I'm here. Sorry about not getting to you earlier, Syndicate. I have been sick with flu for two weeks so I had been a bit scarce lately, something I don't usually do but with work as well, it's keeping me away from my usual online activity here.
I find it very unusual you lost a large number of loaches this way. Even if your temperature is that warm, your loaches should have tolerated it much better than most fish. Have you observed the previous ones doing labored breathing? If so, oxygen deprivation may be the main issue here. Do your filters produce vigorous surface agitation? What unusual behavior have you observed from your loaches? No erratic swimming patterns?
What test kit do you use? Are they test strips? If so, I'd switch to API drops to get a much more accurate set of test results. What other fish do you keep with them? Clown loaches can be a little sensitive to water conditions but I'd be surprised if you have much more delicate tankmates that survive anything the loaches never did.
I find it very unusual you lost a large number of loaches this way. Even if your temperature is that warm, your loaches should have tolerated it much better than most fish. Have you observed the previous ones doing labored breathing? If so, oxygen deprivation may be the main issue here. Do your filters produce vigorous surface agitation? What unusual behavior have you observed from your loaches? No erratic swimming patterns?
What test kit do you use? Are they test strips? If so, I'd switch to API drops to get a much more accurate set of test results. What other fish do you keep with them? Clown loaches can be a little sensitive to water conditions but I'd be surprised if you have much more delicate tankmates that survive anything the loaches never did.
