Lowells Fish Lab Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Hi all, I had a nice surprise today when I found my first fry from reticulated hillstream loaches. They are so small that it's a little hard to get good pictures but here are a few: Here are some of the adults in the middle of some breeding behavior: I'll continue to take pictures as they develop. I'm sure the detail will improve as they grow. This was a 10 gallon tank holding a small group of adults about 50/50 male and female. It's unheated and temperature fluctuates from 70-74. The substrate is coarse sand with some smooth river rocks scattered around. I use a sponge for filtration and occasionally turn on a small submersible pump to give them some current. I've been feeding them live BBS (that's why I don't use the pump much) in addition to occasional frozen blood worms and repashy soilent green. There is very little algae in the tank. pH is fairly neutral and hardness is fairly soft in both gH and kH. 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Congratulations!! These are such cool fish, I have future plans to add one or so to my 20 gallon and I can't wait! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/24/2021 at 5:51 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said: I have future plans to add one or so to my 20 gallon and I can't wait! It's hard to say no to to something that looks like a little stingray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 TOTALLY AGREED. Well, and also sort of act like muppets/cartoon characters as a bonus. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the other Irene Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I love these guys, I have a trio in a 72 display w/ a 18 gallon sump with my fancy goldfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebSills Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 tiny little aliens! SO cute!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) Here we are a week later and it seems like they are growing quickly. Still hard to see sometimes but it's getting easier despite the camouflage. I've counted 8 at once but I assume there are more. Edited August 3, 2021 by Lowells Fish Lab Adding more photos 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Starting to look like a fish! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Congrats! Those are such cute little fish. 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 So cute! Congrats on the spawn, that’s so awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 After initially counting 8, I assumed I was probably underestimating but now it's become easier to see how many there are. At last count I can see something like 28 at one time. If you scan the tops of these rocks you can see the tank is just infested with them. When these fry were freshly hatched I was interested to see that their pectoral and (someone help me here, anal?) fins were oriented vertically like any other fish. Now while looking closely at them after 4+ weeks, I can see that those fins have rotated to be parallel with the length of their bodies just like the adults. I was curious when that would happen. I'll be very interested to see how the fin growth progresses into adulthood. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillstreamBoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 i am jealous mine have not spawned yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griznatch Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 So very cool, love these updates! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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