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with regards to the redness forming with age, what sort of time frame are you talking? my loach is around 12 months old and this redness in question seemed to form over night and has if anything faded in the last 6 or so days.

hi again, my loaches mouth looks very similar to the one that you mentioned but slightly more extensive.i have tried to catch a photo but that proved rather difficult. what would explain the less activeness than usual then?

hi there thanks for the reply, it is the yo yo loach that i am describing and none of my other yo yo's are showing any symptoms ofthe sort. the barbles seem ok, and over night the redness seems to have faded a little.it fed this morning but still seems quieter than it usually is. it tank mates ...

i had similar in my clown loach only tank. i treated the entire tank with a product called fungonex available in australia which treated the sick clown that i had displaying symptoms the same as yours and i have had no problems since.

i would have to agree with the others and say go with the corydoras fo a bottom dweller they are peaceful enough and do a good job of cleaning the place up.

i have a 25 gal aquaium that houses only loach species and corydoras catfish with ph neatral water heated to 26deg c and 1mm diameter substrate that is 2 or so inches thick. just recently i have noticed that one of my reticulate loaches seems as though it is bleeding from around its mouth area. the ...