I recently replaced my substrate with a top layer of sand (aqua soil underneath) and I've never seen my Khuli loaches do this but they have essentially made a burrow under one of the pieces of driftwood having dug. out the sand and made entrances either end. Very clever little noodles!

Hello all, I recently set up this tank with the intention of attempting to breed the Pseudogastromyzon laticeps, and was looking for input on the setup’s viability for such a project from those who have kept this or similar species.

The rock-work is largely smooth sandstone, which I tested its abrasiveness by rubbing my fingers tips against it as hard as I could while it was dry, which left no mark, as while as using vinegar to ensure it was inert. I made the substrate by mixing pea gravel and play sand, both acquired from Home Depot. The tank itself is roughly 30 gallons, and I will be building a lid before I get the loaches. Currently it is filtered with a Fluval C4 HOB filter, with a power head of an unknown size being used to provide additional flow. The setup does not use a heater, and is kept at room temperature, which ranges from 18-22°C (68-72°F), with it typically staying around 20°C. As for water parameters, they are as follows:

pH: 7.5
dGH: 10
dKH: 7

An additional note: I will be letting the tank cycle for an additional few weeks to ensure ample algae growth for the Loaches to graze on.

Why he float like that

But really, any tips on helping this guy out?

Dwarf chain loaches - I bought them 20 days ago and it the first time I see this behaviour. The other loaches and fishes seem fine.

So I have clownloaches in my 4foot tank and once there to big I need to remove them but they have a cave that they only leave for food and when i reach in the tank they dart back in so picking the cave up when there eating won’t work so my only option I could think of is a diy fishtrap made of a bottle, is this something I can do or wil it not work, i am planning on putting it in the tank a couple day before that so they get used to it and then put some food in there.

Ive had these khuli loaches for a little over a week now and during the day i see them wiping around the tank and then hide. But at night these guys have been going nuts. My parameters are fine. Temp is at 75. Is this normal? There also tearing my Monte Carlo up 😭

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We started with 2 I’d say normal smaller kuhli loaches and just received four in the mail today. 3 “normal” size and then this behemoth. He has been hiding so hard to get a good picture but noticeably larger than the others lol

Just noticed this kinda reddish color on him behind his dorsal fin. He is smaller guy so not sure if he got in something and maybe rubbed it wrong? His behavior is otherwise normal and energetic!

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How cute and noodle like!

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We have a small group of yoyos (bought all 4 that our preferred shop had) and want to get a few more so they feel more secure. Called a different shop and asked simply if they had any in stock, and got reemed out by the owner:

"They can get 9 inches long and they are very aggressive! There's a lot of misinformation about that animal online!"

This store is highly reviewed but I had a bad taste from this. He didn't ask what size tank we have, what other fish we keep, or anything.

I can only speculate why he felt this way (kept too small of a school? Got a mislabeled shipment?), but I'm curious to hear from anyone with yoyos if this has been your experience with these goofy little guys.

Does this decently often and i know they are weird and my guess is just a weird yoyo but its not an issue with the tank i have hillstreams that live perfect with the airflow.

She’s about 5 inches if I’d have to guess, I don’t care what kind of kuhlis (banded, black, leopard) so long as they are healthy. Undecided on desired amount so shoot me an offer! Also she’s growing more larger bristles on her face so maybe I misgendered when I got her? sadly I cannot ship but I am open to meetups.

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I’m sure he’s actually out all the time when I’m not around, but this is the first glimpse I’ve gotten in probably a year as he teleports under the sand if there is any movement outside the tank. The angelfish photo bombing the video is actually the only reason I was able to get that close; the fish swimming back and forth (the angels beg for food even right after I’ve fed them) masked my approach.

I posted this little guy here a few years back when I first got him, he was small and very underweight at the time. It’s nice to see him looking big and healthy! The friends that I got for him shortly afterwards turned out to be a different species, they are still around too, but they stayed small.

I’m sure you guys are aware of how hard these guys are to catch XD Customer brightened my day asking me for one specific loach out of like seven of them. I honestly don’t know if I got the right one but they were pleased with it nonetheless… I don’t own loaches but it was really funny and I wanted to share

Larry may be a female. Larry lives in a 40 gallon alone. Larry has no friends but me Larry likes to eat. Larry likes to swim around in the plants and rocks. Larry is my first loach. Give me some ideas for Larry. Does Larry need a friend?