Khuli Loach one of my favs.

[coralbandit]

After weeks of never seeing any kuhlis I hit the mother load tonight.. I am officially in on the kuhlis are cool !
They are acclimating now and will go in my planted 29 until the real tank for them is set up. I think in the long run they will be the perfect companions for the hatchet fish?? You know top /bottom ???
I got them still in shipping bag metal banded from supplier [perfect timing is no accident after 30+ years]..The guy at my LFS was relieved to know he wasn't going to have them catch them all weekend long 1 at a time..
He said there was 20 in the bag...
Here they are in the bag;

 

[smallfry53]

Khulis are awesome! They're my wife's favorite. It was difficult catching mine when I switched substrate/tanks the other day. There was more of them than I thought...lol They seem happier in sand, it was a good move. I'll have to get some new pics of some of my khulis soon.

 

[TMaier]

Coralbandit you scored! Now I just need to turn you into a crazy snail lady. Lol

Smallfry53 catching Khuli’s can be a chore. But if you channel your inner Khuli it helps to anticipate where they are going to dart.

 

[Delapool]

They look great! Looking forward to seeing them out and about.

 

[coralbandit]

Coralbandit you scored! Now I just need to turn you into a crazy snail lady. Lol

I am a crazy something !
I have some nice rams horns in a couple tanks..I think they actually came in with fish, like the fish had eggs in them that they voided and hatched ? Can that even happen?
The fish they would have come with [2 different sources] would definitely be snail / egg eaters IMO .

I feel like I added a party to my tank appropriately enough !

 

[smallfry53]

Just wait til after dark CB these guys are party animals at night. lol

 

[Barliman]

Very nice! I'd love to put some in my 20-long, but, with all the dwarf chain sword in there, I'm sure I'd never see them again.

 

[TMaier]

CB Ramshorns eggs can be hard to spot. I don’t think they can survive passage via fish but nothing surprises me anymore.

Barliman think “Where’s Waldo”.

 

[smallfry53]

I've been amazed the difference in behavior since switching to sand from the small round gravel. The khulis are so much more active. I am seeing them regularly throughout the day, where I would only see them once in a while before. I've yet to see them burrow in the sand though....

 

[TMaier]

I’ve never seen them borrow in the sand. They borrow into the plants.

 

[smallfry53]

Hmmm... I thought they did. I guess I was mistaken. I do have a big thick crypt plant (can't remember which one) that they love to hang out in.

 

[nirbhao]

I’ve never seen them borrow in the sand. They borrow into the plants. View attachment 307036

Our sagittaria sublata is practically a thick mat, and they love to get into the roots.

 

[TMaier]

Hmmm... I thought they did. I guess I was mistaken. I do have a big thick crypt plant (can't remember which one) that they love to hang out in.

In 2016 I had glass jellybean substrate. Back at the beginning of this thread. They would dive into it. I think the small open gaps between the beans would challenge them to wiggle in.

 

[TMaier]

PWC today and just rolling along.

Khuli in the grass.

Khuli on the grass.

Voguing.

 

[Delapool]

It’s like they pose for camera?!

 

[Autumnsky]

CB you really got a great group there, I would love to watch a group that large!!!

 

[coralbandit]

CB you really got a great group there, I would love to watch a group that large!!!

Thanks !
I hope to get good video or pics of them..Part of my enjoyment..
I am waiting for them to settle in and explore during daylight..
I fear I may never get pics like T ...Her kuhlis seem as trained as her squirrel !
I try to train my fish ,so maybe these guys will come out more.
For now they are spread among the jungle but I have not found even one dead one so....

 

[TMaier]

They are gonna have fun in that jungle!

 

[coralbandit]

They with no history to me are as fun as my clown loaches already !
Maybe it is just similar coloring but they are a great fish to have in mass also !
I am thinking these will be great fish for me to watch over time...

 

[TMaier]

PWC today. Lots of snails hatching and getting munched. My Dwarf rainbows have totally figured out they are tiny tasty snails as the hatch. I moved 4 of my adults to the nursery tank so I can get some egg clutches in there that will survive. Starting to move the Neons out of the nursery and to this tank. Moved 6 of the 20 today and will catch more tomorrow.