Kuhli loach
Shy, eel-like loach that comes out at dusk. Needs sand and hiding spots.
Care at a glance
| Minimum tank | 20 gallons (76 L) |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 75–86°F (24–30°C) |
| pH | 5.5–7.0 |
| How many | Keep at least 5 together |
| Adult size | 4 in (10.2 cm) |
| Temperament | Peaceful |
| Where it lives | The bottom |
| Type | Fish |
Things to know
- It jumps. Keep a tight-fitting lid on the tank.
- It sifts the substrate with delicate barbels. Use sand or smooth, rounded gravel.
- It feeds on the bottom. Give it sinking pellets or wafers, because leftovers are not enough.
Tanks that include kuhli loaches
- Gourami centrepiece, 20 gallons
- Black neons and a honey gourami, 20 gallons
- Tiger barb tank, 29 gallons
- Tiger barb shoal, 55 gallons
- Big peaceful community, 75 gallons
- Showpiece angelfish tank, 125 gallons
Each one opens in the planner and passes every check.
Good tank mates
- Neon tetra
- Cardinal tetra
- Ember tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Chili rasbora
- Zebra danio
- Betta (male)
- Dwarf gourami
- Bronze corydoras
- Pygmy corydoras
- Otocinclus
- Bristlenose pleco
- Angelfish
- Tiger barb
- Cherry barb
- Cherry shrimp
- Amano shrimp
- Black skirt tetra
- Glowlight tetra
- Rummynose tetra
- Black neon tetra
- Lemon tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Bleeding heart tetra
- Congo tetra
- Diamond tetra
- X-ray tetra
- Green neon tetra
- Marbled hatchetfish
- Scissortail rasbora
- Lambchop rasbora
- Celestial pearl danio
- Giant danio
- Rosy barb
- Denison barb
- Siamese algae eater
- Pearl gourami
- Honey gourami
- Three-spot blue gourami
- Sparkling gourami
- Paradise fish
- Female betta
- German blue ram
- Bolivian ram
- Cockatoo dwarf cichlid
- Kribensis
- Firemouth cichlid
- Severum
- Discus
- Electric blue acara
- Panda corydoras
- Peppered corydoras
- Sterbai corydoras
- Clown loach
- Yoyo loach
- Dwarf chain loach
- Clown pleco
- Common pleco
- Rubber lip pleco
- Pictus catfish
- Glass catfish
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Golden wonder killifish
- Clown killifish
- Bala shark
- Dojo loach
- Assassin snail
- Bamboo shrimp
- Dwarf orange crayfish
- African dwarf frog
Possible with care
Do not mix with
- White cloud minnow
- Molly
- Fancy goldfish
- Sailfin molly
- Convict cichlid
- Oscar
- Jack Dempsey
- Electric yellow lab
- Peacock cichlid
- Shell dweller
- Pea puffer
- Common goldfish
Open any pairing to see the reason.