Indian Red Squirrel Loach?

[N0body Of The Goat]

Was wondering if anyone had these and whether they would make a more visible option to the more common (yet rarely seen once added to the tank) Kuhli Loaches?

Edit: Aborichthys elongatus, not species name in sub-title, oops!

 

[Ben M]

hi, i've never had the red tailed squirrel loaches, but i do have kuhlis and they are out all the time. how many do you have? and do you have room for some more? when i had 6 they didn't come out, but now i have 12 and they are always out.

 

[england]

Difficult to say, setting a tank up to the requirments is half the battle, choosing tank mates wisely,

I have a Redtail Botia free from our local fish shop as they couldnt sell and is evil,but in my snakehead tank he is at home Redtail Botia

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I'm currently cycling a Dennerle CO2 system with true-aquatic plants (after great help from a thread I posted on Thursday, with over half the plants identified that were bought on Wednesday as not being aquatic, took them back, manager was very helpful in replacing them and convinced me that CO2 was the way forward).

Stocking plans are focused around a lovely pair of Opsarius Pulchellus (Green-Barred Danio) they have. If I cannot source a few more of them, I'm tempted to try and get them to "play" with two or three Giant Danios. Other fish being considered are Dwarf Neon and Celebes Rainbows; Sterbai Corys; possibly Celebes Halfbeaks.

For some reason, very few loach species appeal to me by looks, but I do like
Horse-faced (although I'm concerned at potential 20cm size)
Zebra (can sometimes be territorial amongst themselves and other fish)
Dwarf Chain (rather pricey and concerned about how they would do in hard-very hard water, pH 8.1 and dropping due to CO2)
Kuhli (lovely banding and the eel-like appearance, but have reputation of not being seen in daytime and getting into silly spoits in the tanks setup. Was wondering about ~10 for my 240l, but unsure)
Indian Redtail Squirrel (still has the eel-like appearance, but unknown about its habits relative to Kuhli)

 

[england]

Horse-faced these are great, when i collected my old breeding bristlenose pair, the previous owners had one, i spotted it and thought it looked and acted great, it was ploughing the sand substate which made me laugh

 

[PDSimon]

hi, i've never had the red tailed squirrel loaches, but i do have kuhlis and they are out all the time. how many do you have? and do you have room for some more? when i had 6 they didn't come out, but now i have 12 and they are always out.

How big do kuhlis get?

 

[Ben M]

hi, mine aren't fully grown yet, so i'm not 100% sure, but i've read about 4". but they don't add much at all to the bioload. i wouldn't get them if you have snails though, as they keep sucking mine out of their shells. i'm not that bothered though, as the snails were free, and my brother has a load. i think the bigger snails like apple and nerites would be fine.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I think its ~10cm, but they have so little bioload, so often counted as a 1" fish when doing the ballpark 1" of fish per gallon stocking.

The size of the Indian Redtail Squirrels is not conclusive, I've read them maxing out at anywhere from 6-10cm today.

I might give the tropical wholesale place (http/www.wholesale-tropical-fish.co.uk/price_list.htm) a ring about these Squirrels, as they are based nearby (Fareham, Hampshire), so I might get some delivered if they have them in stock >6 weeks after my tank has cycled. Incidentally, they also have the "double red" Agassizii Cichlids in stock, they look stunning from google pics!

 

[PDSimon]

Awesome, thank you

 

[fishnovice]

Was wondering if anyone had these and whether they would make a more visible option to the more common (yet rarely seen once added to the tank) Kuhli Loaches?

Edit: Aborichthys elongatus, not species name in sub-title, oops!

Don't know anything about squirrels but weather loaches are fun and you do get to see them even in daylight. Mine ties himself up in knots, twists like a snake and wraps himself round plants in a perfect circle!

 

[Shelby]

Was wondering if anyone had these and whether they would make a more visible option to the more common (yet rarely seen once added to the tank) Kuhli Loaches?

Edit: Aborichthys elongatus, not species name in sub-title, oops!

Don't know anything about squirrels but weather loaches are fun and you do get to see them even in daylight. Mine ties himself up in knots, twists like a snake and wraps himself round plants in a perfect circle!

My dojo's like to try to land on top of my angels and go for a ride. I love them they are crazy active!