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An update: I went back to the LFS to get the water re-tested...surprise surprise... Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates 80mg/L !! There was no nitrate in the tap water. Could this be the cause of the problem? Also, I found out that the tank I got some of the loaches from got a bacterial...

Hi and thanks for your suggestions! I get the water checked at the LFS, as it's just down the street from me. I'll get them to re-test it today and find out what type of kit they use. The filter is an Atman power liquid filter (a bio filter - no carbon). I don't know what the specs are but I...

Hi and thanks for much for your response. I feed the fish O.S.I freshwater aquarium flake, Aqua-pic's Prestige Medium Cichlid Sinking Pellets and bloodworms. I get my water tested at the LFS - it's just down the street. I don't have a test kit at home. I'll get them to test the tap water today...

Hi everyone, This is my first post. I'm very sad because my clown loaches are dying...my biggest loach, Strange, died this morning and I need to know if they have skinny disease or 'knifeback'. I started out with 4 loaches - two about three inches long and two less than an inch. I hadn't...