Hillstream Loach/butterfly pleco

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I bought some hillstream loaches (sold at walmart as butterfly plecos). They do not eat flake food like the guy said. So far I have not seen them eat anything. I have gotten conflicting info off the net. One person says that they eat algae wafers and another says they are not algae eaters. :wall:

Any info will be appreciated.

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WyldFya

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They are hillstream loaches, and do not belong to the Loricariidae family. They will eat algae, and algae wafers. Essentially give them a the same diet a herbivore pleco. They don't take well to higher temperature for the most part.
 

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WyldFya;546356; said:
They are hillstream loaches, and do not belong to the Loricariidae family. They will eat algae, and algae wafers. Essentially give them a the same diet a herbivore pleco. They don't take well to higher temperature for the most part.
I agree.
 

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I've had a few of these guys before. Yeah...they're mostly herbivores so plenty of greens and algae.
 

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On another note, hillstream loaches appreciate relatively strong water movement in the tank:)
 

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Never seen mine eat anything either,had him about 8 months not a speck of algae in the tank since ive had him
 

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Cool, that is encouraging. They haven't shown interest in cucumbers. Not while I am there anyway. I went out to walmart specifically for algae wafers and came back with 101 things except algae wafers...Maybe I need to make a one item list...
 
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