Clown loaches Quarantine or not

Ive raised quite a few loaches to 10" +.. I always treat new loaches with Levamisole in a bare bottomed tank...GL
Its worth the couple of bucks to ensure their health

Maybe do half the dose as loaches are sensitive to medication I believe. They get ich fairly easily as well so quarantine just to be safe

Yup, quarantine and dose for parasites.
I'm a fan of prazipro and leva.
Here's a solid guide for dosing leva. I may be a bit biased since i helped put it together a smidge.
http://www.loaches.com/Members/shari2/levamisole-hydrochloride-1

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Most feed\animal supply stores carry it, since it's used frequently as a pig wormer.

That recommended dose is lower than some people have used, and seemed well within a safe dosage range. If i remember right one guy did a 3x dosage and everyone lived, but I'm not sure how that worked out long term for him.
I did the grunt work of converting it to a usable dosage for home aquaria, and a few rounds of testing on various fish.


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Sounds good. It's important not to over dose. Though people have done it, and there is some wiggle room, it does no good and can be deadly.

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I've never pre-treated loaches, but I would always quarantine any new arrivals (loaches or not) when adding them to a tank with clowns, I've had too many battles with white spot not to!