Loaches Online Forum

Ok.... this is wrong. First of all ICH is not one but a variety of parasites. The two most commonly found in aquariums happen to be Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans. The former being "freshwater" ich and the latter being saltwater or "Marine" Ich. For the sake of discussing we...

my clowns are losing their ich cysts as i write this. I used malachite green and formalin in full dose. I tried half dose for the first week but found that the ick spores weren't coming on. in fact that they were increasing. considering how prone clowns are to ick i decided i have to hit them hard. ...

Clown loaches are not true scaleless fish that most would believe would lead you to believe. They have very small scales and are only scaleless on their heads. They CAN tolerate low doses of salt, and low doses (1/2 tspn 5 gallons) can help prevent diseases. You have to remember that because it is a...

I was wondering on the different species of clown loach. I've seen pictures of different colours than the regular orange/black on some clown loaches and was wondering if this is a different breed or just genetically different (like an albino) I would also like to know if these different coloured clo...

best way of quaranting loaches is to raise temperature higher than normal 84-89F Loaches can handle the higher temperatures a lot better than most fish. This will stop ich reproductive cycle. Also be sure to add plenty of oxygen in the control tank by creating bubbles (air stone) for them to manage ...

i've heard that since clown loaches come from the wild and are not captive bread they can come with ich more likely than other fish. I have ich with 2 clowns in my tank as well and the medication i'm using right now is ick guard by jungle, 3 day treatment so far but the ich is getting worse. called ...