Lost 4 loaches
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 11:32 pm
I lost 4 loaches that I purchased recently. I bought 2 large ones and put them in separate tank and after 2 weeks time added another two. 2-3 weeks later I noticed some problems and found that fish have obvious signs of itch. I have heard that clown loaches are susceptible to itch but hoped that fish 5-7'' got some resistance. I was wrong, the problem is that I have noticed all of this when itch was well developed and fish suffered badly. I treated them with salt for half an hour in a separate tank, made the same another day, then changed all the water in the tank and after that added some methylen blue. Next day 2 of them died, another 2 day later.
Do you think that it was too late to treat them and salt and methylene weakened the fish more so it eventualy caused their death?
In the future I will by buying more loaches. What can I do to prevent itch outbreak?
Do you think that it was too late to treat them and salt and methylene weakened the fish more so it eventualy caused their death?
In the future I will by buying more loaches. What can I do to prevent itch outbreak?