hey everyone,
im looking into getting a few kuhli loaches for my next set up
(white sand) with 4 electric yellows and 3 clown loaches and 5 bn, would the kuhlies except the water parametres of cichlids?? and would the get eaten by the clowns once the get bigger??
Thnx,
Nick
oh and also i dunno its proper name but its sorta name, i dunno why but its L18, if any one could give me a name and rough price for it if they know of it
Thnx,
Nick
L18 is the "Gold Nugget" pleco. I have never seen one for sale in Queensland, but doubtless there are some somewhere.
I have seen them in New Zealand aquarium shops for NZ$35, but seeing as they are not on the Australian import list, any that do come up for sale will certainly be in excess of $300..
As far as Kuhlis go they luke to burrow in the sand or gravel so you don't want a substate like beach sand that packs too tight.
Alan.
Kuhlis will love being in with all the others, they like same conditions as Clowns. Just give them somewhere to hide away from the others - like under a ship in the gravel.
Ours just bred and now we have about 5(can't count them as they are so fast) of the smallest Kuhlis you've ever seen!!
thnx heaps, i saw a gold pleco today $250, but i dunno if its the same a s gold nugget pleco but it was simalar in shape and colour
Gold nuggets have round yellow spots, you might be confusing it with the gold spot pleco which is cheaper.
I have recently seen a couple 7cm L018 for $500ea
oh thnx needajapcar, :) it could have been a gold spot pleco, i think the gold nugget pleco is a tad out of my price range
hay, does any one even know why plecos are so darn expensive, every one i see is like over $100 except for bristlenose, which i dont need
Nick,
The reason they are so expensive is that aside from L168 . . .( & poss L052),Zonancistrus pulcher. Known overseas as the Butterfly Pleco, often wrongly called a "Clown Pleco" here in Aus, there are no Plecos that can be imorted into Australia legally.
There are a few that are bred in guite good numbers here in Australia, including all the Bristle noses, that are usually available. But even these can be up to $100 or more.
Since L168's were made legal last September they seem to have dropped out of favour. When they were "No No's" every one wanted them. Now they are legal and available for $30 to $50, no ones seems interested any more.
Still a nice 'small' pleco and well worth having.
Alan.
thnx alan...very onformative, so thats all the fuss behind plecos aye....thnx again :)
informative** lol, it was good thnx........ gees not onformative lol