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I'm checking the hillstream loach frequently, and I have not seen the threads again. I will check whenever it happens and see if it is only in winter, that is the only lead we have. no?

CatsandFish: can you imagine any cause for this?

This loach is pretty shy and some days you can't even see him/her. I would not be surprised if I would have missed this.
Who else, apart from odyssey and myself, have seen these in the beaufortia kweichowensis?

Hello everybody.
The loach is OK :) :) :)

odyssey was right, and it seems that pieces of his "skin" just fell off. :)

Yesterday:
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iUHXOCWNn0A/S1y7qGpXWII/AAAAAAAAIA4/MaDpz9fbnqo/s512/SickIgor.JPG

Today:
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iUHXOCWNn0A/S14wx3iPleI/AAAAAAAAIBA/73gYot6buf0 ...

Hello Hokum, Jim and odyssey,
thank you for answering.
odyssey: I think we are seeing the same phenomenon on your loaches and mine... phew! what a relief.

I can't be absolutely sure, but I think my loach (which we call Igor) seemed to be ok in the morning. But I had to leave in a hurry, then I can ...

Hello Jim,
thank you for answering so fast!
I get the impression that the "threads" are part of the skin... kind of long scales. Is that possible?

All other fish are ok.

once again.

Sorry. Here the pic. again.

http://picasaweb.google.com/elivaos/Dro ... 2714984578

Hello everybody,
I have a small tank (30L), with one hillstream loach and 8 cardinal tetra (although I'm not fully sure that it is a hillstream loach).

Some days ago I saw a couple of short 'threads' hanging from the edge of the loach, and now the 'threads' are all around (see the pic.). Anyone ...