Setiawan Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 I love kuhlis so much But i recently read that P. Kuhlii and P. Semicincta are not the same fish And is there a way to differ? Any helps will be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 (edited) The actual species p kuhlii isn't the one in the aquarium hobby. P semicincta is the fish commonly known as kuhli loach Edited April 14 by doktor zhivago 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setiawan Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 On 4/14/2024 at 10:46 PM, doktor zhivago said: The actual species p kuhlii isn't the one in the aquarium hobby So it doesn't exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/14/2024 at 11:47 AM, Setiawan said: So it doesn't exist? It exists in the wild. The one bred and kept in stores and by hobbyists is semicincta. It's just called kuhli loach for whatever reason. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSunfish Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Probably historically they were considered the same species, but then later parsed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) There are at least 6 species called “Kuhli” loaches. Let me see if I can find the good article. Found it. This article has some very good information and info about the individual species of “eel loaches” as they recommend they be called since only one has the species name P. kuhlii and as @doktor zhivago mentioned, is now thought to have never been imported into the US and possibly never exported from its home range. Funny the tidbits my creaky old brain has collected! 😆 https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/keeping-kuhli-and-other-eel-loaches-in-the-aquarium Edited April 20 by Odd Duck Fix typo “never imported into the US” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 On 4/16/2024 at 9:12 PM, Odd Duck said: There are at least 6 species called “Kuhli” loaches. Let me see if I can find the good article. Found it. This article has some very good information and info about the individual species of “eel loaches” as they recommend they be called since only one has the species name P. kuhlii and as @doktor zhivago mentioned, is now thought to have ever been imported to the US and possibly never exported from its home range. Funny the tidbits my creaky old brain has collected! 😆 https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/features/keeping-kuhli-and-other-eel-loaches-in-the-aquarium These bits are why I like having old fish books for references 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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