Reticulated Hillstream Loach?

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Does anyone here have any experience with these? I recently came across them online while I was doing some research for my future tank. I believe the scientific name is "Sewellia Lineolata". I think they look so cute, they kind of look like mini rays in a way. Are they very difficult to keep alive? What are they compatible with and what are they not compatible with? I'm guessing they would not be compatible with a senegal bichir, right? Here is a picture in case anybody wants to know what they look like.

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One website mentions that the tank in the water should be kept moving because these fish are usually river dwelling. Is that 100% necessary? If so, how does one accomplish this?

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I have a group of these guys and absolutely love them. They are from fast moving sub tropical streams. They love current and oxygen. That being said I have my group in a community 90g that gets rather warm and they are doing well. Thought I would not recommend keeping them this way.
 
I have a few. They hide mostly, for a while I thought two had died since I could never find more than one at a time (then I saw all three). They are super small, maybe an inch body and really really thin. They are neat though.

Any big fish would certainly eat them if given the chance, bichirs included.


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bennyskinfield said:
Jason how bout some pics of ur loach tank

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I'm working on it, the Aragonite I used made the tank cloudy but day by day it's getting clearer, soon as it's clear I will upload a video :)
 
if you can get small (or large) group of them it is worth it. The interactions they have are very interesting.
 
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