*What's your favorite oddball nano fish that fits in 20 gallons or less?*

@roham1601

3 жыл бұрын

Kuhli loach

@ilivefortropicalfish6837

3 жыл бұрын

Kuhli loachess

@MaxTheSion

3 жыл бұрын

I love my betta and White Cloud Mountain minnows

@funnylaugh.1069

3 жыл бұрын

Hi this is kinda unrelated but I’m planning to get my first betta! And I just wanted to say thanks for all the great information and I can’t wait!!

@roham1601

3 жыл бұрын

@@funnylaugh.1069 good luck!

“Kuhli coaches are thin” my kuhlis are the thickness of a cigar

guess what! I’m 13 and I’m proud to say my Betta t is in a 5 gallon with consistent tank changes! I now have ordered a sponge filter and they should be here this week I’m so happy that I value my betas life. No, I do not have a heater but I am working on getting this ASAP, please no hate comments I’m really trying my best and I’m really proud of my work also I hope you see this because you inspired me to change to a sponge filter!😁🐟🐠

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

That's so awesome! I'm so glad I could be of some help. Best of luck with upgrading your betta fish's tank. 😊

@plantedlife

3 жыл бұрын

That's great

@Chicken4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@GirlTalksFish I can’t believe you responded Thank you so much I look up to your amazing fish keeping videos!

@HJ-pm2dx

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a bit late but Bettas are awesome. They love interacting with you, can learn tricks and enjoy appropriate toys! I'm glad you are doing your best for your fishy friends

@Chicken4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@HJ-pm2dx Thank you so much!

I just got 2 Hillstream today. They are so funny! Those blinking eyes sticking out is so adorable! I always wanted to keep Pea puffers, but the food requirement is a dealbreaker.

@maxburns4418

Жыл бұрын

you do know that you can feed them frozen blood worms

@eveningclicks7767

9 ай бұрын

They aren't puffers, but gold ring danios have a nice yellow and black color and are about the same size, plus they are friendly.

My petco has hillstream loaches. They literally take such good care of their animals I have never seen a dead fish. It is pretty much a local petstore

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

I have some really good Petco stores nearby too. From what I've heard, the quality of the fish often depends on the quality of the pet store's management.

@kileydavies7223

3 жыл бұрын

I wish my petcos were like this. I've only got shrimp from them and they all had white horsehair worms and they all died 😔 only pet store locally to me who keeps their tanks clean is one petsmart in the town over from me

@Person-gd3ew

3 жыл бұрын

@@kileydavies7223 THat sucks :(

@notNajimi

2 жыл бұрын

One petco near me is almost like this. They’re lucky to have some knowledgeable people on staff

@epico5805

2 жыл бұрын

Aw lucky, I can't find hillstream loaches anywhere where I am

I’ve kept multiple pea puffers in community tanks. it overall just depends on their individual personality. when i buy pea puffers for a community tank i look for the ones that tend to go off on their own and dotn pay attention to other fish, which usually gets rid of the fin nipping issue.

@elsancho-mx7om

6 ай бұрын

People forget fish have individual personalities

Kuli loach..."they've got these black little beady eyes" made me lol. They DO have beady little eyes. 😂 👍💓👍 P/S I want to see a tank with little hillstream loach babies.

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

Me tooooo! 👶👶👶

This set me off watching your other videos about Hillstream Loaches lol, they're fascinating I've got to get one! I love Khuli Loaches too, I think they're my favourite fish - the ultimate party dude's clubbin' it after dark😎

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, I love the way you put it with them being the late night partiers! 🎶

I give Girl talks fish 5 out of 5 stars 💙

@MassachusettsTrainVideos1136

3 жыл бұрын

10/5

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

Awww, shucks 😊

@drinny26

2 жыл бұрын

I know want to be friends with her. Lol

@justasmallpufferfish

2 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding me that is insultingly low

@thegodofslime3051

Жыл бұрын

simpppppppp

I've been keeping kuhli loach for the past 40 years and still not tired of them. Another loach that I wish was more common is the P. Shelfordii. I've only seen it once at an LFS. A Kuhli loach with spots instead of stripes!

Got my first hillstream loaches lat week because of your videos. I love them, thank you for giving me the confidence to get them.

