ooibhuskyoo

Fishlore says that I should school 3 or more Kuhlis together, but I was wondering if I would be good with 2 Kuhlis and 2 Dojos?

Thanks,
Calvin

MissMTS

Dojos and Kuhli's won't school together. Dojos can get 12 inches long, while kuhlis stay at 4 inches. I think that your tank is to small for a school of dojos. A school of kuhlis is a very entertaining sight....especially if you get 6-10 of them

Bad Wolf

i would only recommend dojos with a 50 gallon tank or up. i would go with kuhlis. they like to be in large numbers, i'd say 6 or up like any other scooling fish.

ooibhuskyoo

With what I have in my tank already (10 Zebra Danio and 1 Rainbow Shark), do I have enough room in my 40G to add 5-6 Kuhlis and afford to add more fish later?

MissMTS

Yes you have room to add a school of kuhlis.

10 Zebra Danios: 20 inches
1 Rainbow Shark: 6 inches
6 Kuhlis: 6 inches (Kuhlis get 4 inches, but only count 1 inch per fish when in comes to bioload since they are so skinny)
Total: 32 inches

This leaves you with 18 inches of fish left that you can add to your tank.

Bad Wolf

you have more than enough room, good luck. if you can get a good deal, like 10 for a cheap price i would do that, they would love to be in a school of 10. and they don't produce much waste.

ooibhuskyoo

Holy Cow!!! 10 Kuhli Loaches I think my Rainbow Shark will be jealous! LOL I will do 6 though!

Are these hard fish to acclimate or hard to take care of?

Bad Wolf

no, they pretty much take care of them self. they are like the hardiest loach i have ever had. and i heard if you keep about 6 or more, there is a slight chance they will mate. but baby kuhlis are so hard look after because they are tiny.

back to the subject, i have friend who has a 170 gallon large community tank and he grew kuhlis, well not really grew but some kuhli eggs were introduced into the tank when he added some plants. he didn't even know until they were about 2 years old!without him knowing they still survived, he said he has about 6 or 7 of them.

once you introduce them, don't be surprised if they disappear completely from the tank. they will hide unseen for about a week while they get use to the tank. they pretty much find their own food, but still feed them.

good luck!

ooibhuskyoo

Sweet! That's some good info to know!

I just hope that they aren't TOO hard to find.. I am planning on finding some striped ones because they look so cool! I am most definitely planning on buying 5-6 of them this Friday, and I can't wait!

Bad Wolf

the striped ones are more common and half as much as the brown ones.

Good choice, they are great fish!

ooibhuskyoo

YES SWEET! I just ordered 6 Kuhli Loaches from my LFS! I am SOOO excited to bring home these little buddies!