CWC had a post about this, let me see if I can find it. If I do, I'll edit this post.
Edit: The thread was a long one, so I'll just quote CWC and Gilbert.
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Originally Posted by Chief_waterchanger 
You are correct on length of Kuhlis. This is a prime case of why the 1" per gallon rule of thumb is so... I guess the proper word would be 'lacking' on its informative value.
Kuhli loaches have VERY little bioload. The inch rule of thumb was a way that someone came up with trying to classify bioloads of different fishes. Sadly it fell short on almost all instances, including this one. |
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Originally Posted by Gilbert Just so you know, a 3" kuhli loach equals about 1.5 inches of fish at most. they have a very small bioload for their length.
the 1" of fish per gallon rule is just garbage. 
EDIT: CWC typed at the same time as i |
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