Dragon eel?

[kissez_61]

hey guys at the pet store they had "Kuhlii Loachs". but i dont think they were. they looked alot like a dragon eel..they were gray shaped like them too. they were 2-3 inches long. but they didnt have spikes. and they were in a tank with about 30 of them...were they dragon eels....or some weird Kuhlii Loach ? do some dragon eels not have spikes?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

did they have friendly little faces with little barbels like cory cats or did they have BIG mean looking faces with huge, upturned mouths?

khulli loaches rather look a bit innocent and befuddled, with teeny-tiny specks for eyes. there are 3-4 species that are commonly confused with khulli loaches, but their care/size/habits are all pretty much the same, so that shouldn't be a problem. mine's one of those and is all-black as opposed to the bands of orangey-pink that true khuliis have. i have to say, he looks a bit grey for a few hours after i've had to chase him around the tank.

can't really speak for dragon gobies/eels.

 

[kissez_61]

they had big ugly faces and up turned mouths.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

well, there you have it! not certain what they are, but definitely not khuliis.

 

[SirMinion]

Weather (dojo) loach?

 

[Paul_MTS]

were they....

dragon goby.

 

[kissez_61]

yup thats them! no i have 2 dodjos of my own so i knew they were not a dojo. so its a dragon goby. dose any one know about them? they are interesting looking. so ugly there hipnotic. whats there personality like? are they as mean as they look?

 

[Paul_MTS]

Depending on the exact species of dragon goby it could get anything from 9-24" full grown.

My fella will get to about 20" eventually (IIRC!!)

My one the G. Peruanus is happy in freshwater or brackish. Currently living in a brackish tank at SG 1.010. They require a sand substrate are they like to do there own aquascaping

Mine eats anything i chuck in which is only froozen and some live- bloodworms, discus mix (high protein froozen food), lance fish - he just nibbles at these same with river shrimp.

The are filter filters which means they can't actually kill anything of a descent size, just no keeping guppies and such like with them.

There grumpy lil guys who will nudge anyone out of there way.

 

[OohFeeshy]

I'd tell the shop they are not khuli loaches I can imagine some poor guy buying four and ending up with no fish left in his community....