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Well this morning when I came downstairs I found my "lone" cl dead. I think he/she must have just gone within the hour because he was starting to loose colour. The others paid no mind to it at all. I thought everything would be ok when I noticed he/she was sleeping with the group last night...

So now, this CL was no different then the others, no noticable signs what so ever that I could tell apart. Eating just as fisty as the rest (even last night).

There are still no signs of ich (at least visibly), no red gills, hard breathing etc. Should I do a blanket treatment for something?

The group is swimming just as CL should, they are bulking up nicely so I am hesitant to treat something that I don't know is there.

I also dont feel comfortable with only 5. So, now I face the possible delema of getting these guys out of QT (when the time comes) and buying more CL and put them through QT.

I would not treat. Just watch.
You are right that to treat an unknown problem is very hard to choose a medicine. (impossible)
One Ich organism does not kill the fish. There was something else going on.

Have you treated this group for internal parasites? These are common in newly captured Clown Loaches.

I have yet to treat for internal parasites. I didn't want to treat for the ich that I saw in the beginning plus something else at the same time.

I have read on here what to give, but I don't know if that is available in Ontario. Any suggestions on what I can look for when I go to the LFS?