white film on slime coat

[juice604]

ok about a week ago i noticed on of my CLOWNS had some white film on its body , i knew it wasnt ick , but it did concern me . so i did a waterchange , tested old water and new , both were fine ?

so i decided to qt the guy , and treat the tank with some salt and a bit of heat , all other loaches 6 of them were fine , within 2 days , it was gone and the white slime coat had shed , so i added it back to main tank and , boom today its back !!

i cant find much info on this , i have done research and came up wiht nothing

i do bi-weekly 40% wcs , tank is 210gal ,2 eheim 2229 wet/dry , and one fx5 , also a 25 watt uv , my other fish are fine but i did add 2 itt dats about 2 weeks ago , any help would be great

i can provide any other info as needed .

[juice604]

here is a pic of the loach the first time it was sick ?

[juice604]

anybody out there ??

[Diana]

Have a look here to see if anything looks like it.
This does not look like Columnaris, to me.

http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/fish_d ... rders.html
Look especially at I or J. Also look around more at that site under headings like Bacterial Disorders, and Changes in Color.

[juice604]

ya looked at the site , and when the slime coat is peeling off , like it is right now , the skin is not red , or bleeding ? it actually looks normal ??

very strange ..

[chefkeith]

Maybe it's similar to the problem in this thread -
http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=15618

If so, it's a glandular dysfunction.

[juice604]

i wish it was that ..^^^

well like i when i posted early , i did a 50% water change . added tsp of salt per 20 gallons , and now i got home and the white slim/flilm is now peeling off ?? basically shedding the slim coat .. this is weird ?
temp is 82 steady , water just tested normal


thanks for all the help so far ..guys

[Diana]

If it is from some sort of irritation (parasite, water chemistry), then the fish would shed the slime coat. that is part of the way they protect themselves from their environment: Produce excess slime coat then shed it to remove whatever is bothering them. Salt is one of the irritants that can make fish produce more slime coat. 1 teaspoon per 20 is a very low dose.

[juice604]

happy to say , fish is back to full colour , and very active again , begging for live black worms , needles to say i will monitor

thanks for any and all help