Swag Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I have noticed my Clown Loach has a little cluster of black spots on one of her fins and today she has a few on her head near her mouth. She is still acting her normal crazy self but I would like to know what they are and how to treat them before it turns into something ugly. My pearl and gold gourami have started to strike themselves on things also so it might be some kind of parasite. any help would be good. I will try and take a picture but my clown is never still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I was trying to get a good picture of Clown loache's face and I found this on his tail. Is it worms or is this normal. sorry I'm still new at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 That is a perfectly natural, normal ... tail :lol: Those are blood vessels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Thanks, feeling very blond. Will keep trying to get a photo of her face. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 LOL all good If it helps... you're looking at the wrong end of the fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 So that's why I cant get her face in the shot. lol. She had her face in the plants and goes there every time she sees my camera. She is very friendly but hates the camera damn it. The spots are probably meant to be there anyway. :lol: but they are on one fin too and I know they weren't there before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Finally got a picture of my Clown Loach's spots. They are in a cluster on her bottom fin (anal fin) and on one side of her face. It may be a part of her aging, but I would rather know for sure as I would hate her to get sick, she is pretty special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 you have a healthy clown loach haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Looks nice and plump - must be eating too many snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 so are the spots nothing to worry about then, they were not there a week or so ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 he looks normal. Mine grew a whole spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thank you, I should start watching TV again and leave my fish alone lol. Paranoid ah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Thanks, feeling very blond. Will keep trying to get a photo of her face. :oops: Just my two cents but I think you mean HIS face......... Not sure where I read it but I read somewhere that the ends of the tail fin of the male are "curved" (for want of a better word) and the females are straight, that is the line from the base of the tail fin to the tip of the tail fin is straight. The tip of the tail on the fish in this picture curves to be parallel with the vertical line of the fish. Some of mine have those spots also. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I didn't think you could visually sex clown loaches. Unless they were full of eggs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 those are good looking clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 I didn't think you could visually sex clown loaches. Unless they were full of eggs... .... Now I need to find the article..... http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/Berg_Clown_Loaches.html in the last section on breeding Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I read something like that but the oppisite was said, have no idea where on the internet I read it have done lots of reshearch on the fish I have. I also read that females have a round belly and the body of a male is straight. Funny just when I thought I was learning lots. Mine has a very round belly, colud be the snails lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Thanks Geoff. I'm hoping to find more articles now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swag Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Thanks Geoff, that was really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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