val - 2013-01-10 i have 2 dojo's they are about 4 years old. They have always been active but the last few days all they do is lie at the top draped over the pump. I have not seen them eat for a couple of days, they do seem to be breathing rather rapidly, every now and then they swim yo the bottom but go straight back to the top. DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG .
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Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-10 Check water levels. How is the water movement? May want to add some airstones.
Trevor Lingbeck - 2012-12-21 So I'm still kind of new to loaches but I love these fish, they're simply amazing! But this morning as I went to feed them (I have a male and female) I noticed my female has a rather large bump right behind her right pectoral fin. There is no color distortion except for a tiny dark red dot on the bottom of this bump. I'm not sure what it is and it's got me worried. Does anyone have any info or experience on what this could be? :(
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-12-21 Primafix or mela fix could help. It could be a bacterial or parasite infection.
BRYAN - 2010-05-18 My loach has killed 2 of my fish.
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Patricia - 2010-10-01 I doubt that. Perhaps they got sick on their own. These loaches are very peaceful and will not harm any other fish that I've seen. I've owned Clowns, Dojos, and Golden Dojos and not a single loach has harmed a single scale on any of my other fish. This has got to be the most peaceful fish ever. Very friendly and very non-aggressive.
Gary Youhas - 2011-03-08 I have 4 loaches. They like live food. 2 each gold and japanese in a 30 gal. that completely cleaned my tank of a snail infestation but didn't stop until after eating my gold and black snails I thought were safe. Their tank mates include ghost shrimp for food, 8 cardinal tetra, 2 neon tetra, 2 rasbora, 2 corydora, 2 african dwarf frogs, 2 ea. red, orange, green glow fish, 2 redwag platy to make babies, (Some get eaten, some survive to grow up, watch the inbreeding makes weird fish), 2 otocincleos, high fins, larger snails (Dojos eat gold or black snails if not fed enough-not recommended), 2 guppies that won't leave the platy alone, always trying to eat babies when she's ready to give birth, not recommended with platy, and a couple others I can't recall their names. Everyone gets along great, if you add ghost shrimp or platy add foliage, real or fake for hiding to escape. I don't like to live feed but it is a natural food cycle which I do prefer as an addition to my man made foods. Dojos also like skinned peas. Just pop some cooked peas out of their shell and drop in your tank, pieces of potato, corn, lettuce. All the bottom feeders will love you. Use them to hand feed and train your dojo to eat out of your hand and so you can pick them up and hold them. Be very patient and train em, daily, may take weeks, they are friendly like you but you too would be afraid if you were his size and he your size and he tried to pick you up. Do your weekly water changes and monthly filter changes. Water quality is the most important for a happy pet. It directly affects their entire personality, lifestyle, happiness. You will enjoy them most if they are happy. Water and filter changes go hand in hand and should be done based on how much feeding and excess food is uneaten and rotting. Better to underfeed until you find how much they will eat in about 5 minutes then stick with that amount at least once a day. Do not gauge the dojo eating because they eat when ever so you cannot watch them 24/7. The goal is a pretty clean, not much rotting food environment and you should find success and fun using the fish I've named. When adding fish, consider their full growth size and compatibility before adding. Best wishes.
chris - 2011-04-05 First, what kind of fish was it?
chris - 2011-04-05 First, what kind of fish was it?
Andrew - 2012-05-25 Doubtful the fish killed were most likely sick or half dead, if not 1 of those 2 then he was probaly displaying dominance.
Ben - 2011-07-30 Hey, have recently got 2 weather loaches and already have 4 goldfish. I feed the goldfish pellets/ wafers and the loaches algae wafers but the greedy goldfish decide to eat everything.
The loaches seem to be blind as they can tell the wafers there somewhere but can't find it and I'm worried they are not getting enough food due to the goldfish. When they find the wafer the goldfish knock it around and the loaches loose it again. I also have a snail and he never even comes close to a wafer but eats the algae on the decoration.
Anyone know if I'm starving my loaches and what I can do to give the loaches more chance to feed without the fish getting to it first??
