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"nmbr1ddy" wrote in message
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I lost 2 clown loaches yesterday. They were both new to the tank...
about 2 weeks old....2" in size. I have plenty of rock set up for
cover, several plants and other fish in the tank. The loaches were the
only ones Affected. Temp stays at 78-80 with under gravel and top
filters and a 7 ph. After reading several threads here... I removed all
carbon from filters and treated the tank with "Quick Cure" at about 1/2
required dose. Both loaches went into an immediate frenzy for about 2-3
minutes...it seemed like i poisoned them... swimming and shuddering all
over the tank. Then they laid about with very little movement but
seemed to be breathing fine... gills were moving.. and upright. I found
them both dead this morning. Could it have been something other then
"ick"? Looked like ick, acted like ick, but treatment had a very bad
effect. Any Ideas before I replace these loaches????

You used full strength anti-ich medicine on clown loaches and no other fish
were effected because the medicine is only mean't to be used at full
strength on decent sized scaled fish. Clown loaches have no scales so these
medicines effect them badly, you need to give them half dose for a longer
period of time. Any experts care to chime in? Later!

AGAIN no other
fish were affected.

Thanks
I guess I'm not the #1 daddy anymore.


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nmbr1ddy