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Well, unfortunately after 10 days of treatment with the antibiotics there hasn't been measurable improvement. While the patches do look better, I'm not convinced that the problem has been solved. As I had noticed in the past the patches tended to appear and disappear only to reappear elsewhere. I ha...

That's what I had been seeing online. It's looking better now. However, my loach is not. There doesn't appear to be any major improvement or minor for that matter. Since I'm in a 5 gallon I have been dosing half of the prescribed amounts so I'll still have some antibiotic left. However, I'm thinking...

Thanks for the reminder Helmet; I'll definitely look in to that if need be. I agree completely, my stomach had been churning over this for some time before I took action. Jim, I'm using the treatment plan that you recommended for patchy disease. I'm using Maracyn and Maracyn-Two. Unfortunately the w...

Hi Helmet, thanks for the info. I'm glad to hear that your fish are doing better. I decided to go with the treatment plan for patchy disease. The patches did not look cottony. I just completed my third treatment about an hour ago. The levels appear to be stable so far. I have my fingers crossed that...

Thanks so much for the reply Jim. I'm running the HOB in the current tank right now to try to get some bacteria in the media. In a little while I'll set up the 5 gallon - which unfortunately has not been cycled. I'll be putting some of the substrate from the current tank in as well. I have never set...

UPDATE: I was able to get a picture today and examine my loach for more than a few fleeting seconds. One of the original patches that I posted about a week ago is minimal now and appears to be on its way out. I have had a chance to take a picture exhibiting the large mottle patch that I am now most ...

Well, until today I hadn't seen my little friend since sometime Tuesday. However, I just spotted him today and he doesn't look good :( There is a very large patch (maybe twice the size of the previous patches) on his right side, larger than ever and the coloring doesn't look good. It's not as white ...

I've recently joined the forum in hopes of getting some help. I purchased my first hillstream loach about 2 months ago. He's been doing fine as far as I can tell. He seems to hide a lot in a cave near the filter output. Once in a while I'll see him out and about. Ive noticed a few patches on him tha...