fran13 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hi all I noticed today they have a freshwater sole in animates lower hutt. They have it in with goldfish.no name or price on tank for it and salespersons all busy.does anyone know anything about these? Are they coldwater? Size they grow to ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just googled them. I've never seen anything like them before. They look quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colour_genes Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Are you sure it is a freshwater sole, especially if they had no name or label for it? Maybe it was the more commonly seen Hillstream Loach (also know as Borneo Sucker)? There is some information here http://www.loaches.com/species-index/be ... ichowensis and pictures so you can check. I have often seen these in tanks with cool water fish in various fish shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk924 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 We used to get them in rivers down south but haven't seen any since the area was turned to dairy farms. Think they were called black flounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran13 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hi all had a look on google after your suggestions and think it could b a borneo sucker.might go bk into shop and hav another look.if it is a borneo sucker does anyone know if it would b ok with a small fire eel and do they eat plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Borno suckers will not eat plants but there very hard to care for most die on their first night they also need the lower end of the tropical temp scale 20-23ish take a lot of extra care with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fran13 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Ok thanks I will fully research first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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