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by bigdreams
Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:45 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?
Replies: 8
Views: 9851

Re: Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?

A quick update... my sterbai cory have been too boisterous, seemed like they outcompete the kuhli loaches for food. I am down to 3 loaches out of 12 in the main tank. The others seemed to have starved to death, or had "skinny disease"... can't tell which. They were fine in the species only QT tank, ...
by bigdreams
Wed Aug 30, 2017 5:21 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Swollen kuhli loach - not sure what to do
Replies: 0
Views: 29280

Swollen kuhli loach - not sure what to do

Hi all, I recently got back from vacation and noticed these nasty white sacs on the side of one of my kuhli loaches' body. He/she looks chunky, it's definitely "fattened up" in the past two weeks. The other kuhli loaches look their normal size (I have two other survivors). I left a vacation feeder w...
by bigdreams
Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:20 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?
Replies: 8
Views: 9851

Re: Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?

I feed flakes, sinking wafers, pellets, and dehydrated food from AAP. My gourami go after everything. Maybe I am underfeeding my fish, because they are ravenous eaters. The gourami start searching the substrate for leftover food, they are faster than the Cory which seem to not see food right in fron...
by bigdreams
Wed Nov 23, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?
Replies: 8
Views: 9851

Kuhli loaches and sterbai in planted tank?

Hi all, I have a heavily planted 55 gallon tank with 4 pearl gourami, 13 cardinal tetras, 7 lemon tetras and 9 sterbai cory. I wanted to add some kuhli cory to the tank, but not sure there's enough room for them in the tank given I have sterbai cory already. I'm not worried about biofiltration (I ha...