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- Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:13 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Do loaches need a companion?
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Do loaches need a companion?
My 11-year-old Dojo Loach just died, leaving it's companion, a smaller Dojo, alone. Is it very important that I get another one? I don't have an extra tank and the energy for the quarantine, etc. that is needed. In the past I've just acclimated the fish to the water slowly by changing out the water ...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:30 am
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: Dying of old age?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2780
Dying of old age?
:( I have an 11-year-old dojo loach which has no health problems all these years. Physically there are no changes in him, but he isn't eating and keeps keeling over. When I think that he's died, he'll move. Usually if I go away for a while I find him in a different position, but then he keels over a...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:48 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: labored breathing
- Replies: 3
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Labored breathing
No nitrites...I took a little water out of the tank and the biowheel started moving a lot faster and there was much more splash/flow. He perked up right away and has been active until now...he even ate heartily. Now he's doing it again. That's why I'm curious if anyone knows what the lifespan of the...
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
- Topic: labored breathing
- Replies: 3
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labored breathing
My dojo has been very healthy and has had no problems. It is about 9 years old. We have recently changed the tank - to a much better size and environment, but there has been a low level of nitrates which is getting lower but not completely resolved yet. I"m wondering what the life expectancy is of t...