What's going on with my Yo Yo loach

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Over the last few days one of my pakistani loaches has become very fat. I don't know if it's something to be concerned about or not because it's eating fine and swims round as fast as the other one. It's very active though a few minutes ago it was just sat at the bottom of the tank and didn't even move when a khuli loach poked it up the ass! Could there be some intestinal parasites or is it possible it's got eggs?
 

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What did you feed him? And what does his poop look like eg. solid, thread like, white, transparent, black and white strip etc?
 
They get flake, bloodworm (frozen) and some granular food. As far as I know all the poop is fine, haven't seen anything unusual.
 
Is he still eating? I don't know if she's a she :rolleyes: or that she's got eggs. But if there's internal problems, the poops should show.

Edit: What's your water parameters by the way?
 
I don't know if it's a she either just thought I'd give it a gender. My parameters are ammonia & nitrite 0, nitrate 12.5, pH 7.2, gH 6-10. Haven't seen it eating today.
 
I'm afraid it's not a good sign if she's not eating :/ ... perhaps you might have to consider treating her with medications... Or better, try to set up a hospital tank using old water and a thin layer of old gravel and filter elements if possible, then put her in and see if she poops. U can examine it under a microscope and see if there's any abnormalities there (sorry it sounds gross :sick: )
 
Well I tried to get her out of the tank but couldn't get her. However since then she's much better. She basically hid all day under some bog wood and really didn't want to leave her spot. Now she swimming around like a loon again and eating fine. Her belly is no longer swollen, so who knows. Oh and looking under the microscope wouldn't be a problem - I'm a vet so it's not uncommon to look at gross things. Cheers for your help.
 

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