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by surgeon
Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:01 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach
Replies: 14
Views: 13569

Re: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach

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by surgeon
Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach
Replies: 14
Views: 13569

Re: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach

You don't sound crowded to me, so I can't believe your nitrates stay so bad. Me neither. I'm going to add some robustness to my regieme, set day each week instead of 'on the weekend' that might get missed if i go away. A marker line down at the 33% line that I must reach before stopping. I dont get...
by surgeon
Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:28 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach
Replies: 14
Views: 13569

Re: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach

Oh I know the clown loach disease is Hole In the Head. Unfortunately its treatment isn't highly researched :( I assume poor conditions/diet were the cause so rectifying that has been my priority. It could be parisites but if ti is they are quite invisible. I've been using mylafix (spelling?) to help...
by surgeon
Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:43 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach
Replies: 14
Views: 13569

Re: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach

1) yes. Aus 2) Clown. Apologies for terrible writing. 3) I do have a quarantine tank, its quite small and it really should be called the coffin as any fish I ever place in there gets listless and dies (possibly because of tank size ro they are too far gone before they get in there). I think a couple...
by surgeon
Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:39 am
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach
Replies: 14
Views: 13569

Recommendations/discussion regarding my loach

I'm new to fish forums so I'll just try and give as many details as I can.... Sorry for the wall of text. Tank- Tall 4ft tank - 270ish litres (perhaps 250 once you take out gravel/rocks/plants). Its a ~78 gallon tank at 100% water full. Filter - Jebo 835 (1100Litres per hour though a lot lower than ...