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are there any corys that can go with 3 khuli loaches in a 10 gallon


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I have 2 bronze 2 albino and I believe 2 pepper corys with 6 kuhli loaches in a 50gal. tank and they get along just fine. No intimidation whatsoever.

I wouldn't get those species listed above for a 10 gallon, though. They all get about 3 inches long. Remember, cories are a schooling/shoaling fish. They should be kept in groups of at least 6. You'd do best to stick with the smaller species, like hasbrosus, hastatus, pygmaeus, and panda.

As a side-note, are you aware that a school of cories will fill up that tank? You won't be able to add any middle-top dwelling fish. Cories are really entertaining and all, but some people can't deal with that kind of emptyness.

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A school of 6 Corydoras & 3 Khuli Loaches will fill your 10Gal. tank.


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lol all of my friends say the same thing but im obsessed with bottom feeders how many pandas could i have in a 10with 3 khulis and are they as fragil as people say they are i dont want a weak cory i want a good hardy one with good patterns and that is active lol i cant really afford to be picky with a 10 gallon tho

i would jhave to say that ANY cory can go with kuhlii loaches

Any cory can go with kuhli loaches... just not in a 10g.

I would personally just get more kuhlis...you don't really have room for a group of 6 cories...they prefer larger groups anyway...

The pandas wouldn't be a good choice in my opinion. As stated, they need a shoal to be at their happiest, and six cories + the kuhlis will really be filling up that tank. Plus, pandas do indeed tend to be delicate. Not only are they not "true" dwarf cories (they're double the size of C. pygmaeus, C. hastatus, and C. habrosus), but they need pristine water to survive. You'll be hard-pressed to keep a ten gallon tank stable and clean, so I'd just forego the pandas. In fact, I wouldn't get any cories whatsoever. You just don't have the room along with those kuhlis. Perhaps get a small surface dwelling fish instead, such as a dwarf gourami?

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im going with a khuli species tank how many should i get for them to be really really active

Kuhli loaches typically aren't active fish, no matter how many there are in a tank. They like to hide during the day, and almost always come out only under cover of darkness unless they feel bold enough to dash out at dinnertime. They're really shy, and I doubt that you could add enough kuhlis to that tank for them to feel confident about leaving cover.

Just so that your question is answered, I personally wouldn't stick more than four kuhlis in there. Ten gallon tanks don't offer much room for fish.

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Maybe you can get 2/3 more.

Why don't you get a couple of Cherry Barbs?.


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whats bout 6 khulis 1 dwarf gourami?

I would go for 4 Khuli & a Dwarf Gourami. Small tanks are more difficult to keep balanced & i would keep it understocked.


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Personally, I have found Kuhli loaches to be very active, and wouldn't put them in anything smaller than a 20 gallon long.

I have three in a planted 75 gallon. And I'm constantly amazed at how fast they swim, and cover every square inch of the tank. It seems a ten gallon would be a little restrictive, IMHO.

Like I stated before I have 6 in a 50gal. tank. They are not always hiding nor hanging out together in the same place. I have seen one of my smaller kuhlis scholing with one of my corys. Love thy nighbor.