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[jon]

One of my clown loaches is acting unwell, hanging around the back of the tank, sometimes lying on his side on the bottom. I noticed yesterday that he had white spots on him.

Seems to suggest a diagnosis but I dont really know.

Quickly:

ph: 7.3ish
Nitrates: aprox 20ppm ish (before waterchange on weekend)
Nitrite was low, weekend before last
500L planted tank

Other fish (Lucosticta, Bristlenoses) arent showing symptoms but my 2 neon tetras have a little white on their fins.

The Loach has white spots along his flanks.

What should I treat with?

[Iamsam]

ph: 7.3ish
Nitrates: aprox 20ppm ish (before waterchange on weekend)
Nitrite was low, weekend before last
500L planted tank

nitrite should be 0 not low, theres your first problem, just treat it with a whitespot medicen to start with but the main couse of white spot is poor water quality so you might want to check your water change routine

[Scat]

Hi Jon

If you go back through this section you will find all the answers to helping you treat your clown loach with white spot.

Cheers
Craig

[Fishfreak]

Remember if you're treating with medication, you MUST treat at half strength because your loach is a skin fish.