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Hey, if you have read a bit of my introduction post you can get pretty much all the information you need about me.

Here is the deal.

My clowns have a very mild case of ich so i am treating them wiht "super ich cure" whitch contains malachite green.

It is at about 45% doseage and folowing all instruction on the ich sticky.

I know that it can be poisonous for my baby clowns, and I am very worried for them.

Here is what I need to know..

I noticed one of my smaller clowns underneather a rock positioned at a 45 degree angle. He would turn on his side slightly levitating for about 10 seconds before he fliped back right side up. I just noticed him now leaning onto his side, and then, overcompensating to where he performs a full 360 barrel roll. He looked OK to me, but then he would do it again. HE did it about 4 times within a minute, and then swam off to snuggle with the group.
Is this normal behavior? Is this a warning sign? Is he perhaps lossing his boyancy or balance?

I apreciate all of your help on this!

im not sure about medications, but i do know that loaches lie on their sides sometimes, and thats normal..but i dont know if the meds are causing this or not..

-brett.

brett_fishman wrote:loaches lie on their sides sometimes, and thats normal.

I completly agree. But is a full 360 barrel normal? I have never read anyhting about that.

dogs are playful..dogs roll over..
loaches are playful..well..you get it..

i'm not completely sure, it seems ok to me..but if he starts to flash or act any odder, you know somethings up

-brett.

Does he still have spots? Could be he was just rolling to rub them, rather than flashing? They do like to lounge about. As long as otherwise he seems normal it doesn't sound like a balance issue, more like he did it deliberately.

shari2 wrote:Does he still have spots? Could be he was just rolling to rub them, rather than flashing? They do like to lounge about. As long as otherwise he seems normal it doesn't sound like a balance issue, more like he did it deliberately.

The one that was rolling over didn't have any spots that I could see. I do believe that he (or another one that looks like him) is still flashing. I don't blive he was trying to scratch them because he was leitating. I supose he was kinda wedged in so mabey he was rubing against the glass...
Ill keep an eye on him and let you know anyhting else balance wize