glass catfish and meds
Hi-
I've only had our glasscats for about a month, but when I was talking to the woman at our LFS (the one person I trust the opinion of there-- she has worked there 14 years and keeps many tanks of her own at home), she told me that glass cats are very sensitive to medications and before I put anything in the tank with one, i should make sure it is safe for scaleless fish. She told me that many medications that are fine for other species are toxic to glass cats and will kill them within hours. (She said for many, half-doses are recomended, but that I would need to check for each because this is not a general rule of thumb to use halfhazardly with any additive)
I am not sure if you unintentionally stumbled into one that was toxic to them (but I THINK I was cautioned not to use copper-containing meds, though I may be remembering wrong. I also think she told me she keeps her school of glasscats in her shrimp tank because many of the same things will harm them), but it is something to keep in mind for future. She told me that much of what I've learned about keeping other fish will not apply for a sick glass catfish, and any advice/information I seek i would have to make sure is specific to them. Also, she said "water quality, water quality, water quality"-- even more so for them then other species. (though it sounded like your water quality was super and it wasn't the issue...)