Dying Clown Loach

[HERM]

Guess not? Thanks anyway

[suicune]

i once have the same problem, just that one period, 1/3 of my fishes die off one by one every 2-3 days, lost about 8 fishes in total. if your loach deaths have similar pattern like that, it could be internal parasite. it's unfortunate but it can still happen even if your tank is at its best.

[suicune]

also your water authority might change its chemistry from time to time without telling you. If that happen, given how big your weekly water change is, your fish might get shock from big change in chemistry. I would suggest to do many mini water change rather than an 80% water change at a time.

[troy tucker]

Sorry about the Loachs. Sounds to me like fungal or bacterial infection.

[New_Cichlid11]

So does your clown loaches have the white spots or not? i know that i had over 10 cl and lost them all to ick because they are scaleless fish and are very in defensive to ick.

[danielp]

Hate to hear you are having trouble Herm.

Whats the latest status?

Hope you are getting the problem under control.

Clown loaches are a hardy long living fish they will bounce back.

[HERM]

So does your clown loaches have the white spots or not? i know that i had over 10 cl and lost them all to ick because they are scaleless fish and are very in defensive to ick.

Only the one had the spots

[HERM]

Only the one had the spots

Thanks, so far so good in the quarantine tank. Daily water changes with Methylene Blue.

[suicune]

you can try to be on the safe side and treat the tank for internal parasite and/or fungal infection. My only suggestion is unless your tank is heavily overstocked, do smaller water change instead of 80% like that. One thing I remember before the time I had that problem with my tank I was doing someone similar to you, 50+% water change per week. Water chemistry difference can be dangerous if your water authority put in some new chemical into your water, which is why people suggest small frequent water changes over single large water change. Even so, do it every 3-4 days i guess. If your tank is well established big water change is not that necessary.

[cu0ngsayz]

Or just get a carbon tank and you don't have to worry about the city water!! :)

[HERM]

Or just get a carbon tank and you don't have to worry about the city water!! :)

Very true, I have been wanting to buy or DIY one for some time now. I would have bought it by now with the fish I lost.