So there’s a YouTuber who’s been claiming for a few months now that Java Loaches ambush and eat guppies and other small fish. His evidence is this recording.
I would love to read your thoughts before I share mine.
Posted by MattKeepsFish
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They sure do. Kuhlis, like most fish, will eat whatever they can get their mouths on, and because they are suction feeders their range is deceptively wide. If a guppy fry is stupid enough to get ambushed, it’s on the menu.
Most fish, even small fish, are too agile to fall for this, so the kuhli diet in the wild is limited to assorted meiofauna. But they will try to catch larger prey, and sometimes they will succeed.
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They sure do. Kuhlis, like most fish, will eat whatever they can get their mouths on, and because they are suction feeders their range is deceptively wide. If a guppy fry is stupid enough to get ambushed, it’s on the menu.
Most fish, even small fish, are too agile to fall for this, so the kuhli diet in the wild is limited to assorted meiofauna. But they will try to catch larger prey, and sometimes they will succeed.