Cheyenne Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi, I have recently bought a kuhli loach (don't worry i'm getting more very soon) and I was wondering if anyone has experience in them? The one I have right now is eating 'vege wafers' and seems happy. I've put little pipes in there for him/her, but s/he never hides in them. I have swordtails and a female bristlenose in there too. Are these ok tank mates? My tank has gravel/sand substrate, heater, filter, aerator, a huge piece of driftwood (for the bristlenose) and some live plant. Is this good? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldMick Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 hey Cheyenne all seems good there. kuhli's are a favorite of mine, yes you do need 5 or 6, yours sounds like it hangs out in the open? often the biggest problem with kuhli's is people buying one or two and them then "disappearing", turning up months down the track in your filter or to find its still in your tank but has doubled in size. they do grow fast from the size you buy them and a small group wont be so shy. I don't know about "veggie wafers", but they don't require any specialists foods, anything of decent quality will do, just try and make sure your loach gets a bit of a feed, as ive heard of people who don't feed them and just use them as a clean up mob (can get to were other fish can't) but i'd make sure their getting their share as well. good luck with your fish. cheers mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconutwater Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Can u put kuli loachs with cherry shrimps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAquaHolic001 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi, I have recently bought a kuhli loach (don't worry i'm getting more very soon) and I was wondering if anyone has experience in them? The one I have right now is eating 'vege wafers' and seems happy. I've put little pipes in there for him/her, but s/he never hides in them. I have swordtails and a female bristlenose in there too. Are these ok tank mates? My tank has gravel/sand substrate, heater, filter, aerator, a huge piece of driftwood (for the bristlenose) and some live plant. Is this good? Thanks! People say they eat snails and all sorts of things like that but in my experience they never did. Like all fish a varied diet is healthy. But your setup sounds perfect. S/he like Qldmick said will become more active in a school. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thx QLDmick for replying! I have only just got him/her so all i have fed him/her so far is those 'vege wafers'. But i plan on feeding blood worms very soon. He/she hasn't gotten into the filter yet, and i hope s/he never does. I see him/her almost all the time, digging in the sand or darting around. I expected him/her to be hiding all the time, being alone. Maybe s/he is just unique. Ever since I got this little guy/girl kuhli loaches have become my favorite fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I think they do get along, coconutwater. But i haven't ever had cherry shrimp so i don't really know how well they get along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I have snails in there, but so far he isn't interested in them. Yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I would never feed blood worms to anything, they can cause all sorts of problems. Black worms are great for khulis, live if you can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I don't know if i can find any. I've fed bloodworms to all my fish and they're fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaholic99 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I put about 60 stripe Khuli into a 3 foot tank filled with 8mm round pebble about 30 cm deep several years ago. I'm not sure how many are left but I see lots of little ones at feeding time and have pulled out about 80 larger over this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Wow! How did you find 60?! I had trouble finding my one guy/girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lictoga Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Wow! How did you find 60?! I had trouble finding my one guy/girl! You do a bulk order it's quite easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 (edited) Are kuhli loches extremely hard to breed? Or can you actually breed them is you have good conditions? thanks. Edited November 16, 2015 by Cheyenne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie91au Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi CoconutWater, i have had 2 (i know they are happier as a group but a few have died off over time) in a cherry tank for over a year now and the shrimp population is still growing, i have never seen any aggression from the kuhli's they just happily scoot around the tank doing their own thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
