My Khulis

[onidrase]

They're just normal black ones, I've never seen a striped khuli irl

quite hard to get pictures of, hardly staying still when they're out, and hiding when they settle down

 

[lilfishie]

Not just me then! i never seen striped near me so jumped at the chance of my Panda's.

How many do you have? I know what you mean about taking pictures they never sit still

 

[KrazyKuhli]

They look nice...the Kuhli loaches are lush and can't find any in my area...I'm hoping to find some soon so i can have a go at breeding them..

 

[onidrase]

Not just me then! i never seen striped near me so jumped at the chance of my Panda's.

How many do you have? I know what you mean about taking pictures they never sit still

I've got 5, I was gonna buy all 6 they had at the LFS, but the girl netting them was being a bit of a sissy and didn't want to touch them or hold the top of the net to transfer them or anything, (probably a new employee )and the last one jumped out of the net and onto the tile and didn't make it

 

[lilfishie]

They look nice...the Kuhli loaches are lush and can't find any in my area...I'm hoping to find some soon so i can have a go at breeding them..

I would love to try breeding my 8! I hear panda's are pretty rare? hoping to up there numbers on Friday

Not just me then! i never seen striped near me so jumped at the chance of my Panda's.

How many do you have? I know what you mean about taking pictures they never sit still

I've got 5, I was gonna buy all 6 they had at the LFS, but the girl netting them was being a bit of a sissy and didn't want to touch them or hold the top of the net to transfer them or anything, (probably a new employee )and the last one jumped out of the net and onto the tile and didn't make it

Typical I asked for 5 and ended up with 8 he just netted a load didn't even count them just said that looks about right. Shame about the 6th hope you find some more

 

[Crossfire]

Not just me then! i never seen striped near me so jumped at the chance of my Panda's.

How many do you have? I know what you mean about taking pictures they never sit still

I've got 5, I was gonna buy all 6 they had at the LFS, but the girl netting them was being a bit of a sissy and didn't want to touch them or hold the top of the net to transfer them or anything, (probably a new employee )and the last one jumped out of the net and onto the tile and didn't make it

Your kuhlis are adorable
Aww the poor kuhli....My LFS only sells the black and the striped ones, and the striped ones are always more popular. I would get some black ones if my stocking room allowed it, but since i want my kuhlis to breed i have to stay within the species Also, is it true that black kuhlis are more shy than the striped?

 

[onidrase]

Not just me then! i never seen striped near me so jumped at the chance of my Panda's.

How many do you have? I know what you mean about taking pictures they never sit still

I've got 5, I was gonna buy all 6 they had at the LFS, but the girl netting them was being a bit of a sissy and didn't want to touch them or hold the top of the net to transfer them or anything, (probably a new employee )and the last one jumped out of the net and onto the tile and didn't make it

Your kuhlis are adorable
Aww the poor kuhli....My LFS only sells the black and the striped ones, and the striped ones are always more popular. I would get some black ones if my stocking room allowed it, but since i want my kuhlis to breed i have to stay within the species Also, is it true that black kuhlis are more shy than the striped?

Never had striped ones before, but my guys are extremely shy. I've got 1 brave one, and the rest tend to only come out at night

 

[iffles]

They're gorgeous little guys! <3
aww sorry about the 6th one - poor lil' thing

Ive got 7 stripy ones - my lfs seems to always have a tank full of happily wriggling kuhlis just chillin and draping themselves over the bogwood in there. Im often tempted to grab a few more to accompany my existing ones, but my stocking cant take it
Ive never seen (or heard) of black or panda kuhlis before though! They both sound really exotic and look cute . The only variation ive heard about before are albinos, which look pretty cool - i need a few of those

They look nice...the Kuhli loaches are lush and can't find any in my area...I'm hoping to find some soon so i can have a go at breeding them..

I would love to try breeding my 8! I hear panda's are pretty rare? hoping to up there numbers on Friday

Wow - i didnt realise that you could breed them! When i did some research when i first got them, it said in the "Breeding" section of the info pages that it was not heard of for them to breed in aquaria But then again that was some years ago...
But it sounds fab if they could
Any ideas on how you could to get them to breed? Maybe the usual to start, like feeding them up on live/frozen foods, etc. but from there on...?
Maybe theyre like cories that can be encouraged to spawn with a good feeding up and then a big cold(ish) water change when there's an area of low pressure coming through (simulating storms and rain..?)
But theyre looking good anyhow

 

[KrazyKuhli]

I've read they lay eggs on roots and plants, I think its the same thing for most fish, good quality live food/water just need to research their habitat(water temp,ph)

I'm planning on making a few caves covered in moss with holes drilled in so only they can get in...might drill a hole in the top and put the roots off a fake plant through it so they are inside and the other fish cant get to them... just keep an eye on the numbers incase they get trapped.

Edit:

Wiki link

 

[iffles]

Sounds good

I found some more info... looks like some people have thoroughly planned these schemes out:

http/www.fishchannel.com/freshwater-aquariums/fish-breeding/breeding-kuhli-loach.aspx
http/www.fishlore.com/aquariummagazine/sept07/kuhliloach.htm
http/fishbasics.com/fish_species/breeding_kuhli_loach.php

The first one is deffo the most detailed. Wow, they're really taking this quite deep - i thought it would be more like just feeding them up well and they would spawn in the tank! I guess they said that there have been reports of spontaneous spawnings, where they "twine at the surface of the water and release bright green eggs". Or something.

Well, i couldnt do whole separate setup: (a) i dont have a spare tank and (b) i dont have the time atm, so i guess i will try for the "spontaneous spawn" by:

1. Feeding them well (on frozen and live worms)
2. Keeping the water quality tip-top
3. Making a few extra large and coolish water changes when there are areas of lower pressure (copying the cories now )
4. Providing lots of good hiding places for the fry (wishful thinking here now maybe...? )
5. Hoping for the best

Edit: heres a youtube clip of spawning
http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFbvuzPJRE

 

[lilfishie]

mine do that alot! definitely upping the numbers then will separate a few into a small 'spawn' tank see if I get anything, there always getting bloodworm too

 

[iffles]

mine do that alot! definitely upping the numbers then will separate a few into a small 'spawn' tank see if I get anything, there always getting bloodworm too

wow - thats definitely a good sign! keep us posted

 

[lilfishie]

i always wondered what they were doing they do this practically every water change, but no sign of eggs anywhere

 

[iffles]

lol
well it shows youre on the right track!
and with a bit of time, luck and a few more waterchanges you might get some eggs soon

And here's something to look out for in the tank - kuhli loach fry!:

http/speikobrarote.deviantart.com/art/My-Kuhli-loach-baby-52139879

though it doesnt look much like the adults at all atm, the source says it is indeed a kuhli loach


not sure how big the eggs are - they might be really really small, so keep a close watch - theyre green so will blend in just perfectly with the plants

 

[lilfishie]

they wouldn't last 5 seconds with my Betta definitely thinking of using 1 of my smaller tanks to spawn in! got loads of mosses and that I could put in