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Posted by Tom L. La Bron on April 10, 2005, 11:58 pm
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Sarah,
Personally, I think you are putting your fish Goldfish or the Hillstream
Loach at risk. Goldfish like hardwater, your fish, since it comes from
Boreno it would probably prefer a more softer acid water any way. Most fish
from Boreno do. I have done a quick look and it seems that a number people
have not thought for the unkeep of there fish when putting them in tanks
with other fish. The loach supposedly likes cooler waters yet people put in
with neons, cardinals and discus, all higher temperature fish. High
temperature water tend to shorten the life of fish that prefer waters in the
60's.
The other thing is that most concerned hobbyist mention that it should have
water movement like a stream. This usually not good for Ornamental
Goldfish.
Sarah, either strick with Goldfish fish or go with exotic fish, but don't
try and mix them you are asking for trouble. There are so many beautiful
varieties of Goldfish out there what more do you need.
Oh, and by the way, very few "algae eating" fish ever do that great of a job
especically against suspended algae. If you have an algae problem figure
out what is causing it and fix it. Don't add more fish. Chances are you
are over stocked any way from what it sounds.
Tom L.L.
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> Has anyone had any luck keeping Chinese Hillstream loaches aka (Hong Kong
> Pleco, Butterfly loach) in with their goldfish. I bought some and would
> like to try to keep the algae down in my goldie tank, but I have to wait
> till they grow a bit, they are real small and my goldies are pretty big
> and I don't want them to get eaten. Just wondering if anyone had tried
> before. Thanks, Sarah
>
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> Pleco, Butterfly loach) in with their goldfish. I bought some and would
> like to try to keep the algae down in my goldie tank, but I have to wait
> till they grow a bit, they are real small and my goldies are pretty big and
> I don't want them to get eaten. Just wondering if anyone had tried before.
> Thanks, Sarah
>
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