kuhli loach price/availability
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kuhli loach price/availability
When I bought the six kuhlis I have in the tank here at work, they were $14.99 each. I kid you not. But I immediately and excitedly bought all six, with noplace to put them, and had the pet store hang onto them for me for two weeks. (They also greet me by name when I walk in; sometimes I think I should just have my paycheck Direct Deposited there and save us all a lot of hassle.)
These are striped kuhlis, and I hadn't seen them available before, and haven't since, at that LFS or anywhere -- just solid black ones.
What's up? When I had them as a kid they were everywhere, and within my meager allowance.
These six were, of course, worth every penny -- and I would have cheerfully paid double.
These are striped kuhlis, and I hadn't seen them available before, and haven't since, at that LFS or anywhere -- just solid black ones.
What's up? When I had them as a kid they were everywhere, and within my meager allowance.
These six were, of course, worth every penny -- and I would have cheerfully paid double.
Carpe Didelphis!
Wow... just wow. We've got both striped and black Kuhlis (pangio myersi and pangio oblonga) here in San Antonio for $1.99 each. I've never seen them cost more than $2.99 down here. However, they are worth every penny if you have to pay more.
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Whew, good to know I'm not developing Alzheimer's. That's about what I remember them being thirty years ago (no wisecracks, please.)
Simple mathematics (my favorite type) says at $1.99 each, for that $89 I could have gotten 45 kuhlis (x 3 inches per loach = I'd need a 150 gallon tank!)
Simple mathematics (my favorite type) says at $1.99 each, for that $89 I could have gotten 45 kuhlis (x 3 inches per loach = I'd need a 150 gallon tank!)
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Kuhlis are defenitely seasonal here. When it starts getting hot, the availability drops off. It doesn't always disappear, but the number in the lfs tanks are fewer.
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Striped kuhlis are about $2.50 a piece here in Central PA.
I've been told here at Loaches that the 'inch per gallon rule' doesn't apply to kuhlis. I keep around 25 of them in my 3ft 30 gallon. I'm probably pushing the limits, but the tank is heavily planted with only shrimp and a few pygmy cories as tankmates. I'm considering moving the kuhlis to my 75 gallon.
I've been told here at Loaches that the 'inch per gallon rule' doesn't apply to kuhlis. I keep around 25 of them in my 3ft 30 gallon. I'm probably pushing the limits, but the tank is heavily planted with only shrimp and a few pygmy cories as tankmates. I'm considering moving the kuhlis to my 75 gallon.
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The stripped Kuhli's I purchased yesterday were 3/$12 or $4.99/ea.
If I had wanted more then 3 but less then the 6 they had left, the clerk would sell them to me at the $3.99 price. I want to see how these three handle their new tank before I liberate the last three.
If I had wanted more then 3 but less then the 6 they had left, the clerk would sell them to me at the $3.99 price. I want to see how these three handle their new tank before I liberate the last three.
Kuhli Loaches are like Pringles... you can't have just one!
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The Petsmart in my local town sells only the black kuhlies. I asked them about banded kuhlies and they stated they didn't sell as well as the black so they don't carry them anymore. She also said the store in the neighboring town (160 miles) has the exact opposite thing and only carry the banded kuhlies. I know it sounds ridiculous but I am contemplating heading over to pick a couple up. With my luck the Petsmart employee was making it up.
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Call the other shop before you go and check that they have them in stock. If not, just ask them to order some for you.Canyoncarver wrote:The Petsmart in my local town sells only the black kuhlies. I asked them about banded kuhlies and they stated they didn't sell as well as the black so they don't carry them anymore. She also said the store in the neighboring town (160 miles) has the exact opposite thing and only carry the banded kuhlies. I know it sounds ridiculous but I am contemplating heading over to pick a couple up. With my luck the Petsmart employee was making it up.
I believe they hide mostly during the day and come out at night.
I had a hard time choosing between the kuhlis and the Botia kubotai that
I bought 6 of recently. (Love them)
I had a hard time choosing between the kuhlis and the Botia kubotai that
I bought 6 of recently. (Love them)
6 polkadot loaches, 6 blood fin tetras, 7 white cloud mtn. minnows, 3 gold barbs, 1 flying fox, and 1 pleco munching up my algae. oh yea i am expiermenting with sanils, humm.
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