Flashing loaches - no other signs of illness
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:27 am
I have an established 75 gallon tank with 6 clowns and 2 Yoyo loaches. I had a black ghost knife fish in the tank for about 4 to 5 months, but it died suddenly without displaying symptoms of illness. A few days later I lost a yoyo loach. The yoyo's have been acting funny lately, but I figured it's just their loach-like behavior. They would hang out at the corner of the tank either right-side-up or Upside-down with their nose in the corner as if their nose was steading them as they all hung out there diagonally. Very strange. At times I thought one was dead, but then when it saw me it would swim away as if everything was fine.
Yesterday I noticed one of the yoyo's and one of the clowns scratching on the rocks at the bottom of the tank. The Yoyo was scratching like mad! I don't see any spots, I'm familiar with Ich and I'm confident it isn't ich. Over the last month I've noticed the clowns and yoyos will scratch now and then, but this is the first time I've seen them scratch so fiercely, and after the recent deaths in the tank I'm concerned that there might be a parasite of some sort that I can't see in the tank.
The parameters of the water are good. The PH is 7.6, which is normal, the Nitrates are very low - under 10, Nitrites are 0, Ammonia is 0, Chorine is 0, all other parameters are in the "safe" zone.
Does anyone know what I can do to wipe out whatever is affecting my fish?
Thanks!
Teri
Yesterday I noticed one of the yoyo's and one of the clowns scratching on the rocks at the bottom of the tank. The Yoyo was scratching like mad! I don't see any spots, I'm familiar with Ich and I'm confident it isn't ich. Over the last month I've noticed the clowns and yoyos will scratch now and then, but this is the first time I've seen them scratch so fiercely, and after the recent deaths in the tank I'm concerned that there might be a parasite of some sort that I can't see in the tank.
The parameters of the water are good. The PH is 7.6, which is normal, the Nitrates are very low - under 10, Nitrites are 0, Ammonia is 0, Chorine is 0, all other parameters are in the "safe" zone.
Does anyone know what I can do to wipe out whatever is affecting my fish?
Thanks!
Teri