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Things are going well, but I'm a bit concerned about my phosphate / pH levels.

PO4: 3
pH: 7.2
GH: 5-6
KH: 2
no ammonia or nitrites, nitrate is low

My eel has completely cleared up and the lch is almost cured as well, and of course I plan to keep the treatment up longer after they clear up. The ...

Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately the more sickly loach is dead. It was covered in a thick mucus when I pulled it from the tank. The other loach ate a couple garlic bloodworms today, but is in the corner swimming in place facing upward the corner of the tank, like he's treading water.

I used a ...

My clown loaches have ich (as far as I can tell) and both seem to have difficulty with buoyancy regulation. One seems more affected than the other, and is sporting filamentous bits in addition to pustules. I can't tell if its hanging necrotic tissue or a fungus. Both are respirating quickly and ...