My clown loach will not eat and is dying... help...

[Dogfish]

I'm new to this stuff, had my 90 gallon tank for about 6 months...

I've had a clown loach for about 6 months and all the sudden his mouth has become lightened in color and he doesn't appear to be able to use it. He won't eat and is getting skinny. He's listless and floats near the top of the water.

Is there anything I can do other than put him out of his misery? I hate watching him suffer.

Help please!!!!

 

[flipz]

I have no idea what it could be, but if you do want to "put him out of his misery" there has been a link posted on this site quite a few times that goes over like 20+ different ways.

Hopefully someone has it and can post it for you ASAP.

I'm sorry to hear about your loach.

-brent

Here it is: http://saltaquarium.about.com/gi/dy...orld.com/faustus/nicoldaquaria/euthanasia.htm

Hopefully you are able to do it when of the more humane ways if you do decide to go through with it. Might want to wait to see if someone can tell you what it may be though. Sorry I can't help more.

 

[Menagerie]

Hey Dogfish, I'm sorry to hear this. Does it look like there is cotton growing around the mouth area? Right now, I have some links for you to look at and a few Qs to answer.

Try looking through these sites:
http://www.aquatronicsonline.com/hobbyist/hobbyist3.htm
http://www.aqualink.com/disease/sdisease.html#ich
http://fish.mongabay.com/diseases.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/AqBizSubWebIndex/fishdisho.htm
http://www.fishpondinfo.com/health.htm

Answer these Qs:
~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp)?
~ How large is the tank?
~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are there current sizes?
~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
~How long have you had the fish?
~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlor, new substrate, etc.?

Right now, I'm clueless.