Rochelle Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Good evening, I found a baby loach in my aquarium. First of all, how exciting! I didn't even know I had both male and females. My question is, how many eggs do they lay and how often? I purchased them to do general cleaning and because they are different looking. I don't know what to do with the babies. other than let them be and hope they don't have to many. They are in a 70 gallon but it is very heavily planted and not set up like one would for these guys so it may be just a one time thing? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiapeach88 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 They are sooo cool I plan on getting some. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Can't speak to the eggs but you can likely sell or trade them back to your fish store if you keep getting new ones! How cool is that!? I'm waiting for my baby Otocinclus to grow up so I can trade them for a Hillstream Loach myself! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochelle Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Yeah, but that is such a pain for me! I just hope they don't do what my Corydora's do, and fill the tank up with nothing but! Not much on the internet about it but they are amazing little creatures to watch for sure! Congrats on the Oto's! I hear they are a difficult one to breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Thanks. I actually GOT Otos because I didn't WANT to breed anything. So, careful what you wish for, Nature has other ideas!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben C. Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 This is so cool! I really wanted these guys, but my order got delayed and temperatures soared into the upper 90's so I cancelled it for fear of their safety. So jealous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriannesFishFam Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Congrats on the hillstream babies! I love that species as an "oddball" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 On 6/29/2021 at 1:06 AM, Rochelle said: Good evening, I found a baby loach in my aquarium. First of all, how exciting! I didn't even know I had both male and females. My question is, how many eggs do they lay and how often? I purchased them to do general cleaning and because they are different looking. I don't know what to do with the babies. other than let them be and hope they don't have to many. They are in a 70 gallon but it is very heavily planted and not set up like one would for these guys so it may be just a one time thing? Look on the positive side you have breed something that a lot of people can't get to breed I don't think you will be over run with fry you might get the odd one that nothing to worry about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochelle Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 That would be the best outcome for me....thanks for all the comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintoppufferkeeper Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Nice. surprise fry get me so pumped everytime. Id bet with enough other fish or snails in the tank its more like a 1 or 2 eggs survive per spawn than an huge populstion of hillstreams. If plants are thick and fry get excessive id try to thin the thicker plants a bit and as a result limit the ability for as many eggs or fry to avoid predation within them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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