Kuhli loach

[Trainer_Ruby_]

I want to get kuhlis for my 20g because I love the way they look. I have kuhlis in a 10g right now as a clean up crew and I know they like to be in schools of 6 or more. My question is I want to do something a little different than a bunch of black Kuhli or striped Kuhli. I want to get every subspecies of Kuhli but would they school or would I need 6 of each kind. I know there are 7 types of Kuhli and I don't think a 20g can hold 42 Kuhli and a dojo


Keep calm and drum on

 

[Polychronus]

I absolutely LOVE khuli loaches


42 Khuli for a 20gal is a bit of a stretch, since they can get up to 5 inches long. They don't really "school", however they are a very social fish. I wouldn't get every species, but that is ultimately your decision. Dojo's can get VERY big, and will grow out of a 20gal eventually.


I would get like 10-15 khuli and see where that gets you. (if you have enough room that is lol)


What else do you have in your 20gal?

 

[sinibotia]

Getting every species of kuhli would be incredible as some are very, very rare. Really it's a crapshoot what kind you can get. Generally though I've found multiple species will associate with each other. The only thing I haven't tried is black kuhlis with striped. Maybe get a few different species of striped and then 5 black?

 

[Trainer_Ruby_]

The kuhlis I currently have are all black with 1 striped and the dojo will probably go into the 55g that I was going to do brackish but can't find any of the fish at a reasonable price so it'll be fresh water instead


Keep calm and drum on