Long overdue update on my 20L hillstream!

A little over a year ago I set up my 20L as a hillstream, inspired by the likes of Rachel Oleary on Youtube. I sourced the rocks from a landscaping depot and scrounged through my tanks for plants. I got my first canister filter and built a stand. I got it all set up and posted updates for a few months. I stopped at the beginning of the pandemic, but thought I'd post an update since I just cleaned it and its looking pretty good right now.

All of the nerites have died and two of the minnows have bit the dust. The good news is that they bred and I was able to find and raise one to adulthood. The current stocking is 5 WCMM and 2 Red Neon Stiphodons, plus innumerable trumpet snails.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Also this is my first time posting from the new UI, so I hope I didn't miss anything.

 

Isn't a hillstream suppose to have hillstream loaches ?

 

I like your rockwork

 

Isn't a hillstream suppose to have hillstream loaches ?

I suppose so, but there are other fish and animals that live in hillstreams that are just as cool. Part of the reason I don't have and loaches is because the ones I want, borneo loaches, are unavailable to me for the time being.

 

I like your rockwork

Thank you! If you want better photos you can look at my profile for my thread about setting it up, where I had loads of shots breaking down my process.