Hong Kong Loach

[FtwayneFish]

Well i bought a strange looking fish outta impulse at my mom and pop lfs. so i trusted his advice. it was called a Hong Kong Loach.

its really neat, like the head and mouth of a pleco with a miny half end of a sting ray like. and only about 2 inches.

does anyone know anything about em or has anyone owned them?

any help would be great, thanks.

 

[tankboy_taylor]

like this? http://unclenedsfishfactory.com/BulletinBoard/viewtopic.php?t=2906 btw this is a great lfs in the Boston Area

 

[KnaveTO]

Best place around to get info on those is at www.loaches.com

 

[FtwayneFish]

like this? http://unclenedsfishfactory.com/BulletinBoard/viewtopic.php?t=2906 btw this is a great lfs in the Boston Area

yup just like that.


and thats a great site too.

anyone have em or can give any advice. i own 1 and i think im going to get 2 more to group em.

 

[Lupin]

Give this link a read and start from there. They need plenty of oxygen and powerful flows in order to thrive.
http://www.loaches.com/articles/river-tank-manifold-design

As far as foods are concerned, they will eat anything once accustomed but abundant supply of algae is the most important part. Simply use a bucket of water and add some few smooth white rocks in it. Place the bucket under direct sunlight and add a pinch of fishfood. You should be able to get any algae in a few days. Place the algae-coated rocks in the tank. Be sure to use them alternately in order to have enough supply of algae.

 

[loaches r cool]

My favorite artilce to link about hillstreams is Loaches.com, Hillstream Loaches: The specialists at life in the fast lane Kind of an all in one article about most everything you need to know about them. Please realize though that these arent community fish really and need a somewhat more specialized tank for them to do their best. Good luck.

 

[FtwayneFish]

i read those, they are great articles. bummer my 55g is a hex or i'd for sure make that river setup. and my 5g and 10g are to small.

so nobody owns these on here huh?

 

[loaches r cool]

Well for one thing folks might not realize what your talking about from the title... they go by many common names. Some people dont even know they are a loach, often sold as a pleco. There is the occasional person on here that has em in a regular community tank though, but if I am going to do it I am going to try to setup a specialized tank for them. Thats the next project after my 240g is complete. They arent very common in fish stores around here, think I have only seen em in one. But there is a local guy selling some that he breeds, if anyone is interested check out http://brianstropicals.com/ohio_tropical_fish.html he has Sewellia lineolata. If you want to talk to alot of folks that have em though, check out the forums at loaches.com, there are many that keep river tanks.

 

[theotheragentm]

Turn your 55 on its side! River tank!

 

[KnaveTO]

I have 3 in my one tank... they do well and are always out and about. I do however keep as much water movement as I can in the tank trying to find a happy medium between them and the other species