Kuhli Loaches

[Spooky76]

Hi People, just wondering if anybody has any Kuhli loaches ? I read they are great for helping remove old food etc from the bottom of the tank, plus they look great

Ive read up, and other than they like temps of about 74 or lower (Mines about 76) they seen easy.

Before I rush out and buy some, does anybody have anything I should look out for ? Will they do the job ?

I have a 150ltr tank
Other Fish Guppys, Gouramis, Rummy Nose, Red eye, Neons, Cardinals, catfish, platys
Tank did have Ich problem, but seems to be OK now thank god..

Cheers

 

[orange shark]

Hi People, just wondering if anybody has any Kuhli loaches ? I read they are great for helping remove old food etc from the bottom of the tank, plus they look great

Ive read up, and other than they like temps of about 74 or lower (Mines about 76) they seen easy.

Before I rush out and buy some, does anybody have anything I should look out for ? Will they do the job ?

I have a 150ltr tank
Other Fish Guppys, Gouramis, Rummy Nose, Red eye, Neons, Cardinals, catfish, platys
Tank did have Ich problem, but seems to be OK now thank god..

Cheers

Jst watch when you try and catch it to remove it from yor tank you dont catch its eye as they have tiny spines above them...

Jack

 

[fishlette]

i have about 10 of these guys all up. they are awesome and do do a wonderful job of cleaning up excess food. i would though consider getting sand for your substrate as they like to borrow and they will still try and borrow if there are rocks or gravel and they could hurt themselves.

they are reasonably hardy i have found and have so far had no issues with them except for the ones i lost when my heater didnt stop heating

 

[Spooky76]

Hiya,

thanks for that.

How do I get the sand in now the tanks full though ? Is there an easy way other than draining the whole tank down ?

Stu

 

[@ombomb]

Great little fish, not particularly fussy and fun to watch.

Gravel to sand faq

 

[penguin22]

Great fish! They do prefer sand and mine will be in the sand tank eventually, they are quite hardy as already mentioned but I wouldnt let not having sand now put you off buying them. My gravel is rounded and the khulies seem pretty happy one burrows into it the other two lie under bogwood in the day. I would recomend khulies to anyone as long as its a peaceful tank as yours is.

 

[babybell911]

Be careful to get quality one's when buying them though as the skinnier ones can be riddled with bacteria and stuff. Alot of mine died cos of this. The ones I bought that all survived I got from a place who quaranteened them for 2 weeks before putting them up for sales. Excellent little creatures! xx

 

[fishlette]

Hiya,

thanks for that.

How do I get the sand in now the tanks full though ? Is there an easy way other than draining the whole tank down ?

Stu

no

 

[n3ont3tra]

I have black kuhlie loaches and they are very active. My heater malfunctioned a little and my cory's numbers dropped to 2, the remaining two are much less active, and the Kuhlie loaches actually out compete them for food. I;ve gotten around it by putting food in different parts of the tank, but it's just something to keep in mind.

 

[Night_Market]

Cute little fellas, when you get to see them.

 

[fishlette]

Cute little fellas, when you get to see them.

you see them heaps if you keep them in groups of 4 or more