Gill Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Hi any help would be appreciated as one of my Clown loaches is bloated and struggling to swim, i was going to put in a container and float it in the tank,but he manged to swim under his cave. His belly is larger than normal looks like he eaten too much !!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 Phew that was close, the filter wasn't working very well. Looked at the other fish and they all seemed to be breathing faster than normal. Had a play around with the filter not sure what the problem was but its pumping heaps of water back in the tank now... and the fish are all looking better, even the Clown loach is swimmng more normal now!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 You could also try feeding them De-shelled peas, if they have another episode of possible Bloat My 8 Loaches Love peas Good work with getting your Filter sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 EKKKKK it must be bloat. Hes not very good, i have him in a container floating in the big tank with an air stone. I squashed a cooked pea and added it. His belly looks like it's going to pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hmmm Not sounding good at all. Another thing you could try is an Epsom Salt Bath, this also relieves Constipation. Epsom Salt is available at the Supermarket. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 can you put a pic of this up here? it is not common for them to bloat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thats why I thought maybe he was Constipated :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 africans bloat as they get a parasite in their intestines which causes a blockage & in turn bloat. food still goes in but nothing out so constipation is the first issue of bloat. I hate talking about it as i have never had a case of bloat in africans & don't want to put "the mockers" on my fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I haven't heard of a bloated clown loach! Poor little guy. When other fish get dropsy they can get that 'pinecone' look where they puff up and all their scales stick out. With the clown loach not having big scales like other fish maybe it has a systemic infection like dropsy, but the symptoms aren't the same? A photo might be helpful. Peas certainly won't do any harm. I would also suggest making sure he's getting plenty of oxygen and excellent water quality, and keeping him in very low light to minimise his stress while you try to work out the problem. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 RIP Clown Loach. All other look well so i will keeping a very close eye on them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 RIP Clown Loach. All other look well so i will keeping a very close eye on them all. Aaaawww sorry to hear about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 that really sucks! sorry to hear about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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