Species profile
Kuhli loach
Pangio kuhlii
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy to moderate |
| Minimum tank | 20 US gal / 76 L |
| Minimum group size | 6 |
| Adult size | 10 cm |
| Temperature | 24-29 C |
| pH | 5.5-7.2 |
| Hardness | 1-10 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful bottom-dweller |
| Aggression notes | Shy nocturnal loach that needs groups, hiding places, and nonaggressive tank mates. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | bottom |
| Activity level | moderate nocturnal |
| Bioload | low |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, schooling, bottom-dweller, peaceful-community, soft-water, timid |
| Avoid with tags | aggressive-bottom-fish, large-predator, sharp-substrate |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Kuhli loach.
- Can Kuhli loach and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Kuhli loach and Betta live together? compatible
- Can Kuhli loach and Bristlenose pleco live together? compatible
- Can Kuhli loach and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Cardinal tetra live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Chili rasbora live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Ember tetra live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Honey gourami live together? compatible
- Can Kuhli loach and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Pearl gourami live together? compatible
- Can Kuhli loach and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Platy live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Pygmy cory live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Swordtail live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Tiger barb live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Zebra danio live together? caution
- Can Kuhli loach and Molly live together? not recommended
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.