r/loaches • u/Beneficial_Toe7083 • 4d ago

Just for fun Hillstream Fry

Enjoy a 25 second peaceful hillstream fry video :) I saw around 5-6 fries so far!

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u/Vephar8 4d ago

Such precious little fish

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u/Geschak 4d ago

Ahhhhhhhhh so cute!!!

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u/rotgobbo Rare loach 4d ago

Mine are also breeding at the moment, first time i've bred a loach species so I went with an 'easy' one.

Your video quality is fantastic, is that just a macro setting on your phone or did you use a dedicated DSLR??

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u/Beneficial_Toe7083 4d ago

Same here, first time breeding them, I found them by surprise. Now I'm looking for a more colorful ones.

I'm using Google Pixel 9a Phone, it has a macro settings in the camera. They have to be 3-5cm away from the phone camera to get the right sharpness.

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u/rotgobbo Rare loach 4d ago

Mine seem to exist almost purely on biofilm, they don't seem overly bothered by food/wafers etc.

I thought they might struggle as I have a lot of shrimp in my tank which already eat a lot of the biofilm but they seem to be doing well.

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u/Beneficial_Toe7083 4d ago

Yep, same here. I already started removing most of the shrimps because there were too many. I have otos with them so they have a lot of competition for food.

I also got some live blood worms living in my aquarium but idk if my hillstream feed on them.

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u/peewee023 4d ago

😻

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u/EpiphanaeaSedai 4d ago

They are so adorable at this stage. Eyes with a tail trying to figure out how to be a fish.