Magnum Man]

Brilliant black and white zebra striping on the tail plus

 

[Magnum Man]

 

[Bettapuppy]

Very pretty!

 

[Magnum Man]

There are 3 lizards in this tank, along with 4 other varieties of Hillstream’s, totaling 15, in a 55 gallon aquarium… and all seem to get along… I have strong lighting, on for most of the day, to promote algae growth in the tank, and since most are biofilm eaters I supplement my tank’s algae with Bacter AE, and also feed Repashi soilient green

 

[simonas]

Never seen those before, they look stunning. I love the idea of this set up too I bet its an interesting one

 

[Magnum Man]

These are the ones I have… and he still has a few in stock, but they don’t come in very often…

https://dansfish.com/product.detail/6010/Vietnamese-Lizard-Hillstream-Loach-(Vanmanenia-sp.-'Vietnam')

 

[JackGulley]

Gorgeous! I wish they weren’t so hard to find, or I might get one someday.

 

[JackGulley]

The shape really shows you how hillstreams fill a convergent niche with plecos.

 

[Magnum Man]

Dan's still has 50 of these in stock right now... ( linked above )

 

[Magnum Man]

on a side note... I'm changing around the Repashi sticks in my Asian tanks... I got some outdoor rated plastic bamboo, sticks nearly identical size to the wood sticks I'm using... so I intend to put the Repashi on these, & when the food is gone, they'll look just like bamboo sticks... ( I've been told "real" bamboo is not good for tanks, & gives off a rot, that's bad for fish... so these will look just like bigger bamboo sticks, but are outdoor rated plastic... not painted ) it should blend in nicely with the background on my tank... as can be seen in the above pictures… here is a wood stick and the background... there is a Panda Garra on this stick, & a lizard Hillstream loach visible on the background to the left of the stick, between the "Stargate" and the hanging pot... looks like its on a big stalk of bamboo...

 

[Magnum Man]

This is one of the plastic bamboo sticks, with a US quarter dollar for size reference... there will be 2 in the tank, where the wood sticks are currently, for coating with Repashi... and this is the Repashi I'm coating the sticks with...
https://www.amazon.com/Repashy-Soil...=B00RSILXAS&ref_=pd_bap_d_grid_rp_0_10_t&th=1