Kuhlie Loach Breeding

[n3ont3tra]

Hi, I'm interested in breeding my black kuhlie loaches. I currently have 6 in my 29g, 3 original ones and 3 offspring. They bred when I had an undergravel filter installed on the tank and haven't bred since I switched to sand, although they've been MUCH more active. Before, I'd see one occasionaly. Now, I ALWAYS see at least one, I usually see at least 3. The offspring have grown fast, I found them about a month ago, and they were about 1" long, now their almost 2 inches. On the adults, I can tell that the females are much longer than the males, and I have 2 females and one male. What I want to know is the ideal conditions for breeding. I have a spare 10g and I was going to start them in there (cycled, of course). Should I put all 6 in there or just the 3 adults? I think it would be best if I used gravel w/ an undergravel filter, because that's how they bred before. Temperature will probably be kept at 78*F, that is what it is in the 29g. I'd put a rock in there and some moss balls for hiding. Does all that sound okay? Where do they lay eggs? On plants? If/when they do, should I move them to another tank? I am planning on moving the babies to a 5g, if there is not a lot. If there's a lot, then I'll get another 10g. Does all of this sound okay? Looking forward to replies,
--neon

EDIT: Also, I may get some normal kuhlies. Would it be okay to put them in with the black kuhlies in the 10g to breed as well? Could they breed together? What would be the result?

 

[n3ont3tra]

I'd really like some input on this, guys...

 

[spikey_face]

I'd really like some input on this, guys...

you might want to ask at http/forums.loaches.com/

you should get a good answer there.


good luck

lee

 

[n3ont3tra]

Thank you.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I read that Kuhlis spawn randomly, on floating plants...

 

[n3ont3tra]

Can't be, I didn't have any floating plants when they bred on accident.

 

[Captain Retardo]

I think it means they prefer breeding on floating plants, but they can breed also breed on regular plants.

Anyway, congrats for breeding kuhlis, must mean you have a nice tank!

 

[helterskelter]

You need to condation them first, the female will get 5-6 time fatter them a male when she is ready to spawn, her gellow goe's a greeny colour and this is the masses of eggs that she contails.

I breed these fish about 15 years ago and never got any fry, but have fum trying.

Also the eggs are birght green and float for 2-3 hours befor sinking, this is though that the wggs wash down stream and then the young fish head upstream in the wild.

 

[n3ont3tra]

Thanks everyone. I'll post if I get any fry.

 

[Captain Retardo]

You need to condation them first, the female will get 5-6 time fatter them a male when she is ready to spawn, her gellow goe's a greeny colour and this is the masses of eggs that she contails.

I breed these fish about 15 years ago and never got any fry, but have fum trying.

Also the eggs are birght green and float for 2-3 hours befor sinking, this is though that the wggs wash down stream and then the young fish head upstream in the wild.

You know how to succesfully breed Kuhlis? Everything I have read says that it is extremely hard for aquarists to breed Kuhlis.
Anyway: How would You condition Kuhlis? I feel like breeding mine now!

 

[helterskelter]

their very difficualt to condation, loads of blood worm and such, untill the females is rearly fat like i described befor.

To sex a male you look at the pectoral fins the seconed or thired fin ray is fatter in males

 

[loachman]

It seems like the vast majority of people who breed kuhlis do so on accident and dont' really seem to be able to reliably repeat it. It's very likely that meaty foods are a signal, since that seems to be pretty universally true.

Whether you also need certain water paramters (or changes), barometric pressure changes, light duration or other factors doesn't seem to be well understood based on what I've seen online.

When they are ready to breed though, it's obvious. The gavid females get HUGE.