Nice setup. I enjoyed watching. Thank you for sharing.

Different title: the love story of two hillside and loaches

Very easy to breed!

hi. amazing video. I have a few questions regarding this setup. 1. How many hillstream loaches did you put initial and what the ratio between male and femal 2. what is the tank size 3. what filtration do you use ( sponge, HOB, canister) 4. what's the lighting period? 5. what tank mates apart from mountains minnows? 6. what substrate do you use with the river rocks? (can I use eco complete gravel for the set up? 7. how long until they started spawning and what can we do to help? 8. what's the feeding schedule and what food is good? sorry for asking lots of questions. thank you so much for sharing this amazing set up

I purchased a pair from my local fish store a few weeks ago. I honestly can not tell the difference between the males and females. I was afraid they were both the same gender so I went to another local fish store and bought 3 more. When I got them home, I noticed that their skin patterns were different from the first. I assume they are a different species of Hillstream? Will they still breed?

@mayukhghosh7052

2 жыл бұрын

Different species shouldn't breed but you may get at least one pair among one of the species. So fingers crossed. Give them time to grow for few months.

What do the eggs look like? Mine might have just bred, but I can't tell.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Eggs look like bigger sand grains.

What are you calling shoulders? I think mine were just courting. Great video.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

The pectoral fins are going outward from the body at about 90 degree angle. Those are the males. Females have them in more continuous angle with the head. They don't stick out that much.

@sharronmiller451

3 жыл бұрын

The 2 that I think are male and female. One is much larger and wider, I think the male. They were going round and round, but it didn’t look like fighting.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they go round around the female and then goes beside and they like vibrate. That's when the spawning goes on.

Yesterday I bought a pair of hillstream loaches for my planted tank they were hanging around all good. But today am not find them anywhere in the aquarium. So can you please help my where it can be?

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

I hope the tank is not all the way full. They can climb out if they want to. They might be just hiding among the plants too.

@ashwinidas1185

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 no normally i keep aprox 4-5 cm low the water level from the top. Is there any probability that it is hiding under the gravel? I searched throughout the plant but unfortunately couldn't find it.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

They never go under the gravel. Have you checked the filters? They might go into sponge filter sometimes.

What's the wafer that they were munching on ?

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

It's Hikari Massivore Delite.

@katastropheism

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mayukh !! Nice video It would be really nice of you and helpful if you can upload another more detailed video with a description of the setup. Like filtration etc and everything

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

I had to change the set up. I'll make a huge tank for them soon. Hopefully then I'll make the next part.

Hi sir I have been searching for them for almost 4 months now but not able to find them in any of the local aquarium shops near by and also trying to find them online but did not find them any where can u pls let me know where to get them sir

@mayukhghosh7052

2 жыл бұрын

In India it's rarely available. Very tough to find a stable year around source.

@thanujsaqualife2909

2 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 yes sir that's true but if u tell me where u got them from may be it might help sir

@mayukhghosh7052

2 жыл бұрын

Galiff Street pet market in Kolkata has them sometimes. I got mine from there.

@thanujsaqualife2909

2 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 ok sir thank you I'll try to get it if possible from there

Were you successfully able to breed them? Can I get them from you if you wanna sell? :)

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

I got some then I had to change the set up. Have to wait some time.

How will you identify male and female?

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Males have pectoral fins that start at 90° angle with the body. Females have the fins with lesser angle. Males also get bigger and prefer to stay in his territory.

@linovincent5435

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 Thanks how many male and female can put together in a breeding tank? any ratio?

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Better to keep half males compared to females or even less. Males can be very territorial so give each male 1 sqft of the base of the tank at least.

28 is too hot for them.25 max

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

I found then to be more active in 28 degrees. If the water contains good amount of oxygen then it is the way to go. In cooler water, they don't eat as much.

@zdenocharakter9616

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 yes can be but you drastically shorten life .in natural biotop there is only 22 degress.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

@@zdenocharakter9616 these are bred in captivity for many generations and selected at usual ambient temperature. So the criteria for keeping wild populations don't apply here just like the very different cares for wild and captive bred discus fishes.

@zdenocharakter9616

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 you think you clever more like nature is im see.cant argue with somebody who is more clever like nature is.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

@@zdenocharakter9616 there can't be any argument over this. It's not a right thing breeders do but how can we stop that?

No mention of your tank size. No mention of filter used or light. No fry ? What is the point of this video as it doesn't help.

@mayukhghosh7052

4 жыл бұрын

Tank size, filter and lights are all variables. They all can be changed in direct proportion. The goal is to set up the scape where the eggs will be protected as well as they get water flow to prevent fungal growth.

@csharpe5787

3 жыл бұрын

@@mayukhghosh7052 I really like your video.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@weezyfno970

3 жыл бұрын

Will a 10 gallon tank work for 3-5 loaches?

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

The bigger the better. Water quality must be maintained frequently in smaller tanks.

The title is misleading. I was expecting a narrative on how to breed Hillstream Loaches.

@mayukhghosh7052

3 жыл бұрын

Expectations bring disappointments. Description is there on how to keep them so they can breed.