Striped Hillstream Loach
Other common names it is known by are candy stripe loach striped loach thinline loach striata botia loach thinline loach and candystripe loach.
Striped hillstream loach. The first thing you should know about these amazing little fish is that they need lots of oxygen in the tank to survive. These are also called river loaches and are found in several body forms including cylindrical elongated flattened and compressed ones. 4 inches 10 cm lifespan.
Most hillstream loaches are bottom dwellers and thus adapted to live in fast aquarium waters. Since they inhabit similar waterways many smaller freshwater goby species are ideal tankmates as well. This loach can be very shy and won t really show themselves in the home aquarium too much.
Peaceful schooling fish comfortable with all. Zebra loaches are striped bottom dwelling fish that are usually a good choice for a beginner aquarium hobbyist. It is found in northern india in the streams and rivers of bangladesh.
These stripes on the caudal and dorsal fins are generally more. Like all fish this lifespan range can be impacted quite a bit depending on the level of care they receive. These freshwater fish can tolerate smaller tanks with some tank water fluctuations and are a peaceful species.
There has been severe habitat destruction from deforestation to recreation that are impacting and polluting its environment. The fish are shipped 1 to 3 day depending on location. The tiger hillstream loach has base coloring is a light grayish yellow and thick black stripes go all over their bodies in random directions.
Most small rasboras tetras hillstream loaches gobies and other small peaceful fish are good tankmates for this species. 1 10 dgh 5 dgh is preferred temperature. They have a very busy pattern covering all of their bodies including their fins.
73 79 fahrenheit 23 26 celsius tankmates. 10 years minimum tank size. No photos within 4 hours of tracking marked delivered no refund.
With the hillstream loach in particular your biggest focus should be on their water parameters if you want them to live long and happy lives. This is for 1 striped hillstream loach they are around 1 inches in length. Guaranteed live arrival if you have any problems with your order just send a photo of any doa in the unopened bag within 4 hours of delivery.
The average hillstream loach lifespan is between 8 10 years if properly taken care of. Hillstream loaches have an 8 10 year lifespan on average. The hillstream loach is a really neat little fish that is great at eating the small crustaceans and larvae that grows in algae.
