What do loach fish eat

Aquarium fish can eat human food but you have to be careful when it comes to Kuhli loach. I will list all the foods that you need to avoid when it comes to the Kuhli loach diet.

Hope this helps you to understand thing easily. Kuhli loach is nocturnal. Thus, people always think that they have to feed Kuhli loach during the night.

And they are right to some extent, I cannot deny that. However, there is a thin line between feeding them at night and feeding them while feeding other fish in the tank. You have to make sure you drop food at night and that needs to be enough for all the Kuhli loaches present in the tank. These fish will feed throughout the night and will of course search for more food or lefto0vers once they are done eating their food.

You need to treat each and every fish similarly and you cannot differentiate Kuhli loach from other fish while you are feeding them. Kuhli loach will ask as well as need similar types of food to eat at the time as you feed others. Hence, feed them once in a while along with other fish. But do not overlook the fact that they are nocturnal and will search for food during the night as well.

The feeding frequency and the quantity are as important as it is to feed them qualitative food. You cannot go around thinking that your Kuhli loach will live off of leftovers. No, that will not be the case. Despite eating the leftovers in the tank, they will be hungry as that is not their appropriate diet. How can you expect your Kuhli loach to survive from the food that some other fish discarded? The food might not always be enough for your Kuhli loach. Most of the fish that have the potential to become the tank mates of Kuhli loach have a similar diet to these.

Hence, the food that those fish leave behind will be probably less or only as a snack for Kuhli loach. Hence, keep an eye on the diet of your Kuhli loach and look how much they are eating. You have to specifically drop the sinking foods in the tank for your Kuhli loaches even when there is leftover in the tank.

Feed them food that they can eat within 2 to 3 minutes. Most of the time, they will leave behind the food when they get full. Hence, after a while, you will have enough knowledge about the amount of food these Kuhli loaches need. Do not exceed the quantity and always make sure to check the leftovers from other fish too. Calculate and subtract the leftover from their daily diet and feed only the remainder of it.

I know there are too many options to choose from when it comes to fish food. It is hard to identify which one is appropriate for the type of fish you have. And even the similarity between the packages of food for every fish type fuels the confusion.

I have struggled so much to find the best ones for my Kuhli loaches and I cannot deny what a rollercoaster ride it was to make my loaches fall in love with those foods.

Not that they were fussy or anything, the problem was about the uncertainty of the liking and disliking of Kuhli loaches.

I have collected some of the most asked questions related to Kuhli loaches that often hinder the mind of aquarists. I hope this will help you while raising Kuhli loach. The size of Kuhli loach can vary according to the environment they are living in. Your Kuhli loach can grow up to 3 to 4 inches in the tank. However, there are many cases where they are seen to be grown for nearly 5 inches.

They reach maturity when they are 2 to 3 inches. After that, there is a chance you will see your female Kuhli loach getting full of eggs. One of the best things about Kuhli loach is the way they can co-exist in the tank with a betta. Bettas are known to be one of the hardest fish to live with. They can get quite aggressive and territorial. Hence, every fish that lives with betta end up getting stressed or most probably dead too.

But your Kuhli loaches are way more amazing than you think. They will stay with the bettas till the end no matter how aggressive they might get. Any betta will try to make the life of Kuhli loach difficult. But these loaches are born to endure and face the storm head on. In conclusion, Kuhli loach is a part of the clean-up crew that will happily devour the leftovers in the tank. But this will not be enough for their dietary needs.

Thus you have to feed them good food at an appropriate time every day to keep them happy and healthy. You can go from sinking pellets to sinking flakes that are easily available commercially. Also, Kuhli loach loves the live variety of food such as mosquito larvae, brine shrimp, etc. These Kuhli loaches are not that fussy when it comes to food and diet. Very few loaches have been bred in home aquariums, and most accounts are incidental.

Some commercial breeders in Southeast Asia have had success inducing loaches to spawn with the use of hormones. Personality Loaches make up a group of largely bottom-dwelling fish from the families Balitoridae, Botiidae, Cobitidae, Gastromyzontidae, Nemacheilidae, Serpenticobitidae and Vaillantellidae.

A Loaches Natural Habitat Loaches occur in rivers, as well as a variety of slow and swift moving streams, depending on species. Water Requirements for Loaches Loaches come from a variety of water conditions, but most will thrive in the average aquarium. Housing Requirements for Loaches Aquarium size will depend on the species of loach you want to keep.

Sand or fine gravel is the best substrate for most loaches. When keeping species that live in fast-moving streams, add smooth pebbles and rocks, and provide moderate to strong flow to simulate their natural habitat. Many loaches are secretive, so caves, hollow logs and other size-appropriate hiding places should be available in the aquarium.

