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Well I changed the water again this morning, a slightly smaller amount so I wouldn't stress the fish, and the nitrites seem to be gone. Unfortunately my loach is just getting worse. He's not even swimming now except for very small distances when badly disturbed.

Does anyone have any ideas as to ...

Thanks for another prompt reply, Ashleigh.

I did a water change like you suggested and I'm giving the water time to cycle through before testing the chemistry again. I'm rather confused about the nitrite reading as well seeing as it wasn't there when he fist started acting this way, but I double ...

Hi Olivia,

Welcome to the forum, Im sorry that you are having problems with your Dojo although you are certainly in the right place to try and figure out what is wrong.

If possible could you provide a few more details of your tank setup;

Water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH etc) - the ...

First of all, hello. I'm new here and I wish I weren't here for such a morbid reason.

I've got a wonderful golden dojo (weather) loach in my tank who has recently taken ill. I've spent the past 40 minutes searching to try and find out what is wrong, but I can't find anything quite like this. He's ...