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fishyhelper - 2011-09-10 It's probably getting enough since they eat pretty much anything. But to be sure after you turn the lights out then drop some pellets or flakes in. The goldfish will sleep while the Dojo feasts. BTW...a skewer with a few tidbits of clean dark leafy greens, a soybean (unsalted Edimame) or zucchini that is stuck in the rocks are favorites and can easily be pulled out in the morning. Always put it in the same place near where they like to "rest" and they'll find it.
gypsy - 2012-01-06 I've read they eat bloodworms bites of snail and shrimp brine
Andrew - 2012-05-25 Try using a piece of PVC pipe to feed him. Stick the PVC pipe in the water next to him and then pour the food down the PVC pipe.
Valerie Kennedy - 2012-02-13 I have a Dojo loach, I have had it for years. I have noticed he has had wounds on him. Just on his face. It's been over a week now and nothing else is sick, but he is getting worse. Any advice, I Love my Loaches!!!
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Alex Burleson - 2012-02-13 The wounds could be due to a number of reasons, ranging from other fish attacking him to him scraping himself accidentally on an object in the aquarium. If you have aggressive fish in the aquarium such as cichlids, I would suggest removing either them to a new aquarium, or the Loach itself. Additionally, watch for signs of other fish harassing your fish. In the meantime, you can try treating the wounds by adding Melafix (which can be purchased at many pet stores) to the aquarium as directed.
Tanya Altice - 2012-02-20 Try feeding him more (with sinker pellets). We had one several years ago for several years when he would get overly hungery he would bury his face in the gravel and would end up with sores from the rocks. If you live near a river or lake try serching for some freash water musles for him. Ours loved them (though let them sit in clean tap water for 24 hours to purge of river/lake gew). Any survivors will act as under ground filtration as well until he finds them. You will enjoy watching him hunt them!! good luck
Andrew - 2012-05-25 Try putting him in a small tank, under 10 gallons, or in a large bowl.
shannon - 2012-04-27 One of my loaches is very sick, thought it was dead but it keeps waking up. He is swollen through out his belly. Help, I don't want him to die, but I dont want him to suffer either.
Thanks for any help Shannon
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Jeremy Roche - 2012-04-27 Have you checked water quality?
The Dojo Loach is a true curiosity with their habit of becoming very active when there is a weather change!
i have 2 dojo's they are about 4 years old. They have always been active but the last few days all they do is lie at the top draped over the pump. I have not seen them eat for a couple of days, they do seem to be breathing rather rapidly, every now and then they swim yo the bottom but go straight back to the top. DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG .
Check water levels. How is the water movement? May want to add some airstones.
So I'm still kind of new to loaches but I love these fish, they're simply amazing! But this morning as I went to feed them (I have a male and female) I noticed my female has a rather large bump right behind her right pectoral fin. There is no color distortion except for a tiny dark red dot on the bottom of this bump. I'm not sure what it is and it's got me worried. Does anyone have any info or experience on what this could be? :(
Primafix or mela fix could help. It could be a bacterial or parasite infection.
I have a dojo and kuil loach in a 10 gal tank I would like to get one more of each will I be overcrowding them ????
That will be fine for them.
Some driftwood with an attached live plant would make this a happy home for them :)
My loach looks like he's about to blow up
I've had a dojo loach from the beginning RIP and it was always such a joy to watch my tank has never been the same.
How do I get my loch to stop diging my live Plants any Ideas?
My loach has killed 2 of my fish.
I doubt that. Perhaps they got sick on their own. These loaches are very peaceful and will not harm any other fish that I've seen. I've owned Clowns, Dojos, and Golden Dojos and not a single loach has harmed a single scale on any of my other fish. This has got to be the most peaceful fish ever. Very friendly and very non-aggressive.
