HiddenHero
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Jul 28, 2012
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Hi, I have a 20-gal freshwater tank and a dojo loach that is several years old. I recently added a number of guppies and a pleco to the tank.
Several new guppies fell sick (white patches on the skin and fins, sticky fins, lethargy) and I removed them to a quarantine tank. It has been four or five days since I removed them.
Today or last night, my dojo began floating when he's usually on the bottom; he has a large bulge in the middle of his body; his face also puffed up (his mouth is almost forced closed and his barbels went limp and curled downwards); he drifts around the tank like a loose balloon and alternates between twitching feebly, being stock still, and thrashing about; lastly air bubbles come out of his rear end. I changed 5 gal of water and added some conditioner. Any tips or treatments would be greatly appreciated; thank you.
Several new guppies fell sick (white patches on the skin and fins, sticky fins, lethargy) and I removed them to a quarantine tank. It has been four or five days since I removed them.
Today or last night, my dojo began floating when he's usually on the bottom; he has a large bulge in the middle of his body; his face also puffed up (his mouth is almost forced closed and his barbels went limp and curled downwards); he drifts around the tank like a loose balloon and alternates between twitching feebly, being stock still, and thrashing about; lastly air bubbles come out of his rear end. I changed 5 gal of water and added some conditioner. Any tips or treatments would be greatly appreciated; thank you.
I had the same thing with harlequin rasboras and all my fish got parasites. Hope your loach recovers. Good luck