hey all, its been a while since i've posted but i have a question.
I've got three clown loaches, very small , the largest is about 3 inches. Anyway, i've had them for a while and have never had any diseases, they've always schooled and ate well. I've fed them cucumbers, brine, flake etc. So they've been very healthy, very active, and very bright coloration.
Their tank makes are two paradise gouramis, one candy stripped goby, and one clown knife fish. Know i know you might say, i shoyuldnt keep the clown knife in with them, but im a fairly seasoned aquarist and i've got the clown knife trained to only accept certian food items, also the fish in the tank are too large for the clwon knife to eat... Anyway, i look over at the tank tonight and see that all is well, 5 minutes later i look over again and see my largest clown loach freefloating around in the tank being moved by the current. His colors were VERY dull, almost white. So i quickly did a artial water change and tested my levels. all was fine. The filter is good, i have a powerhead with a sponge were bacteria will grow and good current, good lighting and a plethora of live plants.
Hes currently sitting in a net propped up against the glass of the tank motionless. Hes been this way for a while now, his colors returned to normal and i noticed one of his eye barbs was ejected.
Before his color returned he had a few spasms and curled up and streched back out.
I've never seen anything like this in all the years i've had aquariums, and of cource, this is my first time having clown loaches. All of the other fish are perfectly fine as well.
Can anyone offer help regarding what the mystery problem really is?
I've got three clown loaches, very small , the largest is about 3 inches. Anyway, i've had them for a while and have never had any diseases, they've always schooled and ate well. I've fed them cucumbers, brine, flake etc. So they've been very healthy, very active, and very bright coloration.
Their tank makes are two paradise gouramis, one candy stripped goby, and one clown knife fish. Know i know you might say, i shoyuldnt keep the clown knife in with them, but im a fairly seasoned aquarist and i've got the clown knife trained to only accept certian food items, also the fish in the tank are too large for the clwon knife to eat... Anyway, i look over at the tank tonight and see that all is well, 5 minutes later i look over again and see my largest clown loach freefloating around in the tank being moved by the current. His colors were VERY dull, almost white. So i quickly did a artial water change and tested my levels. all was fine. The filter is good, i have a powerhead with a sponge were bacteria will grow and good current, good lighting and a plethora of live plants.
Hes currently sitting in a net propped up against the glass of the tank motionless. Hes been this way for a while now, his colors returned to normal and i noticed one of his eye barbs was ejected.
Before his color returned he had a few spasms and curled up and streched back out.
I've never seen anything like this in all the years i've had aquariums, and of cource, this is my first time having clown loaches. All of the other fish are perfectly fine as well.
Can anyone offer help regarding what the mystery problem really is?
