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ok thankyou I will definately make sure i get those to treat him. I had the water tested today at the fish store they said it was good, that it wasnt the problem. And amazingly his skin seems to be colored back to normal but his fin on his back the top fin ( im not too fish savy on terms and such) h...

Sorry for got to in clude in the post, He doesnt look to be pinched behind his head but his stomach is flat and alittle bit sunken in when before it was nice and round.

Im in the US. Right now i have him in a half gallon quarentine tank with an airrator . He seems to be more active in here, when I tried putting him back into the tank, but he drifted to the bottom and laid on his side. So I believe he preffers the quarentine tank. Ive noticed his skin is becoming pa...

Ok, No i have not treated for internal parasites but ill look into that right away. Aswell as the garlic . Thankyou very much for your help

O yeah, i have the temperature set at 84-86 degrees F

Hi, I have a Sick Clown Loach, he is about 2 and a half inches long and has ich. I have medicated him and give him a salt treatment for 10 miniutes in a half gallon side tank. The ich seems to be gone but he is still skinny and will not eat, waffers or brime shrimp and usually hes all over the brime...

I would like to thank everyone for thier help but sadly he passed away a few miniutes ago, he stopped breathing and that was it. Im going to miss him alot but hopefully i can prevent it from happening to anymore of my fish.

Thanks again guys

He continues to be declining he is no longer alert or responsive, the current is enough to move him until he comes to a spot where it doesnt get him and he doesnt swim he just goes with it but he seems to be breathing even heavily but not responsive at all i even fed them brime shrimp all the others...

When i came home from the store he was laying on his side on the bottom of the tank. He would not move so i tryed to give him a little nudge hes still alive but seems as if barely. He just drifts around and he seems to have his back arched a little bit sideways but he is extremely lethargic does tha...

I'm about to head out to the store to get medication , I'll use it on the whole tank and only using a half dose at a time.
Thankyou

Thankyou Tender I just finished reading that article and it seems to be the problem. I should have looked but I was in such a hurry being worried about my little loach I didnt even take notice to it.

Thanks again I appreciate it!

Hi guys, I had a problem before and this website was the best thing i could of asked for you guys fixed me up!! But sadly I have another problem. My 2 inch long clownloach who ive had for at least 4 months is acting strange. He has about 5 or 6 small white spots on him mostly around his fins. I'm ju...

OK, thanks alot, will do. He/She does seem gloomy he hovers around on the bottom he is only active when another fish startles him but hopefully he is only in need of a friend. I should be going to the store to get him a buddy sometime this week, when i do ill get my water tested again and make sure ...

Thanks Shari2, to answer your questions my tank has been set up for about 3 months, and i replace 1/4 of the water every other week, I get my water tested at the fish store so im not sure about the pH and nitrate etc.., I tested my water at the store and they told me it was in good condition and i c...

ok, i am getting a 75 gallon tank give or take a few gallons in a few months, would he be happpier with another clown loach while he is in the 29 gallon tank? and would you still treat him with Levamisole hydrochloride ?


thanks for the help from everyone who posted i appreciate it alot.