help! clown loach not eating!

[fredm]

apologies if this subjusct has been discussed before, i am new here.
i have 3 clown loaches, 2 are robust and healthy, the 3rd one is getting
skinny. i've had them all for a few months now. i (appear to have)
sucessfully treated them for white spot about 2 months ago. other than
that, no problems that i am aware of. i do regular water changes, and
alternate between pellet food and a variety of frozen food (brine shrimp,
blood worms, tubifex worms, mysis shrimp). also in the tank are a
handful of mollies, some bloodfin tetras, and some ottocinclus (sp?)
the skinny loach doesn't display any odd behaviors that i recognize other
than the not eating.

any suggestions?

[Emma Turner]

Hi fredm,

It sounds as if your loach may have Chronic Wasting Syndrome (a.k.a. Skinny 'disease') which, if it is the case, will need treating with a dewormer such as Levamisole hydrochloride or Flubendazole. Here is an article on using Levamisole: http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/l ... chloride-1 Also if you do a search of the forum (search button at top of screen), there are many threads on this subject which may be relevant.

Hope this helps,

Emma