silva Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 My big yoyo was dead this morning, looked healthy 2 days ago and yesterday i noticed some of his slime was coming off and was looking red in fins and mouth, not moving around as much. I did a water change added some stresscoat for the slime and all my other loaches an fish look healthy? pics are not nice will be very gutted to lose anymore loaches if anyone has any ideas of what it could be from. silva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 OOOHHH NO I feel really sorry for you, awful when You lose a Fish and you don't know why Thats terrible, I woke the other morning to Find one of my Hoplo Catfish D E A D Had this pair for what seems like forever, then one of them up and Dies on me, have to say they must be getting on in age by now. :roll: Just hoping the other one is going to pop off sometime soon. Do you have any idea why it died?? I'm not sure what the Red Fins and Mouth would mean, never heard of that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 when did you do the last water change on the tank? sorry for the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Did a water change on Saturday after some re-aquascaping, was looking healthy then and another smaller water change yesterday when i saw yoyo wasnt looking to well. Found this thread http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=16388 not sure if its the same though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rox Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Oh man thats so not fair. :evil: Poor little guy! So sorry I know how much you love your loaches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 is it me or are all his fins gone? dirty water conditions maybe contributing to fin rot? bacterial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Yea it was sad ,one of my very first fish and probably the only one i was really attached to. Had a hard life at the start but made it through the new tank and new fish keeper stages. Had grown so much and a was a real character. I was thinking someone may have had a munch on him after he died? I vacuum gravel same day each week plus a water change in between. Water got a bit mucky when i was changing the 'caves' and plants around but i siphoned as much of the muck up as i could then looked clean when i refilled the water. Everyone looks healthy at the mo but it was fast whatever it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 fins are usually not munched as a first choice by others..if he was muched they would've gone with the softer parts you'll find eg. body If it's fast it was probably bacterial - especially Loaches are susceptible to dirty water conditions, keep an eye out on others.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 the redness is consistent with an ammonia spike. it can happen sometimes after a good gravel vac. Im not saying that was the cause - but it could be an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 ammonia aye, i did clean my main filter out that day to so could have had a spike. He had his fins intact last night,would've been around 12 hours before i found him dead,can bacteria munch something that quick? Should i dose tank with 'whitespot cure' to kill that bug if its there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 no whitespot is targeted for fungal infections..don't dose especially if you're unsure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Did you rinse out your Filter Media in Tank Water or Tap Water?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silva Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 Tank water, but something ate his fins overnight.Could possibly be something came in the water as it is untreated farm/spring water.Others still looking healthy tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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