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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately he went belly up yesterday. I'm fairly certain it was not ick (the medicine I was using was Seachem ParaGuard). I'm also sure he wasn't bitten by another fish. After I posted he started to get what looked like bruising and even started to bleed from his belly. Wei...

I just added a golden dojo loach to my cold water tank this week, and 3 days later his dorsal fin is gone, there is a large whitish circle where the fin used to be, his barbells are curled, and he seems to have fairly labored breathing. I have no idea what this is or how to treat it. I've been addin...