Hello,
I noticed some of my guppies and maybe m,y bristlenose plec had torn fins, so i treated for fin rot with Interpret anti fungus and finrot medication (it's an English brand), according to the dosage instructions on the bottle. I took the carbon out of my filter.
The medication needed to be dissolved in water first, and when i poured it into the tank, my clown loach (he's about 6 inches long, if that matters) immediately came out of the ornament he usually hides in and started swimming around; I did this about half an hour ago and he's still not returned to his barrel.
I know this isn't usually cause for complaint, but he's always been so shy, he'd never come out if i was near the tank, and only in the dark - but now, the light's on, i'm touching the glass in front of his face and he doesn't even seem to notice, he's gently bumping into the glass and trying (and usually failing) to fit through behind the filter, and he keeps swimming to the surface with his nose in the air. I've had him about 2 years, and he's never acted this way before. I know that lying on its side and swimming funny is typical behaviour for clown loaches, but it's so out of character for him.
I have two other, much smaller clown loaches and they seem unaffected - in fact all other fish seem fine except my loach and a single guppy who's lying on the floor.
Any thoughts about what might be going on? I'm really worried.
I noticed some of my guppies and maybe m,y bristlenose plec had torn fins, so i treated for fin rot with Interpret anti fungus and finrot medication (it's an English brand), according to the dosage instructions on the bottle. I took the carbon out of my filter.
The medication needed to be dissolved in water first, and when i poured it into the tank, my clown loach (he's about 6 inches long, if that matters) immediately came out of the ornament he usually hides in and started swimming around; I did this about half an hour ago and he's still not returned to his barrel.
I know this isn't usually cause for complaint, but he's always been so shy, he'd never come out if i was near the tank, and only in the dark - but now, the light's on, i'm touching the glass in front of his face and he doesn't even seem to notice, he's gently bumping into the glass and trying (and usually failing) to fit through behind the filter, and he keeps swimming to the surface with his nose in the air. I've had him about 2 years, and he's never acted this way before. I know that lying on its side and swimming funny is typical behaviour for clown loaches, but it's so out of character for him.
I have two other, much smaller clown loaches and they seem unaffected - in fact all other fish seem fine except my loach and a single guppy who's lying on the floor.
Any thoughts about what might be going on? I'm really worried.