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Sorry to be unclear - I'd like a Kuhli that stays small, I wasn't really asking about purchase size.

The tank will already have 5 tiger barbs - ~12 in of fish. Which Kuhlis wouldn't overload my tank?

Thanks!

Just a bump - which Kuhli loaches are readily available in a 2-3 in size? I have come to terms with their eel-like body shape and I am excited to have a small shoal in my tank, when it is ready.

Do you know of any specific khuli species that are shaped more like the yoyos and sids? I like those more than the eel-shaped loaches.

I am hoping for a goofy loach that would loaf around in my tank and sleep on different surfaces.

Edit: Also want to thank you all for the wonderful suggestions! I ...

The Hillstreams are beautiful, surely, but I am not really going for that kind of tank set-up.

The sids, though, look awesome!

From the species page: The smallest member of the Botiine loach group, this species can often be seen exhibiting an unusual behaviour for loaches - that of shoaling above ...

Hey,
I am brand new here. I have never owned a Loach before and after learning about Yoyo Loaches I would love to have some but I know they're just too big for a 30 gal tank, even a long one (although Wikipedia disagrees).

I am currently in the process of setting up a 30 gal long tank from the ...