Kuhli loaches dying one by one, what's happening?!

[Toad]

So I've had three khuli's for around three years, and just recently bought two more a few weeks ago. I lost one of the originals about a week and half ago to the same thing that I just found in another older one.

I did a water change less than a week ago, it's a 30g with guppies, a bnp, a clown pleco and Malaysian trumpet snails. It's like they just have it happen overnight, but I can't always tell whose who when they come out except the bigger ones are the older ones.

 

[Alexwm125]

Awe that looks a little sad.

Looks almost like an infected wound. But I see you have sand which should be fun for them...

Might be some sort of tumor from old age? There are much more experienced people here than I but I have 5 Kuhlis


I love my fish!!!

 

[Fresh2o]

You may have introduced something (bacterial) into the tank with the most recent addition. I really cannot recommend anything medication wise (no experience with anything other than Ich). Hopefully someone will chime in with a solution.


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[Toad]

I know, it almost looks like bite wounds but I can't imagine the plecos are doing it, they're not starving and it just started. Nothing is wrong with the rest of the fish, the only thing I can think of is that they're scraping against something in the driftwood hunk and then it gets infected?

 

[Toad]

It died yesterday, the others seem fine so far.

 

[Alexwm125]

That's too bad
Monitor the others very closely

If you can quarantine, do it.


I love my fish!!!