Household & Multi-Pet · Aquatic
The Loach Care Lounge
Kuhlis, Clowns, and Snail-Eradicators
Loaches pile into caves, nap on their sides and click as they crunch snails. 10 lessons on kuhli loaches and their need for a group, clown loaches and their true adult size, yoyo and zebra loaches for smaller tanks, the high-flow hillstream loach, the loach pile, telling a sleeping loach from a sick one, the snail-eating diet, sealing escape routes, medicine care for thin-skinned fish, and why burrowers need fine sand.
About this course
Loaches are some of the most entertaining bottom-dwellers you can keep, once you know what's normal for them. This course starts with kuhli loaches, the banded burrowers that hide by day and come out at night, and why they need a group of six or more. Lesson 2 covers clown loaches, sold at an inch but growing to 8 to 12 inches over many years and needing about 150 gallons. Lesson 3 offers smaller options, the yoyo and zebra loaches, kept in groups of five or more. Lesson 4 explains why the hillstream loach needs strong current, high oxygen and cool water. Then come the behavior lessons: why loaches pack into caves together, and how to tell a loach sleeping on its side from one that's sick. Lesson 7 covers how loaches crunch pest snails and why they still need sinking tablets and frozen foods. Lesson 8 shows how to seal the gaps kuhlis squeeze through, Lesson 9 explains why loaches need extra care with copper and other medicines, and Lesson 10 covers the fine sand that burrowers need.
What you'll learn
- Kuhli loach biology, nighttime habits, and why they need a group of six
- Clown loach adult size, and yoyo and zebra loaches for smaller tanks
- The hillstream loach's need for strong flow, high oxygen and cool water
- Why loaches pile into caves, and telling a sleeping loach from a sick one
- How loaches crunch pest snails, and sealing the gaps kuhlis escape through
- Careful medicine dosing for thin-skinned loaches, and deep, fine sand for burrowing
Who this is for
Keepers who bought a single kuhli or clown loach and want to get it right; anyone fighting a pest snail problem in a community tank; and new loach owners who panicked the first time a fish was lying on its side.
Course outline (10 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
Go to quiz →Completion certificate
Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
View certificate →Frequently asked questions
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 10 lessons