HELP! My Clown Loachs STOPPED EATING!

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FuriousFish

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i have had my 2 clown loaches which are like 1 1/2 inch long for about 6 months... They had ALWAYS been the first ones to go for flakes sinking hikari etc. But, for about 3 days I forgot to feed them and honestly i didnt take very good care of the tank for about a month and they are not eating! I did like a 70% water change yesterday and they are still not! ALL MY OTHER FISH ARE ETING!!! My loaches look REEAALLY SKINNY! they like go up to the food sniff it almost eat it then just swim away!
HOW CAN I HELP THEM???
 
I'd say check your water params. These guys don't do good in poor water quality for long because they don't have scales. Observe them see if they are gasping, wasting away or if they got ick. Treat accordingly. If you got loaches my advice to you is get a uv sterilizer.
 
Psylant said:
Read about "skinny loach disease" maybe?
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thats what they have... i just looked it up... apparently it could be a "Combination of different things".
 
Usually it is because of internal parasites over coming the fish immune system due to bad conditions.

Isolate and treat per that thread but I think your chances are slim that they will recover. Pending your tank size, next time you get loaches, try a group of 5. and if you can find them, size 2-3 inches. A bit more expensive but a lot hardier that size.


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