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Thank you for the help! I just bought 5 grams. Let's hope it works.

Thank you for your help. I think I will give her a strong dose of antibiotics (in the hospital bucket, of course) and hopefully it will clear up. In the mean time I will get my water checked.

I have not tested my levels, but I do 25% water changes weekly with dechlorinated water. The water temp was around 86 in the summer when she first got sick, but it is now around 72. I suspect that the high water temps during the summer had something to do with it, although it doesn't matter now. She...

I believe my Golden Dojo Loach has been sick for several months now. She is VERY swollen, has an ulcer on her chest, cloudy eyes, and has faint red striations on her body. I believe she has Septicemia which can be effectively treated with Maracyn 2. About two months ago (after she suddenly became ev...

It sounds like some sort of fungus. Go to the fish shop and look for treatments. It also might help to take a picture and show the people who work there. They might have a good idea of what it is.

I have been feeding them Aqueon Goldfish Granules, but I just switched to Aqueon Bottom Feeder Tablets last week.

I have two 8" (20cm) Dojo Loaches. I got them when they were babies less than a year and a half ago. A few weeks ago I noticed that one looked very bloated. Upon further investigation I believed it had dropsy and treated it accordingly with Maracyn Two. That did not do anything for the bloating. The...