Hillstream loaches are so cute! Glad they got such a good score : D

Love this type of video! Bumblebee gobies seem like another cool oddball fish although I have never kept them myself

Kuhli Loach Supremacy 🌟

@Pallidum

3 жыл бұрын

I love my kuhli loaches. I have six of them in my heavily planted, lots of hardscape 100 gallon tank. You'd think they would disappear and I'd never see them, but they are really active and energetic and I can usually spot at least three or four at all times.

@armouredjester1622

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pallidum I've got nine Black Khulis, and I can usually glance at my tank and count off around 5 of them. They were skittish of their Cory tank mates for all of three hours before they realized everyone was peaceful.

I discovered peacock gudgeons about a month ago, when I found sparkling gouramis and mistakenly got one thinking it had to be a pink one. I now have 2 since OCD is real and I found one when I was looking for something completely different. Heavily planted 10gal with a lot of tetras (4 types), pearl danios, 4 sparkling gouramis, 2 otocinculus catfish, 2 snails and some ghost shrimp. They engage with the other fish, super social with slower schooling fish (they like the tetras and gouramis, not so much the danios). The first thing they did in the tank was basically ride the current from the filter, which the tetras now do. Big fan myself.

@demoncroc

5 ай бұрын

your tank sounds really overstocked, check aqadvisor to see?

@psycobasschick

5 ай бұрын

@@demoncroc some fish have died, other were moved to different tanks. I've also been in the hobby for 4 decades, so I do actually know what I'm doing when it comes to stocking numbers

Super fun video, Irene! I love your footage of these different oddballs. Thanks!

I absolutely adore my hillstreams! They’re such perfect little fish. I love when they “doot doot” across the tank. Such fascinating and enjoyable fishies :)

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, same here!

I love kuhli loaches they are so cute

I haven't had the chance to own hillstream loachs yet, but I have enjoyed the rest of this list, so I'm sure I'll love Hsl. Kuhli's are my favorite oddball fish rn. I got a bakers dozen, built them hides, gave them different (soft) substrate, and gave them a heavy planted tank. Their behavior is so different now. Simply the cutest wiggly fish you could hope for.

thanks for making this video! i saw it back when you posted it and have been thinking about sewellia ever since! i even made a stream tank (not quite "hillstream" since i have some plants, but it's close) and finally found three that were the same species (sewellia albisuera). thanks again for the inspiration :)

You are getting me thru my first nano tank 🥺❣️ Thanks so much!

I only have 1 kuhli loach,my dad caught it when it was flooding(it's very normal for my country)while catching some fish to eat. Im worried that it might not do well in my 10 gallon planted tank,but luckily it seems well and active,i do plant more heavily to provide hiding spots

I have had most of the fish on this list, though some in larger than nano tanks. Khuli loaches were great until I got some diseased fish and added a treatment. That was my first lesson about scaleless fish and copper. I don't know if they are the same but I had great fun with what were called Malabar puffers all the years ago I had them, so much personality for their size. Best oddball I ever had, in a wide but short tank was a weather loach, they really do just survive about anything, they can even temporarily move on land to get to new waters etc. When a storm or bad weather came he would let you know well in advance 👍

Love this video! These fish are amazing! I can't wait till I move so I can get back into aquariums again and this is giving me such an itch

I have two reticulated hillstream loaches (Sewellia lineolata) and one borneo sucker (Pseudogastromyson myseri) and 4-6 kuhli loaches (I put in 6, but only ever see 4 at a time... not sure if there are still 6). They're such fun fish, so cute, and I love that they're shrimp safe! I definitely think more people would get hillstream loaches if there wasn't so much misinformation online about them requiring fast flow, but they can also be hard to find. None of my local fish stores keep them in regular stock, I had to order them online from a few cities away.

@TerryLestrange

2 жыл бұрын

Will also buy those hillstream loachdz and Kuhliis. Such amazing fishes. Can't wait to start with the hobby as I receive my 240liter aquarium next week!☺️

I love my hillstream loach, looks like an alien!

@DahLekKnight

3 жыл бұрын

Alien from below, Sting Ray from above...win-win!!! 🙂

@hayhay8347

3 жыл бұрын

Mine r happy with my pea puffer colony!

I have always wanted a hillstream loach.

@DLMyth2

3 жыл бұрын

Aquahuna sells 2 for $20. Pretty cheap.

@carriephillips6054

3 жыл бұрын

@@DLMyth2 I never see them at my LFS. Maybe I will treat myself to Aqua Hana order for my birthday. Thanks for the tip!

