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Help, strange loach behavour
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:06 pm
by Andor
H iin new here
I have a 60 gal tank, 1 plec 4 clowns, everything was fine till i did a recent water change, one of my loaches is up at the top of the tanke doing barral rolls? when i make him notce me he acts fine?? but when im hiding, it floats weird about the top of the tank???
Please hep
Andy
fae Scotland
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:31 pm
by loachmom
Hi Andor,
Welcome to the forum , and I'm sorry that you are having this problem.
It might help others come up with help for you if you give us some more information, such as ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite levels, water temperature, and amount of water that you changed out. Also, how long has this tank been set up? How often do you do water changes?
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:07 pm
by shari2
Did you treat the water for chlorine/chloramine before you added it? (You probably did, but thought I'd ask to be sure.
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Are any of the other clowns affected? Do you see any swelling in the abdomen, or protruding of the eyes?
and welcome to the forum.
water
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:29 pm
by Andor
I dont need to here XD good clean scottish water
No chloride, i put tap safe in it and balst it out the tap XD
One other is starting to copy it
but ive use bromo blue and a green protazen subsatnec, no improment
I love clowns me
used to have a massive long tank, 8 clowns XD got 4 now
1 upset/ill???
local
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:32 pm
by Andor
Dont know why it says im in the US im in Scotland, Dunfemline XD
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:35 pm
by andre
Any chance that you can take a short video of the behaviour? I'm intrigued
water
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:46 pm
by Andor
Im a school techincian, so i know a bit about water, but i dont check my tank
i just let them live they like it so far, but recently one is upset
ive had them for 1 year +
vid, how to attach??
Re: water
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:52 pm
by andre
Andor wrote:vid, how to attach??
You'll have to upload them in photobucket or youtube and paste the link in your post.
me
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:53 pm
by Andor
andorspider@hotmail.com
add me ad i send in messenger XD
vid
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:55 pm
by Andor
only 7.2mb Andre, or are you andy too? lol
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:07 pm
by loachmom
Here's the link to Photobucket.
http://photobucket.com/
You can upload your video or photo there.
photcrap
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:11 pm
by Andor
Im not siginig up 4 another thing, just MsN me XD
info
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:54 pm
by Andor
ive sent the pic and vid to the admin dude
two are sick now
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:52 pm
by chefkeith
It sounds like osmotic shock to me. The swim bladder gets screwed up because of the shock from the water change. If the fish survives the shock, he may recover, but usually dropsy symptoms will show up and the fish will, well you know the rest. If a fish does recover from osmotic shock, it may even become stunted, and there will be little growth.
I could be wrong though.