FishFyer

Can u tell me about those Hillstream loaches they look really kool now i want one

Butterfly

Yes they are really cool little fish.They are so funny, sometimes they play "king of the mountain". They put their noses together then try to push the other off a rock. they don't have anything to hurt anybody with so when they get frustrated they flutter their fins and dart at each other. They virtually ignore the other tank occupants.
Here is a site with loads of information on Hillstreams.
http://www.loaches.com/hillstream_intro.html
Carol

FishFyer

Approx. how much do those white ones cost and if there expensive how much are the normal ones

Thanks,
Jordan

Butterfly

The white ones came in a bunch I "rescued' from a LFS that was keeping them in awful conditions. They were all the same price. Hillstreams are in general not easy to find but will occasionally show under incorrect names such as Hong Kong pleco, Butterfly pleco, Sting Ray pleco and various other names. They are not a pleco in any way. They graze on algae just to get the little critters(aufwachs) growing in the algae but they don't eat algae. They do have special tank and temperature needs. Hope that helps.
Carol

FishFyer

Thanks a bunch for the info but i have one more question if u should decide to reply... HO much did u pay for one of them? And im from Canada so the price will be a bit more here and consideing my lfs charges like 3 times as much for fish ( 1$ per goldfish) anyways thanks again

Jordan

Butterfly

We paid $50 for the bunch we rescued and there were 9 of them which I think comes out to about $5.55 each. The 8 I already had cost us a little over $6 each I think.
Carol

FishFyer

Kool thanx thats not much at all

Jordan