@DLMyth2

3 жыл бұрын

@@carriephillips6054 Happy early Bday;) I got mine this Monday and they're mesmerizing to watch sliding from the glass to the substrate. They're more fun to watch than my clown plecos which I swear they're pet rocks.

@carriephillips6054

3 жыл бұрын

@@DLMyth2 😆

Thank you I couldn’t get away with your videos till recently I don’t know why but I love them now thank you for the videos/information xx

I never realized how cute hill stream loaches are until I saw this video!

A good thing to remember is a full coverage lid for Marble Hatchet fish, because they are naturally very good jumpers.

My local Petco called the hillstream loaches butterfly loaches. I picked one up for my daughter and we really love him.

Question: Do you think you're do more experimentations with aquatic amphibians like African dwarph frogs and newts? I've especially heard that adf's make pretty good tankmates with most fish with having around the same amount of success as a betta. :)

@robinfarrar3493

2 жыл бұрын

I can say from experience that adf WILL go after a betta and vice-versa. IF adf can be kept in community tanks I’d think it would only work if the tank is large, the fish are all bigger than the adf, and the fish be herbivores.

@janusvanmassenhove1083

2 жыл бұрын

I keep a couple of adf's in a tank together with my guppies so they can eat their offspring and I don't get an overcrowded tank. You shouldn't keep adf's in a big tank because those are probably too deep for them, as they need to go to the surface to breathe.

@himlolo

Жыл бұрын

@@robinfarrar3493 0 fish are purely herbivore

@robinfarrar3493

Жыл бұрын

@@himlolo Umm…I didn’t say they were.

Pigmy puffers also don't play well with inverts. They'll eat your snails and your shrimps. One thing you can do for them though, is get a tank really green with algae, let snails grow and multiply in it (and they will multiply if there's lots of algae), then throw them in the puffer tank when their numbers start getting up there. Personally, I can't bare to do that, so I don't keep puffers. It's almost limitless free food for people who can though. Also, feeding them live snails will keep their teeth worn down to a desirable level so you don't have to trim them yourself, which risks all manner of problems, including the death of the puffer fish. Personally, I'd rather stick with my hillstream loaches, rocket tails, cardinal tetras, and corys. I'm right with you about hillstream loaches. They are awesome. I'm not quite sure why they qualify as oddballs in the industry because loaches aren't rare in the hobby, and neither are fish which will clean the glass. They are just cool little fish, and every single one of them which I have had has personality by the truck load.

Was on the fence about Hillstreams but definitely going to need a few now 😊

Thanks to watching your videos, I found kuhli and hillstream loaches. They're are so cute!

I had two (2) Kooly Loaches, but each of them died when they propelled themselves out of my tall 55" tank. It was at different times/dates. After flying out of the tank, they fell several feet before hitting the ground. They died within days of what I must assume were massive internal injuries due to the fall. Too bad because they were cool! Great coloring!

Your plants look super healthy nice job, I may be the only person with a Kuhli loach tattoo so solid choice.i also have 3 of your 5 picks

I was so excited when I got my hill stream loach. I did so much research and had the perfect tank setup. He lasted every bit of 1 and 1/2 days before my map turtle ate him. My turtle lives with many different types of barbs and has never ever been interested in eating them. I just assumed my hill stream loach would swim away if sippy my turtle went for him but he did not. And it was horrible.

i recently learned about the hillstream loaches and i love them, very hardy and fun to have

That kuhil loach would freak the heck out of unsuspecting people! I want one.

@JackOfAllTrades0404

3 жыл бұрын

They need to be in schools of 5 or more in a 20 gallon or larger.

I just set up my 32 gal hillstream loach breeder tank yesterday. I can't wait to see even more babies.

After 6 weeks of cycling my tank and watching your videos, I got 2 Hillstream loaches yesterday 🥰 I love their little alien faces!!

@Aquafinity

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! Good luck with them!

I keep hillstream loaches in a traditional nano tank, too, and they’re doing great! I love them.

@kennethmarrow3131

3 жыл бұрын

I put 5 Clown Loaches in a 29 gallon community tank of several varieties of fish. I was expecting the Clowns to bond to each other. I even put a cave inside so they could hang out. However, they don't seem to be interested in schooling, preferring to swim independently.

