Turns White....Wierdness
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 4:10 am
I noticed since we got our new Golden Dojo Loaches, 1 of them acts weird...His name is Spazoid. We've had Spaz and Cute (the two newer, smaller Dojos) for about 3-4 months. and the bigger one, we've had for about 5-6 months.
A couple of days after we got them Spaz started turning almost pure white with brown spots, then not even 2 hours later he turns back to normal, brownish/golden color with black spots.
Why does he do this?
Today he scared me because my mom said "Hey I think one of your Dojos is dead", I was like "NOOOOOOOOOOO" getting ready to cry running to the tank.
He was laying there, still moving, kind of on his side so I knew he was sleeping, but he was all white again! And I noticed he looks really thin ...yeah I know they are supposed to be like that, but he looked thinner than usual....
Is there something wrong with my beloved Dojo? Or am I just panicking for nothing?
Oh yeah, his gills are always red, but I tried all the treatments, and Quarantined him, but still his gills are red for some reason. The tank is well oxygenated, I have a "bubble wall" and a powerful filter, and I change it every month or so...sometimes I wait a little longer if it doesn't seem "clogged"
But wow, what a heart attack I had when my mom said those DAMN evil words
A couple of days after we got them Spaz started turning almost pure white with brown spots, then not even 2 hours later he turns back to normal, brownish/golden color with black spots.
Why does he do this?
Today he scared me because my mom said "Hey I think one of your Dojos is dead", I was like "NOOOOOOOOOOO" getting ready to cry running to the tank.
He was laying there, still moving, kind of on his side so I knew he was sleeping, but he was all white again! And I noticed he looks really thin ...yeah I know they are supposed to be like that, but he looked thinner than usual....
Is there something wrong with my beloved Dojo? Or am I just panicking for nothing?
Oh yeah, his gills are always red, but I tried all the treatments, and Quarantined him, but still his gills are red for some reason. The tank is well oxygenated, I have a "bubble wall" and a powerful filter, and I change it every month or so...sometimes I wait a little longer if it doesn't seem "clogged"
But wow, what a heart attack I had when my mom said those DAMN evil words