danilada Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I purchased three very large clown loaches last night, I didn't have a extremely good look at them as it was late but they appeared lively and healthy. I put them in my tank last night (yes, I know that is a big no-no! :digH: ) and left them to it. This morning they were still hiding away so I used my torch to check they were ok, however I have noticed that one of them has a bit of his tail missing and it looks like little white fibres are hanging from his tail - I am suspecting fin rot, not that I have ever experienced this before. Or do you think it could possibly just be damaged i.e knocked on a some-thing sharp and is self-healing? I will get a picture up as soon as possible, but I would like some advice on how to treat fin rot with clown loaches. The other occupants of the tank are listed in my signature. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Water changes and more water changes :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Water changes and more water changes :slfg: Like 30% a day? What about using Melafix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 When one of my loaches tails got destroyed - by a damn skunk loach - I just done 30-50% water changes each day, didn't worry about meds and it was grown back within 2 weeks. The colour has never fully returned but nobody but me seems to notice that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 When one of my loaches tails got destroyed - by a damn skunk loach - I just done 30-50% water changes each day, didn't worry about meds and it was grown back within 2 weeks. The colour has never fully returned but nobody but me seems to notice that. Thanks, would this cure fin rot too if it is fin rot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm not sure, but it definitely won't make it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 add some Tonic Salt to help kill bacteria + Temperature up to whatever the fish can stand (Slowly changing temperature to 28C?) Water change and more water change every day. 30-50% is ideal but do not forget to add slime coat and good bacteria supplements. Feed the fish just enough to eat within 5mins. Otherwise bacteria will boom even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I agree with the tonic salt but at a small dose, id do 20% water changes daily for a week, what size tank are they in? If they are in your 350ltr maybe 50ltrs a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 +1 to the salt, but use a lower dosage especially as you have the bristlenose in there. avoid most medications as loaches can be sensitive to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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