I have 4 loaches. They like live food. 2 each gold and japanese in a 30 gal. that completely cleaned my tank of a snail infestation but didn't stop until after eating my gold and black snails I thought were safe. Their tank mates include ghost shrimp for food, 8 cardinal tetra, 2 neon tetra, 2 rasbora, 2 corydora, 2 african dwarf frogs, 2 ea. red, orange, green glow fish, 2 redwag platy to make babies, (Some get eaten, some survive to grow up, watch the inbreeding makes weird fish), 2 otocincleos, high fins, larger snails (Dojos eat gold or black snails if not fed enough-not recommended), 2 guppies that won't leave the platy alone, always trying to eat babies when she's ready to give birth, not recommended with platy, and a couple others I can't recall their names. Everyone gets along great, if you add ghost shrimp or platy add foliage, real or fake for hiding to escape. I don't like to live feed but it is a natural food cycle which I do prefer as an addition to my man made foods. Dojos also like skinned peas. Just pop some cooked peas out of their shell and drop in your tank, pieces of potato, corn, lettuce. All the bottom feeders will love you. Use them to hand feed and train your dojo to eat out of your hand and so you can pick them up and hold them. Be very patient and train em, daily, may take weeks, they are friendly like you but you too would be afraid if you were his size and he your size and he tried to pick you up. Do your weekly water changes and monthly filter changes. Water quality is the most important for a happy pet. It directly affects their entire personality, lifestyle, happiness. You will enjoy them most if they are happy. Water and filter changes go hand in hand and should be done based on how much feeding and excess food is uneaten and rotting. Better to underfeed until you find how much they will eat in about 5 minutes then stick with that amount at least once a day. Do not gauge the dojo eating because they eat when ever so you cannot watch them 24/7. The goal is a pretty clean, not much rotting food environment and you should find success and fun using the fish I've named. When adding fish, consider their full growth size and compatibility before adding. Best wishes.
First, what kind of fish was it?
First, what kind of fish was it?
Doubtful the fish killed were most likely sick or half dead, if not 1 of those 2 then he was probaly displaying dominance.
Hey, have recently got 2 weather loaches and already have 4 goldfish. I feed the goldfish pellets/ wafers and the loaches algae wafers but the greedy goldfish decide to eat everything.
The loaches seem to be blind as they can tell the wafers there somewhere but can't find it and I'm worried they are not getting enough food due to the goldfish. When they find the wafer the goldfish knock it around and the loaches loose it again.
I also have a snail and he never even comes close to a wafer but eats the algae on the decoration.
Anyone know if I'm starving my loaches and what I can do to give the loaches more chance to feed without the fish getting to it first??
It's probably getting enough since they eat pretty much anything. But to be sure after you turn the lights out then drop some pellets or flakes in. The goldfish will sleep while the Dojo feasts. BTW...a skewer with a few tidbits of clean dark leafy greens, a soybean (unsalted Edimame) or zucchini that is stuck in the rocks are favorites and can easily be pulled out in the morning. Always put it in the same place near where they like to "rest" and they'll find it.
I've read they eat bloodworms bites of snail and shrimp brine
Try using a piece of PVC pipe to feed him. Stick the PVC pipe in the water next to him and then pour the food down the PVC pipe.
I have a Dojo loach, I have had it for years. I have noticed he has had wounds on him. Just on his face. It's been over a week now and nothing else is sick, but he is getting worse. Any advice, I Love my Loaches!!!
The wounds could be due to a number of reasons, ranging from other fish attacking him to him scraping himself accidentally on an object in the aquarium. If you have aggressive fish in the aquarium such as cichlids, I would suggest removing either them to a new aquarium, or the Loach itself. Additionally, watch for signs of other fish harassing your fish. In the meantime, you can try treating the wounds by adding Melafix (which can be purchased at many pet stores) to the aquarium as directed.
Try feeding him more (with sinker pellets). We had one several years ago for several years when he would get overly hungery he would bury his face in the gravel and would end up with sores from the rocks. If you live near a river or lake try serching for some freash water musles for him. Ours loved them (though let them sit in clean tap water for 24 hours to purge of river/lake gew). Any survivors will act as under ground filtration as well until he finds them. You will enjoy watching him hunt them!! good luck
Try putting him in a small tank, under 10 gallons, or in a large bowl.
One of my loaches is very sick, thought it was dead but it keeps waking up. He is swollen through out his belly. Help, I don't want him to die, but I dont want him to suffer either.
Thanks for any help
Shannon
Have you checked water quality?