My Fish are ill why?

Question

My clown loach, that i recently got, infected my tank with white spot. thats been treated and the spots have gone and no other fish looks like they have it. but since then my loach seems really depresssed and unactive. he just hides and doesnt come out, not even for food!! he has never been like this. And yes i did put the correct amount of white spot medication in. i have done a 50 - 75% water change and clean everything. Also my betta isnt lookin very well either he has a white line above his mouth. i dont think its mouth fungus. he hasnt been well for a while. i dont know what to do. im thinking ab0out putting him aanother tank with less agressive fish but then i think the stress of moving him might kill him. please help. i want to sort it out today if possible. I recently got a pakistani loach, could that be one of the answers? And also does anyone know why he changes colour, sometimes he has no pattern other times he has?

Answer 1

If you're going to use tea tree oil, just get regular tea tree oil and dilute it. It's a lot cheaper if you get the real thing from an herbal shop.

Your fish may just be suffering from depressed immune systems and stress from the meds. Medicating fish is hard on them, even if it does cure the disease they were sick with. Recovering from any illness is never easy.

Also, have you taken readings of your tank lately? Many medications that you use in your tank to treat your fish will kill off the beneficial bacteria and create nitrate, nitrite and/or ammonia spikes that are toxic to fish. All of these things can stress them out and affect their health and behavior. Keep up your water changes (although a little less would be less stressful for your fish; 20-25% is enough) and just nurse them through it. If you have a healthy tank that was not medicated, maybe you can move some things around from that one into the ailing tank(s) to kick start some bacteria growth in case you are suffering a mini-cycle.

I'm no expert on loaches, but lots of fish change color and patterns depending on whether they are ready to spawn or not and how healthy/happy they are. Have you researched this fish? Give it a try. Good luck.

Answer 2

Hemorragic Sepicaemia within the fins, now not consuming as so much, now not as energetic, staying at the backside of the tank? Sounds like a water first-rate quandary, to be sincere. Could you please put up the specific outcome for the experiment, alternatively than simply announcing "the water is not irregular"? What do you magnificence as "irregular"? In a one month historical tank, the clear out would not have safely cycled, and cannot deal with the bioload of ammonia the fish are continuously striking into the water. Just due to the fact the opposite fish turns out satisfactory, it does not rule out water first-rate.

Answer 3

Loaches do hide, usually under rocks, especially if there are bigger fish around. How old is the Betta? Mine is about a year old and has the same thing. It could be old age.

Answer 4

Here is a site regards betta diseases and their treatment

http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm

info abou pakistani loach
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/loaches/p/yoyoloach.htm

I don't think your pakistani loach is a problem

and here is info about clown loach
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/loaches1/p/clownloach.htm

I hope that helps

Good luck


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Answer 5

i had an idea but it is probaly not it

Answer 6

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