loach keeper Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Hello, from Iowa, I have been keeping yo-yo loaches for about a year now along with kulhi loaches, and over the time I have learned alot about yo-yo and kulhi loaches. And wanted to teach people what I have learned, from tank mates to food. #1 If you are getting yo-yo loaches and kulhi loaches keep them in a 40 gallon long or normall, most people say minium of 20 gallons I agree and disagree with that I keeped my loaches in a 20 long for about a year, and noticed they were getting a bit big for the tank so I moved them to a 40 gallon long and all of my loaches and tetras had major growth spurts. So I would recomend a 40 gallon long or normall for loaches. #2 Alot of people say you shouldnt keep your yo-yo loaches with shrimp and snails, but what I have found is that some shrimp and or snails but I have a single bamboo shrimp and my yo-yo loaches have not bothered him at all, for snails though I dont know if the loaches will bother them or not I havnt had any snails yet but I am hopefully gonna buy some snails. I am going to get some hillstream loaches soon what kind you recomend for my tank set up and how many I should get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Most hillstream loaches are fairly similar in care requirements from what I've seen. Cory usually recommend that people get 1 hillstream loach or 3+ hillstream loaches; when you get only 2, they may spar with each other. I currently have 3 reticulated hillstream loaches in my 20-gallon tank and there seems to be plenty of food for them to go around. Once my plants started growing in and providing cover, I rarely see them bicker with each other anymore. Very cool fish that doesn't get too big; hope you enjoy them as much as I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa_M Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Hi Irene, Do you have any advice or experience with different types of Hillstream loaches hanging together? I have one spotted right now and want to add two more to my 75 gal tank, but I’m really interested in reticulated. I have read that patterns matter to fish?? but haven’t been able to find info on Hillstream loaches. Thoughts? Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loach keeper Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 thankyou for the advice could I get two right now then wait to get the other one in a couple weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiclid addict Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 30 minutes ago, loach keeper said: thankyou for the advice could I get two right now then wait to get the other one in a couple weeks I don’t personally own them but from what I know it would be better to do the opposite get one now and the other 2 in a couple weeks because like @Irenesaid they will Will fight if there is only 2 my brothers fought and killed one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loach keeper Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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