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Old February 1st, 2009  
Fish Bum
 
kuhlii loaches diet

ok ive read kuhlii loaches are carnivore . they wont eat frozen blood worms but theyll eat algea discs. weird
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Old February 1st, 2009  
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How long have you had your Kuhlis? Are you thawing the blood worms before feeding? How are they and the RTS getting along at feeding time?

My kuhli Loaches will eat anything that hits the bottom of the tank once they figure out it's food. Shrimp pellets are a favorite The algae discs won't hurt them at all. As long as they are being offered a variety they will be fine.
Here are some of mine with the Gibby sharing their food
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and two enjoying a shrimp pellet
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Old February 3rd, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
Butterfly, I bought these shrimp pellets back when I thought I was getting Corydoras. Can Kuhli Loaches enjoy this food?

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"Shrimp Pellets
With fresh shrimp. Our shrimp pellets are like no other. We purchase whole fresh shrimp direct from Alaskan fisherman. These shrimp are 100% food grade and loaded with natural color enhancers and delicious, cold water proteins. Check our ingredient label, you’ll like what you see and so will your fish."
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Old February 3rd, 2009  
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Also, are Kuhlis scavengers? Meaning, will they eat leftover food that the other fish do not (flake or frozen)?
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Old February 3rd, 2009  
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Those are the exact same shrimp pellets the kuhlis in the pic are eating They love them! Although they will scavenge other stuff that drops(their not picky) they need to be fed a variety of foods. You will love watching them eat.
carol
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Old February 3rd, 2009  
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Awesome! Thanks, Carol. =)
ps: do you think they'd eat live shrimp (glass or cherry) if I ever got them (which I doubt, as that may be too overly stocked)? I know they've a fondness for some invertebrates, but may be too small to do much damage.
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Old February 3rd, 2009  
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They like small live worms but never saw them even noticing glass/ghost shrimp. Although they might eat the babies. Kuhlis mouth is really small so I don't know.
Carol
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Old March 29th, 2009  
Fish Keeper
 
kuhlies? carnivores? now that's just silly. the are highly herbivorous. they may eat a few left over meet pieces, but the are not carnivores in the wild, i mean, look at their mouths. bit small to fit a bug or a piece of meet. oh and they are scavengers, mine keep my tank nice and leftover free.
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Old March 29th, 2009  
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Actually, kuhlis are scavengers. As Butterfly has said, they will eat anything they can get their mouths on. Algae is browsed on as much for the micro-organisms living in it as for the algae itself. A dead fish, shrimp, or snail is a windfall to these little guys. If their bodies could digest gravel, you'd probably soon find your tank bare-bottom.
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