Khulie Loach Search

[SusieJG]

Hi all,

I usually post in the livebearers forum, but hopefully one of you can provide more help. I have a 40 g. tank with mostly guppies. I have about 40-50 fry of all ages ( a few days to a few months) swimming around in there at any given point. I wanted to add a few bottom dwellers to the tank, but was concerned for the safety of the fry. I was told that a khulie loach would be an ideal addition, but when I went around to several pet stores I couldn't find any! Do khulie loaches go by an alternate name that may be more common to see in a store? If not, can anyone recommend another similar fish that may be a good addition to my tank?

Thanks!
-Susie

 

[GuppyDude]

there are many breeds of loach, iv seen the kulie loaches b4 and have owned one but resently they've been hard to find, u'd be better of purchaseing another breed.

 

[jeffrey]

Khuli loach.

They are hard to find, poor breeding has bread some bad genes into them.
I have lots, and they are great, but the last bunch I got seem to be dieing off. and its sad, cause I dont know what it is.

if you can find them make sure they quarantied them for a week and have had them in their tank for like a month.

Also a khuli will get the small fry, esspecially if the fry are hiding in plants, caves.



I would suggest to look for a nice cory.

 

[myenigmaself]

Yeah, a cory or a plec. The kuhlis will eat small fry. Mine eat brine shrimp and black worms and other live foods. I wouldn't go with other loaches, as the kuhlis seem to be the most mild mannered of the loaches (my red tailed sand loaches ate a 4" blue lobster!!). If you're looking for a bottom feeder that will stay small, try something like a clown pleco. They don't get more than 4-5". A cory would do the job too. Good luck!