I think all these fish are odd in a way. They certainly look different than other fish species and are every interesting

I would love to do some pea puffers, but I'm afraid I wouldn't have good luck with them!! Another fish I would like to get are some micro dragon gobies? I'm not sure what the species name is... Alex from @the secret history living in your aquarium got some, they're really cool although they stay hid in the sand most of the time 🤣 Another fish I really like is a whiptail catfish.. I don't know what it is about them I just love them!! Thanks for sharing Irene.. I just love the oddballs!! Have a wonderful and blessed Memorial Day weekend!!🙏🌿🐟🌿💚

Love my peacock gudgeons! Bought 7 a few months ago, currently raising about 40 of their fry in a separate tank. Have had 2 batches of eggs since, which daddy ate all of lol

Voltron was a male btw. Female peacock gudgeons have a bright yellow belly, black tip fins, and also a pointed face. Most people say the female gudgeons are the prettier ones.

I love imagining that there are people out there giving *dishonest* fish reviews 🤣 "Um, I don't like corydoras very much because they tend to move around the tank a lot and I find it very disorienting." *pauses tape to laugh uncontrollably because in fact he loves corydoras. he loves them very much.*

Thank you for the useful information and for sharing your experiences! =)

I LOVE Khuli loaches!!!! I have 10 in my Asian tank and they' re awesome!

@deadmellow4636

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s hope your tanks big

I got to agree, hillstream loaches rock! I keep mine with a CRS colony 🌿

I have two hillstream loaches in my 20 long and I adore them! They are super cute and always active day and night. I think people shy away from them because everyone says they need fast moving water. After seeing a video that Cory had done where he said they do fine in a slow moving tank I went for it and I am very happy that I did.

@kpratt6685

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I was eying them for my 30 and thought of putting a current in! Glad to know they can thrive elsewhere.

@midas2252

3 жыл бұрын

Do you see them often?

@feralon9570

3 жыл бұрын

@@midas2252 , Yes! I see mine all of the time. Of course they do disappear from time to time but they are out more than hiding.

Very nice video!! 💙

What a great list of suggestions. My addition would be platinum halfbeak as it's like keeping a tiny monster fish.

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

Wooow, I may have to look more into them.

@marypaigeflynn4512

3 жыл бұрын

Well I'm going to have to check that one out too Mike 😁 I hope you're having a great weekend!!🌿🐟🌿💚

You listed my top three, hillstream loach, pea puffers and marbled hatchet fish.

My top favorite small fish That are not necessarily found in every pet store is definitely dwarf puffer. Followed closely by the Pygmy Cory, Norman's lampeye killifish, celestial pearl danios, and Endlers. I think I'm gonna have to go get some hillstream loaches now. I think I didn't get them because I'd hurt they like cool waters and lots of motion and I don't have that but if they're good for not that then I'm getting them.

My 2 Hillstream Loaches are always together and never fight. With my 2 Clown Plecos and my 10 Armano Shrimps they’re my little workers. I have soft water with 2 sponge filters in a 30 gal tank. Everyone seems happy too.

I like how shes just reviewing an entire species

I had this really cool dwarf eel. It was kinda dark brown and blue. I don’t remember what it was called and I’ve never found another. I bought a special hide for it, it would just sit in there with its head showing, I swear watching me, and come out for me at feed time or if I put my finger in the tank. It was super easy to look after, it would eat anything, not aggressive and did well in a community tank. Wish I could find another, it was like the rest of the fish were fish, and then this eel had its own distinct personality.

Cool I just set up a 29gal. Gonna have to try them hill stream loaches.

Borneo loach mini loach the best pet ever! So fun and dithery and peaceful with my grouchy betta. They ignore him 100%

I have peapuffers in my 60 gallon along with several other fish (neon tetras, Cory's, and a knife fish) and haven't had any issues.

Last time I kept Hillstream loaches my heater broke, the water became super hot and they died stuck to the glass 🥺

Do I have a fish? No. Am I planning on starting a tank? No. Am I thoroughly enjoying these videos? YES!

Love my Hillstream Loaches. Mine breed in my 55g. They just need lots of rocks.

Kuhli loach are great, I had 2 but thought I'd lost one, then found him in the internal power filter, how long he'd been in there I'll never know, or how he got in. Returned to tank with his mate, and they now seem to spend more daylight time active. Definitely a taking point when people see the tank.

I love your videos!

