5 Gallon With 4 Kuhlis... Suggestions?

[murphyk32]

my 5 gallon recently lost its betta.. all that remains is 4 kuhlis.. any suggestions on what else i could get? its filtered and heated

 

[n3ont3tra]

To be honest I wouldn't add anything else except possible another betta.

 

[fishlover500]

Honestly 5 gallons isn't a lot of room so your choices are limited. Maybe a guppy?

 

[jourdy288]

Maybe some a honey gourami.

 

[Jazzzz]

4 of any fish is shurely about it in a 5 gallon

 

[murphyk32]

these are small kuhli loaches that dont come out and around barly atall tho so its not really an issue of them taking up a ton of space atall..

 

[Jazzzz]

its more the waste they produce rather than swimming space i thought

 

[Nick16]

even if you cant see the fish, it is still in your stocking!!!if you had a cave in there and had 5000 loaches and they all were in there and you codnt see them would you say your tank was understocked! spot on jazzzz

 

[murphyk32]

yo simmer dude, i got the point now.. jeeze.. and yes thanks, kinda underthought that part of it.. hmm ill have to think on it

 

[Nick16]

haha thats not me being angry i just put the point accross very well!! cos some poeple wont get it otherwise

 

[murphyk32]

oh, no worries, im not very thick headed i just forgot that.. its been a while since ive done any fish buying atall..

 

[three-fingers]

Kuhli loaches get quite big, and are very active fish IME. During the day they hide a lot though. A 5gal really doesn't give them enough space to behave normally.

Just upgrade the size of tank, that way the kuhli loaches are being looked after properly, plus you can choose from loads more species of fish.

You could have things like celestial pearl danios, microrasboras or male endlers in a 5gal - but it's important to house the kuhlis properly.

 

[Esfa]

shrimp, snails, bumblebee gobies.. .