Hey guys.
After my power outage mishap, I managed to save most of the barbs and then I rehomed them with somebody that has a suitable setup for them. Then I picked up 12 black skirt tetras and 5 khuli loaches (I was gonna aim for 6-8, but they only had 6, and the lovely lady at the petstore dropped one and couldn't save it in time) and a BN pleco to accompany my firemouth. I've had them for about 4 days, I think.
I was just sitting here, doing absolutely nothing. Nothing at all, not touching the tank, not feeding the fish, not looking at the fish, just laying in bed. That's it. No new chemicals, water perimeters are fine, did a good water change yesterday, the tank decoration haven't been moved at all
The khuli loaches are very very shy, they only come out of hiding when I'm not moving, and when I do move they zip back into cover.
Anyways.
Laying in bed, doing absolutely nothing, kuhli loach comes out of hiding, but something is different, it zipped around the tank, one end to the other, did swirls up to the top of the tank, then curled up into a ball and was doing flips down to the bottom, did a headstand in the sand, and ultimately it looked almost like it was having a seizure. And now it's just casually exploring the bottom of the tank. It's also nibbling at the sand and shifting it through its gills, which seems a little bizarre.
Now, I've never had loaches before. Or small catfish for that matter. I don't know what their "normal" behavior is, but this most certainly did not seem normal.
I don't think any fish attacked it, unless it was the pleco or another khuli, my firemouth is actually terrified of the loaches, every time they come out he runs away and wants nothing to do with them. But he also does a pretty good job of keeping the tetras out of his logs, which is where the khulis hide. So the tetras couldn't have nipped them either.
I'm really wondering what the hell just happened, why it flipped out, I was sure it was a gonner at the time, my heart skipped a beat, but now it just seems kinda normal. I think.
Any ideas are appreciated. Also, all you nice khuli loach people out there should tell me what to expect from these guys, they're very cute, even with the shyness.
After my power outage mishap, I managed to save most of the barbs and then I rehomed them with somebody that has a suitable setup for them. Then I picked up 12 black skirt tetras and 5 khuli loaches (I was gonna aim for 6-8, but they only had 6, and the lovely lady at the petstore dropped one and couldn't save it in time) and a BN pleco to accompany my firemouth. I've had them for about 4 days, I think.
I was just sitting here, doing absolutely nothing. Nothing at all, not touching the tank, not feeding the fish, not looking at the fish, just laying in bed. That's it. No new chemicals, water perimeters are fine, did a good water change yesterday, the tank decoration haven't been moved at all
The khuli loaches are very very shy, they only come out of hiding when I'm not moving, and when I do move they zip back into cover.
Anyways.
Laying in bed, doing absolutely nothing, kuhli loach comes out of hiding, but something is different, it zipped around the tank, one end to the other, did swirls up to the top of the tank, then curled up into a ball and was doing flips down to the bottom, did a headstand in the sand, and ultimately it looked almost like it was having a seizure. And now it's just casually exploring the bottom of the tank. It's also nibbling at the sand and shifting it through its gills, which seems a little bizarre.
Now, I've never had loaches before. Or small catfish for that matter. I don't know what their "normal" behavior is, but this most certainly did not seem normal.
I don't think any fish attacked it, unless it was the pleco or another khuli, my firemouth is actually terrified of the loaches, every time they come out he runs away and wants nothing to do with them. But he also does a pretty good job of keeping the tetras out of his logs, which is where the khulis hide. So the tetras couldn't have nipped them either.
I'm really wondering what the hell just happened, why it flipped out, I was sure it was a gonner at the time, my heart skipped a beat, but now it just seems kinda normal. I think.
Any ideas are appreciated. Also, all you nice khuli loach people out there should tell me what to expect from these guys, they're very cute, even with the shyness.
, Ergasilus, in some new clowns I had shipped to me that arrived this morning. They were exhibiting the same symptoms you just described, so I phoned my vet. He prescribed Trichlorfon and diagnosed gill maggots. I am totally Shocked because I had never heard of these buggers before, but he said he has been out on several pond calls to people who have bought infected koi. Apparently, This time of year is bad outbreak time on the fish farms. I am gonna have to go do some research and get back to you on this. Have you heard of this before? Has anybody else recently got infected fish shipped to them? I use liveaquaria and have never had a problem. They have agreed to cover the cost of the meds so I am satisfied with their response.
gill rubbing. They will be in Q for a long time, looks like. You got your new guys Q'ed?
first time trying loaches and I already feel like I did something wrong. I hope this doesn't turn into a huge problem.
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