Kuhlis

[nashnut]

What's a good tank mate for kuhlis. I have been thinking
of putting in 4 female bettas - sisters and about 4 kuhlis in
a heavily planted with several caves 12 gallon cycled tank.
However, I'm open to suggestions.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Sounds fine Khulis are very cute but you don't see them that often, try putting a cave near the glass (and for caves, they seem to like smaller caves best).

 

[LoachLover]

Sounds fine to me. The more heavily planted the tank the more likely you'll get to see them since they will feel more comfortable with more hiding places.

 

[nashnut]

I really like the little guys. I had them about 45 years ago before anything was known about them. Had a female with eggs but lost the entire tank when the heater went while I was away.

I've got heavy plantings and three caves of various sizes set up. I saw some really nice little guys last week but thought I might have too much amonia in the tank because the large number of females in the tank. I thought I would wait until this week to get them when I ship the females out. Needless to say when I came home and checked the figures... I could have gotten them 0-0-10... never fails. Watch they won't have any now.

 

[Teelie]

The more hiding places, the more you see them.Mine have a piece of wood, some fry grass and some other fake plants. They mostly seem to hide in the fry grass though I think two have taken up residence under the wood. I still rarely see them. I'm going to be adding more hiding places soon but seeing as it's only a 10g, I'm kind of limited.

 

[nashnut]

The next question is what do you feed them? If I try bloodworms or something like that the others will get it before they do.

 

[Teelie]

Mine eat sinking pellets, bloodworms, occasionally flakes, when I feed those to them. The best way to feed them regardless of the food is at night when the other fish are less active. Mine are alone in a 10 and don't have to compete so I don't have any tips beyond that. They do seem to feel better at night eating though.

 

[Barracuda518]

Have you been able to find any kuhlis in the LFS around where you live? I havent seen any..

Good Luck! B)

 

[Teelie]

I want to get more but haven't seen any since last year when I got mine. They must still be recovering from the off season they had.

 

[Barracuda518]

I want to get more but haven't seen any since last year when I got mine. They must still be recovering from the off season they had.

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Yeah, I remember you saying that they were not too common these past few years. The LFS I get most my fish from said they are on his list, but not available right now...

 

[nashnut]

I saw some really nice looking guys the other day and from what the man said they had more on order.

 

[trisha1972]

I spoke to my lfs tonight. He said he'd have me two in on Tuesday.