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I called the vet and she was not available today(Friday) so the necropsy isn't happening. (Also it was $150!!)
I have an appointment on Monday to bring in a live fish for an exam.
For now, I'm setting up a new 55 gallon tank to move the survivors into.

I have not yet treated the tank and I was hoping for more concrete proof of what to treat for first. Another loach was swimming at near the top of tank this evening. Same symptoms as in the video I posted. Fast moving gills, looked rather skinny also. I cut back to 5 gal water changes every 5 days s...

I still have 4 loaches remaining with the biggest one being active at night.

At least 2 loaches are still actively taking food.

I've done research and I am going to treat the tank with Levamisole HCl. I was deciding between this and Flubendazole.
Anyone have any preference to one or the other?

Thank you for your reply. Another loach in the tank has seemed to fallen ill also. Yesterday it was siting on bottom on the tank moving it's gills very fast. This morning it has buried itself in some anubias roots and its gills are still moving very fast. I've been doing 5-10 gallon water changes ev...

The little guy passed this morning.

I am very concerned for the health of the remaining 5 loaches

Hello everyone, I moved my 75 gallon tank in December with 6 clown loaches, 3-4 inches. I've had the fish for around 2-3 years. ph: 8.2-8.4 water changes: 5 gal every 5-7 days temp: 78-82 F I noticed one loach acting very odd today, swimming with a clamped fin. I also noticed white spots, but I have...