With so many species to choose from, no matter what size aquarium or type of fish you own, there is one just right for you. Most loaches are quite peaceful and do well in community tanks.

My loaches live on the patio outside. Tomorrow will be 39 degrees. Should i move them inside? Are they in direct sunlight? Do you have thermometer to measure the temp with? Is it well aerated? If there is a shady area, with good aeration oxygenation drops with heat , then they may be alright. Unfortunately, the only ones the fish store had for sale were TINY as small or smaller than an adult betta.

They seem small, thin, and weak. I have them on a course of gentle wormer right now prazipro, safe for older fry. Any advice? How long ago did you purchase them? Maybe try some blackworms, or whatever else is available. The movement often triggers the feeding response in even the most reticent fish.

Three days ago, at this point. I have a daphnia culture in my back yard, so I gave them a healthy portion, and gathered every tiny snail I could find, and tried bloodworms every meal time. Last night the bloodworms disappeared for the first time. I have a really long post pertaining to my loaches, along with my other community fish. Would you be willing to read my mini-novel and share your advice? Please and thank you. Of course. Send it my way at admin aquariumtidings. I had five clown loaches.

Two are over fifteen years old, three about five years old. My tank, not the cleanest I am ashamed to admit, is 1, litres. There is a breeding population of cory sterby, and small shoals of diamond tetra and zebra danios as well as three siamenthis and four angels. I recently removed the glass covers, replaced them with plastic grids so the LED light could get to the plants at the bottom of the tank, bought more plants, added some wood and stones suitable for ponds.

I have also increased the water changes. The tank looks great and all the fish are fine except the loaches. The largest of the younger ones, prob. One of the older ones, very large and plump, presumably female, had what looked like puncture wounds on her face.

She recovered. I thought it might have been a fight, not that they had before. Now another of the smaller ones is very sick, breathing very fast and the lower part of its mouth looks pale. Any ideas suggestions you have would be great. Thank you. Are there sharp edges on the plastic grid? Thank for replying. The temp is normal. The grid is a plastic mesh, with a frame, made for aquariums. The water is not great, high nitrate, high gh, but everything else normal. The loaches are used to it though.

Apart from the extra light, the only other thing different is I am doing more water changes. I was thinking poisoning, from the wood or stones or even something from the mdf lid of the tank, but I would have thought the other fish would also be affected, especially the siamensis which I have found to be sensitive to water conditions. Thank you! Were the wood and stones cleaned before they were added? Do you know what kind of stone it is?

As for the parasites, it could give it the pale appearance. Thank you again for your help. They still all look plump. Could this be the problem? If so, I should have left well alone and not done the water changes!

Thank you again. It could be the pH. I know pH swings can be incredibly deadly — even relatively small ones like you had — especially if it was quick. Do you know what it was before the change? Beyond that, I would just recommend trying to wait it out. The ph has been fine for several months now as well the kh.

The second fish has died, the large female has dropsy as well as the fast breathing. The other fish are all still fine as are the last two clowns, so far. I think you should try to treat outside of the tank if you can in the dustbin.

I was thinking about doing that, but the consensus on how effective they are in fresh water tanks seems varied. The sick clowns both died, but after that the tank settled down again.

All the fish are doing well. Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it! Waifu and i have two aquatop cf canister filters both with uv sterilizer bulbs for our 90gal freshwater. We were having all sorts of issues from parasite issues to the drops. Since we popped the cf filters in, those issues have all ended, the water stays nice and clear as well.

I have also almoat completely stopped water changes and just do top offs now. I might gravel vac once or twice every couple months if i notice a poop pile forming, but aside from that yea. Kinda going for a completed cycle with all the plants we have. Its huge. They resemble blue channel catfish but the anal fin in much shorter than most documented species i looked at o-o they also have abnormally long whiskers the length of their body.

And two algae eaters. Oddly enough it happened moments after my waifu went past the tank. When she came back there was fishy with no head on our floor lol. All of them will eat black worms right out of my hand if i let them. They are savagely adorable. I have a clown loach that is constantly taking gulps of air. Should I be worried? Never mind. It was probably the fact that it was a new addition to the tank.

Hi Robert! I have kept African cichlids for years and have a gallon all male tank. I went to purchase another gallon that I found on Craigslist that I intended to turn into a tanganikan tank eventually. The man had told me he still had a few peacocks in the tank and I had agreed to take them cause I knew I could rehome them. When I got there the tank looked nothing like the pictures he had sent. Among the fish were 3 two inch clown loaches covered in ich! I have been housing them in my 55 gallon hospital tank and after a month of high temperatures to treat ich they are doing great!