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Then I guess they feel comfortable

EEEEEeeewwwWWW! I know the smell, my labrador brings it home now and then, when she gets out to go bitchin...totally disgusting!

whereabouts in CO are you? My dad's family is all out there, Golden, Walsenburg, Denver. And in New Mexico, too.

or...Nevilla, or Nevillita, or Nevillisima....it could work as plain old Neville. She'd never know

Dave, you must be psychic...

Definitely a yo yo. Most likely a mature or almost mature one by the reticulated pattern. My female yo yo was much more of a golden base than the younger males which were decidedly silver. and yes, botia=loach :wink: at least in your case. Family=Cobitidae Genus=Botia Species=formerly lohachata, now...

Definitely a yo yo. Most likely a mature or almost mature one by the reticulated pattern. My female yo yo was much more of a golden base than the younger males which were decidedly silver. and yes, botia=loach :wink: at least in your case. Family=Cobitidae Genus=Botia Species=formerly lohachata, now...

Definitely a yo yo. Most likely a mature or almost mature one by the reticulated pattern. My female yo yo was much more of a golden base than the younger males which were decidedly silver. and yes, botia=loach :wink: at least in your case. Family=Cobitidae Genus=Botia Species=formerly lohachata, now...

Gryph, have you determined that it is indeed a loach?
When you take it home, try to get a pic to show us if you can

I do it too

DO NOT use Pimafix with loaches. They will desperately try to escape the tank, and failing that, may well die. I had a very tragic experience using it in conjunction with Melafix (which both bottles say is fine!) and lost several fish. Melafix alone will help with mild fin rot, but the best treatmen...

By 'cleaning' do you mean like an algae eater or catfish might? Or just brushing it with barbels? Did it have any protrusions on the face?

If it's skinny disease some have recommended a combo treatment of Maracyn I and II. I treated it successfully with kanacyn and levamisole. If your little guy is still eating but seems to be wasting away, that may be his problem. Is there any way you could post a picture of him? And tell us more abou...

Bristlenose catfish will also eat that brown stuff and they get about 5".