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by dawn
Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:39 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: do loaches shed
Replies: 3
Views: 5753

Re: do loaches shed

thanks for the information. I decided to put all three loaches in a smaller tank with tetricycline for 3 days, which cleared up the skin issues. while they were being medicated I did a full water change took everything out of the tank boiled it to sanitize it and washed the tank out completely. I to...
by dawn
Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:41 am
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: do loaches shed
Replies: 3
Views: 5753

do loaches shed

My female loach, Bubbles, is shedding. is this normal? just noticed it today. My second loach, Sherbert, has about 6 red sores on him, which I just got rid of one sore with tetricycline two weeks ago. My filter is old, I was thinking about getting a 2nd small filter to put on the opposite side of th...
by dawn
Wed May 03, 2017 10:53 pm
Forum: Loach Forum
Topic: male loaches mating
Replies: 3
Views: 4847

male loaches mating

Hi Jim, I have three loaches, 2 males and 1 female. I think my male loach just (i dont know how else to phrase this) spermed in the tank. When they do, does it look like smoke coming out of their bottoms? Also, would she have laid her eggs before his does that or maybe afterword? I cant find the egg...
by dawn
Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:54 pm
Forum: Fish Health & Treatment
Topic: pink spots on weather loach
Replies: 0
Views: 18003

pink spots on weather loach

I have 3 weather loaches and I think one might be getting sick. He has pink splotches on him that just showed up today. I clean their tank last night. They were fine before that. The has not cleared up yet. The PH was very high so I treated it with PH Down.The nitrates are very low. At first I thoug...