millym
Aquarium Advice Regular
help!
have just noticed that one of our pakistani loaches looks v sick.
hes lying on the bottom of the tank & seems to be breathing a lot quicker than usual. when he tries to swim up it seems to be very hard for him. his movement is totally different to the other loach that is pottering around nearby.
im not sure but i think his gills are a little redder than the other loaches, dont know if this is relevant???
our levels are fine: ph8 ammonia 0.1 (will be doing a little water change shortly to get this down) nitrate 10-20,nitrite0.2-2. t 76F
all our other fish look quite happy.
any suggestions - i dont want to let him suffer if theres no hope but dont want to write him off straight away.
are these loaches particulary sensitive to something i should know about???
unfortunately we dont have a hospital tank(yet) no room .
have just noticed that one of our pakistani loaches looks v sick.
hes lying on the bottom of the tank & seems to be breathing a lot quicker than usual. when he tries to swim up it seems to be very hard for him. his movement is totally different to the other loach that is pottering around nearby.
im not sure but i think his gills are a little redder than the other loaches, dont know if this is relevant???
our levels are fine: ph8 ammonia 0.1 (will be doing a little water change shortly to get this down) nitrate 10-20,nitrite0.2-2. t 76F
all our other fish look quite happy.
any suggestions - i dont want to let him suffer if theres no hope but dont want to write him off straight away.
are these loaches particulary sensitive to something i should know about???
unfortunately we dont have a hospital tank(yet) no room .