What Species of Hillstream Loach?

[Darth Scohin]

As stated what type of Hillstream Loach is this and would a 10gal going into a 20L work?

 

[fisher12889]

It is some kind of butterfly loach, I'm not sure of the exact species, but I have one that looks very similar in my hillstream tank. A ten gallon should work fine, but they need cooler temps (I keep mine at room temp, and they seem to be doing great!) They also need a decent amount of current, high oxygen levels, and really good water quality (ammonia and nitrite should be 0, and nitrate should be less than 10-20ppm) They also need a well established tank, with some algae growth (I've never seen any of my butterfly loaches eat anything besides algae.) If you want anymore advice, feel free to ask!

 

[Darth Scohin]

Thanks mate I have a 10gal with a seasoned AC20 two airstones no light atm and 2 female mollies I can however move fish around

 

[fisher12889]

Thanks mate I have a 10gal with a seasoned AC20 two airstones no light atm and 2 female mollies I can however move fish around

They like to be kept in groups, so I would recommend replacing the mollies with a few more butterfly loaches.

Also I forgot to add, this isn't exactly the best place to post this (there is a loach section,) but I posted a few questions about hillstream loaches in that section and didn't really get any responses.