Kuhli Loach Availability?
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:32 pm
Hi, I'm new here, and somewhat new to the whole community fish tanks. I have had numerous other pets (mostly reptiles and amphibians) and have had exposure to my parents community fishes. So, I got their advice too.
Anyway, I was being an idiot and looking at local pet stores (namely, only our NEW petco, because them being still new means that the fish they sell there may be more healthy). However, I have gone there once last week and the said they were out and they would order more, and be available this week. No such luck, since the system would not let the guy order the loaches. I don't trust the family owned pet store, because they always have some sort of horrid disease spreading around with their fish, and Petsmart = dead fish/ shorter life span.
So, I tried liveaquaria.com or something like that, and their kuhli's were out of stock. . .
So my first question is: How come such a small availability of what seemed to be a very common fish in a pet store?
My second question is: Can I have kuhli's in a tank with my breeding guppies? (I have lots of the guppies breeding, so an occasional fry being eaten is not a big deal)
3rd: What plants and logs and stuff should I buy for some kuhli's? I have 4 what I think are Cryptocorynes or Sword Plants, and lots of blue gravel. The tank dimensions are 3' by 1' by 1' tank.
Thank you for your time in reading my newb questions!
Anyway, I was being an idiot and looking at local pet stores (namely, only our NEW petco, because them being still new means that the fish they sell there may be more healthy). However, I have gone there once last week and the said they were out and they would order more, and be available this week. No such luck, since the system would not let the guy order the loaches. I don't trust the family owned pet store, because they always have some sort of horrid disease spreading around with their fish, and Petsmart = dead fish/ shorter life span.
So, I tried liveaquaria.com or something like that, and their kuhli's were out of stock. . .
So my first question is: How come such a small availability of what seemed to be a very common fish in a pet store?
My second question is: Can I have kuhli's in a tank with my breeding guppies? (I have lots of the guppies breeding, so an occasional fry being eaten is not a big deal)
3rd: What plants and logs and stuff should I buy for some kuhli's? I have 4 what I think are Cryptocorynes or Sword Plants, and lots of blue gravel. The tank dimensions are 3' by 1' by 1' tank.
Thank you for your time in reading my newb questions!