CLOWN LOACH WASTING AWAY (VERY SKINNY),EATS SOMETIME.

[zolti]

HAVE 4 CLOWN LOACHES 3 GROWING WELL AND STICK TOGETHER,1 STAYS TO ITSELF ,AND APPEARS TO BE WASTING AWAY(VERY SKINNY ,WORSE EACH DAY),DOES EAT SOMEWHAT BUT ONLY IF ITS,FROZEN BRINE OR FROZEN BLD WORMS,ON THE UNDERSIDE(BELLY),MORE TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE LOACH,APPEARS TO BE A TINY RED CIRCLE. DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT THIS,IF SO PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANKS R.S.

[brett_fishman]

what size of tank are these guys in, what filtration do you run, and how long are they?

if you can, do tests for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate

-brett.

[Emma Turner]

Hi zolti, and welcome to Loaches Online.

It would be useful to know more information about the tank and the fish, and any photographs of the affected fish may be of use too. It could be that your loach has Chronic Wasting Syndrome ("skinny disease") which can be treated with Levamisole hydrochloride: http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/l ... chloride-1 but it is difficult to say for sure without a bit more information.

Emma