Clown Loach White Spot?

[TheOrangeJobber]

I have a small clown loach for about a week, and today I noticed he had about 8-10 white dots that look like grains of sand on his body and tail fin. I don't want to treat him for white spot as I've read they dont like the medicine, also I have 4 shrimp. None of the other fish seem to be effected and the loach is swimming around like normal and he isn't itching or anything like that. What do I do? The amonia, nitrate and nitrite levels are all at 0 in the tank so the water quality is fine.

I also have

1 red dwarf gurami
5 neon tetra
1 rainbow shark
4 amano shrimp

 

[WILDER]

How many gallons is the tank.
What your tap nitrate reading, and do you have live plants.


You need to raise temp to 30.
Increase aeration.
use a whitespot med. Make sure in the meds instructions that you can use full dose as sometimes you have to half dose with clown loaches.
Remove the shrimp as parasite meds can kill them.

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

I have a 12gallon tank, i'm not sure on the tap nitrate but I think it is low, also I dont have a spare tank with a heater/filter to put the shrimp in

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

he still has the spots

 

[keeton]

they will be there for a couple of days after the meds have been put in the water, if you catched it early enough you can see results in 2-3 days. just wait it out

 

[WILDER]

The 12 gal to small for the clown loach.
Plsu clown loaches need to be kept in no less than a group of 3.

You will have to go out and buy a small plastic tank for the shrimp.

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

can the shrimp live in cold water?

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

I need more help I'm so confused!!

 

[bagu]

okay

buy a plastic tank for the shrimp

Turn tank tank up to 30C and dose meds



after that, look to buy a much much bigger tank and another 2 clown loaches

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

I've read that Interpet white spot plus can be used safely with shrimp, I might give this a go.

 

[WILDER]

I don't know anything about shrimp so ask in tropical discussion about temp.

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

well the rainbow shark died today.... it was fine yesterday and then today I noticed he didn't come out to eat his breakfast, but he was still alive under the log, I came home from work at 4:30 and it was still alive but hiding away and then I did a water change in preparation for the white spot med about 45mins ago and didn't notice him swimming around, so I lifted the log up and he floated out of it dead and pale with buldging eyes

The clown loach still has the salt grains on him so it hasn't spread in the tank yet...I just wonder why the shark died I've put the first dose of med in and turned up the temp in the tank.

 

[WILDER]

Whitespot can kill fish.
Bulging eyes is popeye.
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R.I.P.

 

[TheOrangeJobber]

his eyes looked fine when he was alive tho, but when he died they seemed more bulgy - I dont understand why my shrimp/neon tetra and red dwarf gourami - which were my starter fish - haven't ever got sick but all the ones I've added since then are getting ill

 

[WILDER]

Bless Him. R.I.P.

Once the whitespot gone you need to rehome the clown loach.
Research the fish before you buy on tank size, adult size, if the fish you are buying are compatiable with the fish you already keep.