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The situation: have 8 clown loaches in a 125 gallon. Frontosa in the tank died of dropsy/bloat (my fault). Then noticed two of the loaches had very small white spots. Put all of them in my 20 gal hospital tank and treated for parasites for 2 days. Spots did not get better, did a 50% water change and ...

Thanks for the link on flukes, I will watch my other loaches to see if they exhibit any of this behaviour.

Regarding your questions:

-Tanks is 125 Gal
-Been set-up for 6 months
-Loaches have been in the tank for 3 months
-Filtration is Magnum Canister Filter, 20 Gal Wet-Dry Filter that pumps 500 ...

I have a pack of 6 loaches. One day the biggest loach (4inches) was dead, all of the rest are still doing fine.

Key Stats:

PH 7.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5-10 PPM

There are other bigger fish in the aquarium (125gal) but the body had no signs of damage. His mouth was open and one gil was ...