Black Kuhli Loach ???????????

I have one black and some of the banded kuhli loaches and they are one of my favorite fish. The tank they are in doesn't really have snails and I have never seen them eat them, but they are one of the coolest fish. Love to watch them looking for food.
 
FishDreamer48 said:
I have one black and some of the banded kuhli loaches and they are one of my favorite fish. The tank they are in doesn't really have snails and I have never seen them eat them, but they are one of the coolest fish. Love to watch them looking for food.
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My first batch of "cool" Kuhli's that were active used to filter my sand through their gills. It was really cool to watch.
 
I just added a Black Kuhli to my tank a couple weeks ago. He is starting to show himself a little more, but rarely when the lights are on. He started out swimming around at night a lot at first, but quickly learned that my rocks have a bunch of deep tunnels in them and decided to claim them as his home.

He comes out when hungry so I'm not too worried. My 2 True Kuhlis hid under my driftwood for over a month before they became active. Now they are extremely active and spend most of their time out in the open, well one does atleast now. The other has gone back to sleeping underneath the deco for some reason (may have to find him soon and make sure he isn't sick).

Haven't seen much sand burrowing or digging, but that could be due to the fact that they have easier options. In my gravel setup they could squeeze under the driftwood. In the sand & rock setup there are a bunch of deep tunnels throughout the rocks that they are small enough to fit into.


I've been told that even though they are different species, all Pangio type loaches should happily group up together. Hasn't been my experience so far but the Black Kuhli is too new to say for sure. If I don't come across a Pangio Anguillaris any time soon I'll probably pick up another Black Kuhli to keep the current one company.
 
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MY 4 black kuhlis are all over the bottom of the tank all day long now, they zip around without bothering anyone and are really fun to watch. I would like to add 3 or 4 more to my school.
 
khulies don't eat snails.

I like the orange and black khulies my self.
 
There are several species of "kuhlis", really pangio, kuhli is 1 species of striped. They get along with other pangios but know they're not the same & would really appreciate some conspecific (same species) friends. They can be hard to tell apart, I think I have p. semicinctus but they may be p.kuhli. I try to keep 6+ of each species of the social loaches, they're much more fun that way.
 
I bought 4 kuhlis 2 days ago. They hit the tank and I didn't see them until this morning. 1 had died and I think another disappeared in a suicidal charge towards the siphoning tube and was never recovered. I am going to try to buy 4 more when I can find them again. So far, I haven't seen them eat at all. I know I'm not much good to you, as that is the only experience I have with them so far.
 
For the last 5-6 years I've rarely seen Kuhli loaches for sale in any pet store in the 4 different states i've lived in. I remember 10 years ago you can find them in any pet store out there. I would be tempted to get them if I ever see them again...
 
seandelevan said:
For the last 5-6 years I've rarely seen Kuhli loaches for sale in any pet store in the 4 different states i've lived in. I remember 10 years ago you can find them in any pet store out there. I would be tempted to get them if I ever see them again...
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Really? I thought kuhlis were super common. http://www.petsmart.com/uc/petarticles_db.jsp?ucCategory=ARTICLE&ucTopic=FISH&ucSubTopic=BREED On Petsmart's site they have listed kuhli and black kuhli so some Petsmarts must sell them.
 
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