Loaches Online Forum

is he eating a lemon?

Hi shari2, To answer some of your questions.. The loach has not been thin previously, he was about the same size as the other two, just a tiny bit shorter. I noticed he was looking pretty thin about a week ago. I went to the fish shop and they gave me a human antibiotic which is used for treating pa...

Thats not good news. He eats, but barely. i have to chase other fish away cause they eat the food through the net.

Unfortunately i can't set up a hospital tank. One of my 3 foot tanks leaked, so luckily the pond was set up so i moved the goldfish into the pond and fish to that tank (also a 3 foot) and fish are not doing too well. Not sure why. This loach is in a 3.5 foot tank and the only spare tank i have is ye...

Please!!! Someone has to have some ideas or suggestions???

having a pretty bad luck with tanks recently and i really don't want to lose him. Pretty pretty pleaaasssseeeeee

Hi Kelly, Im in New Zealand, so most medications are not available here. The medication i was gives is actually one of the antibiotics, i think tricozone (not sure if i spelt it right). It's used for gill flukes in discus and general internal parazites. I also have Cure-Ex at home, but have decided ...

I went to the aquarium shop, they specialise in fish and that was the only thing they could come up with. Apparently medication will not harm the fish if that is the wrong condition becaue it just kills internal parasites if they are present. They have also suggested i feed the medicated food the al...

Hi, I have angelicus loaches, and have had them in an established tank for at least two years now. I have noticed at the end of the week that one of them is looking pretty skinny, spits his food out when trying to eat it and is breathing heavy. All other fish in the tank are fine. I have separated h...