Hubby called me at work this afternoon and said Albert (my 10" long Clown Loach) was breathing REALLY fast and not acting right. I couldn't do anything until I got home, so I checked on him as soon as I got here. He was swimming, well, not really swimming, just sort of sitting upside down under the "shelf" on the right side of the tank....here
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He's breathing really fast still, like a dog panting, and his anus looks swollen and red. I tried to take pics.....but as you can see, he's staying away from the front and still upside down
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He seems to be "pooping" something but it looks like food that has been in the tank and gotten soggy and I'm sorry this is graffic :lame:
I have no clue what's the matter :crying: He's been eating and fine.....normal.....
The others are fine, no symptoms of anything. Water is stable, 7.4, 0 ammonia or nitrites, Nitrates negligable.....but I did a big water change when I got home. The only thing I've done lately is cleaned out one of the 3 filters last Wednesday, but I didn't add anything to it, just rinsed and reset. I put a new cartridge in the HOB today after the water change hoping the carbon might help a little?????
Can you tell I'm grasping for ideas
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