boban_nz Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Hillstream loaches - Borneo sucker My hillstream fishtank Gastromyzon scitulus Gastromyzon zebrinus Gastromyzon ocellatus Gastromyzon viriosus Gastromyzon stellatus Gastromyzon zebrinus Gastromyzon viriosus Gastromyzon viriosus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Gastromyzon ctenocephalus Gastromyzon ocellatus Gastromyzon ocellatus Gastromyzon ctenocephalus Gastromyzon ocellatus Gastromyzon zebrinus Gastromyzon viriosus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Do we have all these species in NZ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted January 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yes, We Do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Iwant i want! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 AWESOME! Thanks for posting! What is the current like in there? If I ever tired of native and decided to go tropical ( :lol: :lol: :lol:) I would so have to get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 AWESOME! Thanks for posting! What is the current like in there? If I ever tired of native and decided to go tropical ( :lol: :lol: :lol:) I would so have to get them! They arent quite tropical. Maybe subtropical? lol They like cooler water, although Some petshops like to keep them around 27 :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Since they are in his tank I would say so :lol: Very nice Boban_nz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Since they are in his tank I would say so :lol: Very nice Boban_nz Thought it may have been a old tank in another country :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskas Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 WOW! Didnt realise there were so many different colours etc! I got 2 that look like Gastromyzon ctenocephalus. Is there a way to tell males and females apart? I dont think my 2 are a pair as they havn't produced any young but they are WAY cool fish and are in with my Leopardfish. Happy chappies they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 beautiful fish! ive always loved these fish, but they will never survive in any of my tanks. good going! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Those are awesome looking fish I've only ever seen the fully spotty variety tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Thanks for the positive comments. The fishtank is over two years old now and I have had no issue about anything apart that the fish once had white spot. All fish are happy and I hope it will stay as it is. Basic tank setup is shown on the picture. There are two water pumps, an Eheim Aquaball Powerhead 650 l/h and an Eden pump 300 l/h. The Aquaball Powerhead takes water from an undergravel filter and the Eden is located at the other side of the spray bar so both pumps together make a 'Run' habitat which I prefer over 'Riffle' habitat. The fishtank is 3 foot long. Temperature is set to 24 ºC. The water temperature in Borneo is typically a few degrees (2 - 3) cooler than air temperature so I think it is ok. At least the fish are doing well. All Gastromyzon coming over to NZ under the name of G. borenensis but we have a very slim chance to see true G. borenensis. What species I have seen so far are all Gastromyzon which are collected at Sarawak and Kalimantan around Kuching town. I wish I am wrong, but if I am not it does mean that we can't see more then 10 species here in NZ, even less than that, out of 35 Gastromyzon species. If anybody would like a hillstream fishtank, don't rush out to a LFS to buy all these species. Just be patient and over time you might see different Borneo suckers in your shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Interesting...I see 10 homer simpsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Interesting...I see 10 homer simpsons. :-? ??? Aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Interesting...I see 10 homer simpsons. Your firewall is in 'Stealth' mode, you are not sending a referral so the server rejects the call and overwrites the location of the picture. That is why you see 10 Homer Simpsons instead of Gastromyzon. It is necessary to send fnzas.org.nz as referral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 o is that y is the calvus cichlid thread I see 3 homer simpsons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Yes, stealth mode was the problem. I changed my server setings and now is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 All showing fine this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boban_nz Posted January 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Although I try to keep a Borneo biotop in my fishtank, it is impossible to resist to put some eye catching fish in there so I broke my own rule and added some other fish than from a Borneo biotop. One such fish was my litle Corydoras habrosus which has been 'discovered' by me in a group of C. paleatus. I did not miss that opportunity to get it. Unfortunately two years later my lovely fish died so everything regarding my C. habrosus is just the memory of the great time I have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Corydoras habrosus? Very nice now time for a fulltannkshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Here are a couple of pics of mine in their biotype tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 What species do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Gastromyzon scitulus and Beaufortia kweichowensis. But I may be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Just trying to catch up on posts...awesome pics folks Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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