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Major update to my 20L lower Himalayan hillstream tank! After months of aging and plant growth I’ve begun stocking it with scaled beauties!!

Tennessee Dace (Chrosomus tennesseensis)

Redhump Eartheater (Geophagus steindachneri)

…a species of South American “Eartheater” Cichlid that is native to river drainages and lakes in South America, particularly Colombia and Venezuela. Redhump eartheaters are typically seen in water that is slightly acidic to neutral. True to their common name, redhump eartheaters will take substrate material into their mouths and sift out inedible sand and gravel while consuming detritus and small invertebrates. 

Classification

Animalia-Chordata-Actinopterygii-Perciformes-Cichlidae-Geophagus-G. steindachneri

Swamp Guppy Genus: Micropoecilia Species: M. picta

See below for care details

Flash Plecostomus | L204

Rusty Plecostomus | Hypostomus chochliodon

Unlike most plecos, rusties need to be provided with food during day time because they are diurnal. They are also no longer commonly available as it is now illegal to remove them from their natural habitat in Brazil and, at this time, they have not yet been bred in home aquaria.

L368

Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish , with almost 700 species and new species being described each year. Loricariids originate from fresh water habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths.