Keeping hillstream loaches

[avant]

On another note, have any of you experienced hillstream loaches climbing out of your tanks? I've read of this happening before, and I wonder if it is necessary to cover the tank to prevent escapes. A cover would be another additional hassle to consider.

I've read about that but did not have that happen to me before. I'd think that if you do not fill your tank to the brim, it will not be likely for them to climb out of the tank.

[Enda]

I've read about that but did not have that happen to me before. I'd think that if you do not fill your tank to the brim, it will not be likely for them to climb out of the tank.

Thanks for the advice. I'm really eager to start on this tank. But since I'm moving house in the next couple of months, I'll be patient and wait. I need to plan my tanks in the new place. I'm hoping to get a 3-tier rack for all my tanks. Then I can have a nice river tank setup at least 3 feet long.

[Mez]

I too have just started a river tank of sorts....its just over 3ft long, 18 inches high and 15 inches wide. Current inhabitants are Odessa barbs, Garra gotyla, and Schistura denisonii.
Plan to get some Seweillia soon, too.
James