From the experience I’ve had with pea puffers, they are territorial but we got fish such as Cory cats that are faster if the puffers get mean

I wish you would have pointed out the blue spark in the hillstream loach eyes. Admittedly I'm a guy but that spark in a fish's eyes

I have 6 kuhli loaches in a 16g tank with c habrosus. I rarely ever see them. I like the hill stream loach. When I ever get a tank conducive to a stream setup I’ll get a few.

I miss my gudgeons, they are GORGEOUS. Definitely one of my favorites, followed by my halfbeaks

Love your show; however, I have to dissagree with your opinion on Peacock grudgeons. You definately need a school of about nine of these to see their interactions. Also, these fish have the peculiar breeding behavior where the male cares for the eggs inside of clay pots or rocks and sometimes takes care of the fry too..sometimes. The hillstream loach is my favorite and I hope to get some striped khulli loach fish.

I love your pet names i.e. Soudwave and Voltron.

When she says kuhli loaches are harder she means it😭 in my way home after purchasing some I tripped on my skateboard and my bag popped! My loaches were in the ground flopping around😭 i quickly pryed them of the ground with multiple fails cuz of how wormy and slippery they are untill i finally picked all of them up into the little water left in my bag. 4 months later mine are thriving and happy :)

Haven’t watched the video yet, but o I bet it’s gonna be great!

Girl forget fishes what's your skincare routine?!!! You are glowing!

Well friend, after watching your video probably like… Six or seven times, I finally went out and scooped a couple hillstream loaches. Thank you!!

I want some kuhli loaches at some point, currently have a sumo loach and they are cool little fish aswell

So I wasn’t going to get a hillstream loach because the info says it need fast moving water. So you are keeping them with just a spine finlter and doing fine?

I have a pea puffer colony, with a couple Reticulated Hillstreams, and they do fine!

@GirlTalksFish

3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like such an awesome oddball tank!

I love our loaches! So much fun. To watch

Love hillstream loach too they have adorable little faces

The marbled hatchets are great but I will agree, they are FRAGILE fish! If you can keep them past the 1 or 2 week mark you’re probs safe. And for these guys the group or 6+ is very important

Thanks for the video! Do you know if hillstream or kuhli loaches have any issues with red cherry shrimps?

@ilivefortropicalfish6837

3 жыл бұрын

Kuhli loaches definitely dont

Nice video madame.. thank you.

Was gunna grab a hillstream loach the other day!!!!! But convinced myself they looked too much like the leech I plucked off my leg a while back

I've always wanted a Kuli loach. I heard that they weren't very hardy, so I'm surprised to hear they apparently do pretty good?

Thank you for this video! Would the Hillstream loach outcompete other bottom dwellers for food? Like Corys or shrimp? Thank you!

@Aquafinity

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so, because corys and shrimps are usually very fast. Hillstream loaches are usually the same speed as other bottom dwellers.

I had experience with marbled hatchet fish. They are really cool, awesome fish, but they have a tendency to jump. A LOT. And I mean I had 3 of them and all of them died becuse they found a way to jump out of the tank. Which is something im still bewildered by to this day. My tank has a top, and the only small opening is at the back főt the cables of the equipment to go through. I even put a small plastic piece at one of these openings as a precaution. Didn't stop them. So if anyone plans on keeping them, make sure to have as little to no openings on your lid. Otherwise they will find a way.

I have a couple of fan shrimps in my community tank. If I add a few hill stream loaches, do you think they'll eat the shrimps?

@pangiokuhli512

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that hillstream loaches are big enough to eat an adult, but a baby or eggs might be in danger

Pea puffers are just little hate marbles, they are cute but absolutely brutal on anything that isn't bigger and meaner than they are!

I absolutely love kuhlis, but they have never been very hardy for me. If anything, they seem a bit delicate for a bottom feeder.

I love your videos ❤❤❤❤❤❤

All great fish!

Pea puffers are adorable but they are threatened by aquarium trade so be sure to get captive-bred puffers

While they’re not good with community tanks I have 12 pea puffers and they do great together actually a social fish with themselves

I'd love to get some hillstream loaches but I have a pair of apistogramma cacatuoides. Do you know how they'd do together? It's a heavily planted 55 gallon.

I had no idea hillstream laches were so cute!

Also, is that eco-complete in the hillstream loach tank? I always assumed they wouldn't tolerate rough gravel.

What are those black and white fishes next to the Hillstream loach? 8:50 in ...thank you