Feeding Kuhli's

[DGalt]

I finally found some of these little guys! :naughty:

Just wondering what you all do in terms of feeding (ie. what do feed them / how do you feed the?) I tried tossing some algae wafers in there last night and they didn't seem interested in them.

I'm going to pick up some sinking pellets, but I'm a bit concerned that they'll get lost in my substrate (ada aquasoil...which looks a lot like pellets lol). I have some frozen food (brine shrimp) left over from when I had ADFs, but I don't want that to be the only thing I feed them

any suggestions are welcome. Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[clb2196]

Try feeding them right when the lights go out. I try to put some wafers right where their hiding spots are, so the cories don't steal them all. If you feed anything that doesn't sink by itself, try spot feeding with a turkey baster. Again, works best if you know where they like to hide, if you can't see them. Some of mine are bold enough to fight the cories for food, some aren't.

 

[Obsidius]

clb's got it right. I use flake food to distract my middle and top-feeders at one end of my tank, and drop sinking pellets in the other end (where they hide). The Corys will generally take their first dibs, but my kuhlis, after 3 months, are still around, so taking the sinking route isn't necessarily the be-all-end-all!

 

[fishorama]

Mine eat almost any foods, sinking pellets, wafers, flakes, frozen. They don't seem as crazy about brine shrimp, shrimp pellets or veggies. My corys are shyer than the loaches & also willing to eat after dark

 

[DGalt]

Should I worry about the food getting lost in the substrate though? These pellets are actually smaller than the aquasoil "pellets"

 

[jbradt]

Should I worry about the food getting lost in the substrate though? These pellets are actually smaller than the aquasoil "pellets"

I wouldn't worry too much. Kuhlis are really good at finding food in the crevaces. At least mine were!

 

[Michwol42795]

Yup, nothing to worry about, all the ideas above are good, but one thing I'll add is that mine love frozen bloodworms! They also enjoy small snails.

 

[Obsidius]

Ohhhh, yes... if you find snails in your tank, chances are VERY good you can just leave them be; the Kuhlis will get at 'em sooner or later!