Adhd??

[wezel815]

my clown loach has been losing some of its color. hes fading??
then this morning he was real active. wouldnt stop moving. now its 2 pm and he still is real active.
should i be worried

[Wild Turkey]

discoloration can mean hes stressed out or sick. What are your water parameters?

[angelcakes]

discoloration could also mean hes been laying up(sleeping)........if colour has not changed after an hour,try feeding and see if he turns back to his normal colour,if hes still active its good

[wezel815]

see im a naturalist. uh and i never test my water levels so.... i know ...sorry

[Wild Turkey]

sorry but naturalism can mean alot of things to alot of people, so im not sure exactly what you mean. However i dont see any reason for you to "refuse" to check your levels if thats what you are implying. If its a money issue take a sample to your lfs and have them test it for you, without water parameters diagnosing whats going on in your tank now, and in the future is gonna be futile.
I strongly suggest testing your water from here out if its at all possible.

[angelcakes]

sorry but naturalism can mean alot of things to alot of people, so im not sure exactly what you mean. However i dont see any reason for you to "refuse" to check your levels if thats what you are implying. If its a money issue take a sample to your lfs and have them test it for you, without water parameters diagnosing whats going on in your tank now, and in the future is gonna be futile.
I strongly suggest testing your water from here out if its at all possible.
i agree with you there it is important to test water.

[wezel815]

yea i know im a horrible procrastinator. i know i need to test it. i just havent. and i promise everyone i will for the health and well being of the fish.
but is it normal for clown loaches to be hyper or is the abnormal

[angelcakes]

clown loaches are normally hyper when small but when they get bigger they do lay up more and come out more at night.

[gm72]

see im a naturalist. uh and i never test my water levels so.... i know ...sorry

I know this was already addressed, but naturalism has zero to do with testing water. In fact, as a naturalist, you should be very dedicated to your fish and concurrently to testing your water parameters.

[wezel815]

well ive not had but one fish die in a year w/o testing at all and the one that die was killed by another aggressive fish one cichlid killed another but thats another topic