Loaches Online Forum

Hi All-

Appreciate the continued advice and insight. I live in California in the SF Bay Area (East Bay) but work in SF. Let me know if you can recommend a good pet shop or animal store that has what I need and might be able to provide more commentary.

Thanks,
Chris

Hi All- Thanks for the tips. I feel like a terrible owner. :-/ I knew clown loaches required special care but didn't realize they grow so much! So, it's recommended to remove these rocks completely? What exactly do they leach? I will see if I can track down some of this medication that you were all ...

Hi Ashleigh- Thanks for the quick reply! The loach on the far right of the last picture is the same skinny one. I wanted to provide that shot for comparison to the others. Is it possible that that's the only loach infected? I'm very paranoid that medicating the whole tank will harm the other fish to...

Thanks for recommending Photobucket. Here are some pics of the sick loach and the others (last pic) in the tank. http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii330/cmcwong/CIMG3105.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii330/cmcwong/CIMG3106.jpg http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii330/cmcwong/CIMG3118-1.jpg...

I have some pics I wanted to post to see if you all could help with a diagnosis. What's the quickest way to upload pictures? Any sites you recommend for hosting images that's free? Thanks!

How do I know the correct dosage for this medication? Will it give dosage for use in fish tanks? I assume it would be calculated per gallon?

Thanks for the continued advice everyone!

chefkeith-

so do you think i need to just provide them with better food? the rest of the 4 loaches look very healthy, so it strikes me as odd with this smaller one. maybe they pick on him and i don't realize?

-cmcwong

Hi All- I really appreciate the advice. Glad to find this loach community! In response to Starsplitter7: 1.) How big is your tank? 15 gallon 2.) How long has it been set up? at least 5 years 3.) Who shares the tank with the Clowns? one angel fish that is 2.5in in diameter 4.) Where do you live (coun...

Toothpik wrote:it might have skinny disease...purchase some medication that can rid it of internal paracites

What type of medicine should I be purchasing? Will the rest of my loaches and Angel fish be affected by the med? Do I need to isolate this loach to a separate tank?

Thanks for the quick reply!

I have a total of 5 clown loaches in my fish tank. I recently noticed that the smallest of the 5 seems to have gotten much skinnier. I have isolated it in a separate holding cage, still within the same tank. I am going to purchase more flake food today-- I have been feeding them just shrimp pellets....