hillstream/butterfly loaches???

Just wondering if these would be suitable in a malawi setup? they grow to around 3 or 4 inches but would the mbuna and peacocks hassle them?? thinkin of gettin a few to see how they fare??

Gosh thats a nice looking fella; if its as tough as normal plecos it should be fine with lots of plenty of hiding spaces; anyone ?

nice but do these guys not need a heavy water flow and cooler temperature???.always liked them

Did these used to be sold as Chinese algae eaters?

Wouldn't be sure about adding them to be honest there is similarities in the conditions there are kept pH:7.0-8.0. temperature might be a bit low 68ºF to 75ºF, they have basically the same diet. Don't think you'd see much of them to be honest and the mbuna would worry me.

yeh i was thinkin the cooler temp would be a problem as would the mbuna hassling them. as for strong flow, well my tank has great flow in it. its a pity though as they would make a pretty cool addition to the tank.
@pseudo sp. i think they might have been, i remember as a kid having them in a tank with goldfish. they're really hardy and from what i can remember the lack of flow didnt seem to bother them??

Cheers for the replies people:wink: