Khulis: Black ones live, banded ones die, Why?

swany

swany

Swan Crane Svc.
Nov 29, 2002
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I have always had success with black khuli loaches. They live long happy lives. Every time I try banded ones they die. This latest batch I was extra careful to acclimate slowly. First, they hung out in the upper part of the plants and eventually after two weeks they all died. I did not have problems with any other new fish I have put in. Just them. Are they super-sensitive to temperature or Ph or something?
 
maybe you are just unlucky like me. no matter what i do i just cant keep dark coloured angels yet my gold one has been in my tank almost a year now.
 
I have no solution, but I'll commiserate. That's been my experience exactly. Tried three times with banded kuhlis — results were 18 dead kuhlis. For round four, I went with 6 black kuhlis — still have 6 over a year later. I can tell you that black kuhlis are not really kuhlis any more than a zebra loach is a clown loach, and that they have a much broader natural distribution. Probably they're just hardier and can better handle the abuse of the long journey to your tank.
 
get a 15 gallon+ tank, get a soft and sandy substrate, life frill plants and drift wood to hide, non flourescent lighting, a temp around 76 deg, a bubbler, atleast three kuhli's+ and blooodworms with algae wafers!


in other words... spoil the kuhli's!
 
swany said:
Well, that was a great help. Do you think you could supply me with some useful info? :help:
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LMMMFAO oh man i dont know what the hell that guy was thinking but i agree with your reponse:huh:
 
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