I purchased two small clown loaches from wetspot approx 6 weeks ago. One of them is doing fine and has put on a lot of weight but the other has gotten skinner and his side spines are beginning to show. I'm not convince he is eating a lot as I've watched him when i feed the fishes. Question is should i do anything for him or just let nature take its course. Ok some details:
The tank is a 120 and there are other clown loaches in the tank (but he mostly hangs out with the other one); he is definitely very weak. I mentioned the place of purchase because they have told me they qt and treat all fishes for 2 weeks before selling (can't say factually this is true). The water is kh 3 gh 7 tds around 140 temp 82 (summer). The other fishes are doing fine. I could try to fish him out and move him to another tank but not sure it would help a lot and not 100% sure I can snag him given the tank size and plantings. The only thing i can think of if i were to snag him is to try an epson salt treatment in a pail and try feeding him some bbs. Current food consist of omega-one flakes for the angles (mostly salmon) which the larger loaches snuff up like a vacuum cleaner; omega-one catfish pellet hiraki sinking pellets some nls pellets (which has garlic; but i doubt he eats it); zuc for the l204 (sometimes the larger clown loaches will chow it down) and a bit of rasphery soilent green. The various pellets i rotate through a couple of the angels aren't pellet trained and demand flakes.
The tank is a 120 and there are other clown loaches in the tank (but he mostly hangs out with the other one); he is definitely very weak. I mentioned the place of purchase because they have told me they qt and treat all fishes for 2 weeks before selling (can't say factually this is true). The water is kh 3 gh 7 tds around 140 temp 82 (summer). The other fishes are doing fine. I could try to fish him out and move him to another tank but not sure it would help a lot and not 100% sure I can snag him given the tank size and plantings. The only thing i can think of if i were to snag him is to try an epson salt treatment in a pail and try feeding him some bbs. Current food consist of omega-one flakes for the angles (mostly salmon) which the larger loaches snuff up like a vacuum cleaner; omega-one catfish pellet hiraki sinking pellets some nls pellets (which has garlic; but i doubt he eats it); zuc for the l204 (sometimes the larger clown loaches will chow it down) and a bit of rasphery soilent green. The various pellets i rotate through a couple of the angels aren't pellet trained and demand flakes.
