Please help me ID this fish

[Silly me]

sorry for the really bad pictures but its not that easy to catch him out in the open long enough to take a good picture.
I want more as he is doing a good job on the green algae but hes to small to do it all alone..

 

[Malt_Vinegar]

Its a pl*co mate, hard to tell which from the pictures, you know they can grow to upto and over a foot?

I would really not suggest getting another one, unless you have a huge tank, or intend to upgrade in the future.

They are also very dirty fish, who produce a lot of waste.

 

[jams.alaskan]

But his profile on the glass sure looks like a hillstream loach to me. Check out both fish in the profiles or do a search on here in the members aquarium pictures and see if that helps you figure out who he is. He's super small on the leaf but that profile sure looks hillstream to me...

ALASKA

 

[Silly me]

his been super small for about 8 months now???

uhm jams.alaskan you are SPOT ON, wow thanks

 

[Silly me]

one more question:

Is it a cold water fish?? will it do fine in my tropical tank??

 

[jams.alaskan]

What did you decide he was? That will help us tell you what he needs...

ALASKA

 

[Silly me]

yip you were right its a hillstream loach

 

[jams.alaskan]

Try this - no idea how to do this.

http/www.loaches.com/hillstream_loaches.html

There was some pictures and info here on them - or is it a pleco?

ALASKA

Cheese Specialist just did a tank devoted to them an posted pictures and information in the member's aquarium picture forum under "my hillstream loach tank" or something like that - you could ask her what they need.

 

[Silly me]

From the side of the tank he looks just like this

but the color pattern is a almost the same,

so I think is a Beaufortia kweichowensis there is so many that look the same it could be a diffrent one but I would say its that one ( Beaufortia kweichowensis )

 

[appleblossom]

I have one just the same! I always thought he was a Chinese Butterfly Loach...maybe they have more than one name?

some pictures here

 

[fishfishfish]

its a hillstream loach and yes they are coldwater but will tolerate slightly warm water.

 

[darknirvana217]

Its a hillstream loach, which likes colder, and faster water. They also have several names, one in which is the Chinese Butterfly Loach.