Kuhli loach

Care at a glance

The kuhli loach is the aquarium's little snake: an elongated, striped fish that prefers to spend the day buried or hidden under wood, emerging at dusk to comb the bottom for food.

Despite that hiding habit it is a social animal that only feels safe with a group of its own kind; you will actually see them more often that way. Fine sand is mandatory, as sharp gravel injures them when they dig. Feed sinking tablets after lights-out, so the quicker daytime eaters cannot snatch everything first.

Good to know

• Active at night
• Digger — needs fine sand

Related species

• AngelfishPterophyllum scalare
• Zebra otocinclusOtocinclus cocama
• Discus (common)Symphysodon aequifasciatus
• Golden otocinclusOtocinclus affinis
• Heckel discusSymphysodon discus
• Common otocinclusOtocinclus vittatus