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Wouldn’t say it’s normal for yoyo loaches to do that either ime. Apart from getting a few more and checking water I can’t think of much else besides keeping an eye on it. Older ones I’ve found can look dead to the world in the morning and out in afternoon so fingers crossed just settling in.

Hi - can you transfer filter across to new tank and/or get some filter media out of it to put in new filter to speed things along?

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Just wondering for the OP if dosing was as per instructions? Normally the change in water colour ime is pretty persistent (lasts days in mine and plenty of threads that note ornaments have colour change (from the dye)). Apart from the carbon as above posts, maybe tank high in organics or soil...

Yes lots of nice stuff in US that seems to (slowly :) ) make it to Aus.

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Between the phone and no glasses I confess I can’t make it out. Does it look like there may have been a wound originally? I find they tend to dig around a bit. Generally I’ll treat for fungus and if no decrease in the spot after a few days, shift to antibiotics. If it is eating away the flesh...

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Very nice!! Mine flowers as well although it’s getting a bit overrun with algae spots at the moment.

Got the same problem in the 5 gallon shrimp tank which has a low powered filter and little water surface agitation. Paper towels or a container to scoop it up on cleaning work for me but kind of messy. I’ve been reducing the feed and trying different pellets as well (probably will swap to...

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Done an ammonia test to rule out chemical burns (hydrogen peroxide will also do it but bleach, etc as well).