I am not an expert on these physical problems but in my experience fish are well capable of maintaining their health unless their environment is stressing them somewhat. Dojos are such cute little fishes, and so playful when they feel well. You should have an airstone in the hospital tank, and use existing aquarium water and media from your existing filter so you don't need to cycle it. If need be, you can increase it, or treat for a longer period of time. Don't overdo it, even though these meds are touted as being "safe". I would try to isolate him into a hospital tank and treat him with low doses of Melafix and Pimafix. That means it's not getting into his stomach where it can be processed. I am concerned, though, that the food he is eating is coming out through his gills, as you have stated. I don't know anything about dojo diseases, but there's a good chance he can heal himself if he is still eating well. Keeping them continuously in tropical temperatures can shorten their lifespans. Weather loaches, also known as "dojos", may have more problems in warmer waters. What would the equivalent be fahrenheit? Weather loaches are coldwater fish, as are the goldfish, so I assume that would be in the lower range, say maybe below 70F? Your initial post states your tank's temperature is between 18 and 20 degrees. Here, i have circled where the 'blister' was. Īlso, here are some pics i took just now. Here is the best picture i can get of it. I fished it out with the net and it looks very much like the 'blister' we saw on the loach only it is a round ball about a centimetre round that is clear and see though apart from the very middle of it. The place on the loach where the blister was is all clear and as my boyfriend said this morning, it appears it may have burst but I have been watching the tank closely and saw what appeared to be a clear stone. Last night when i fed them, i watched and it looked as though the food that the loach was eating was just coming out through the gills. All the goldfish are common goldfish, i have had them for around 3 years now and they have all grown in different stages and some fins have got bigger than others. I hope someone else on this forum can give you more info than I can. If so things might sort themselves out, but if the loach acts listless and is obviously in pain help is needed. Also I wasn't clear whether the loach still has a good appetite. As to the black spot, could it be a scar? Perhaps she's found a place to wriggle into which snags or pinches her skin each time she goes there? That might lead to an infection, which would produce swelling and redness. To me it sounded at first like your loach was getting ready to spawn (white spots, swelling) but the blister splitting open would suggest an injury or internal problem. your sick dojo, is it possible to seperate him/her into a hospital tank? Then you might be able to use low doses of Melafix or Pimafix, or whatever the more experienced loachkeepers here might recommend. 10 gallons per goldfish is the recommendation I've gotten from GF experts. Also, they don't swim as well as the streamlined trops so food competition becomes an issue as they grow. Once you sort out the current issue with your loach, they really need to be housed seperately from your tropical species because they produce much more waste than any tropical of a similar size. In the photo of your tank, it looks like your goldfish are fancy varieties. But just had to comment on your situation. RuthieB, I'm no loach expert - that's why I joined this forum. Please help, if anyonecan give me any info on this condition please please what should i do? I will try and take some pictures but he has become very camera shy and faces the other way!! I was quite happy to see if the split healed as he was still eating but i am now very concerned particularly of this blister. My boyfriend has suggested euthanasia as it is not fair on the loach or the other fish in the tank but i wondered if all of these symtoms are linked and what could be causing them. I noticed earlier this evening that he also now has a large blister in front of the swelling and a black mark the other side. Yesterday, this split was pale and looked as if he had torn it on something but today it is red and he has another bump appearing which is white in colour. It has got a huge swelling and what looks to be a splitting of the skin. He doesn't dart around the tank anymore and on closer inspection, i noticed its belly swelling up. I have never had any problems with them so far but my weather loach has recently started showing some concerning signs. They have all been living together happily for about a year and the tank is usually between 18 and 20 degrees. He is in a 4ft tank with 6 goldfish, a plec, 6 cherry barbs and 12 zebra danios. I have had my weather loach for about 2 years or so.
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