Major Noob Here Plz Help

[moziee]

quick question....i have 2 angelfish ...a black and white...the blacks ones eyes have turned red recently...is it somthing i have to worry bout :help:

[jm1212]

first, how big is the tank and what are your parameters, just for the record.

BTW, some angel's eyes turn red, and others dont. for example, two of my koi angels do not have the "red eyes" but one does.

[moziee]

my tank it 10 gallon....and the black one has one eye thats pinkish white and the other is blood red...so i dont kno :huh:

[jm1212]

10 gallon is way to small for one angel let alone two. you need to either take them back to where you got them or get a new tank that is bigger than 30 gallons.

the color of one may change faster, or they might just stay the way they are.

[fballguy]

First of all, 10 gallons is WAY to small for 1 angel, let alone 2. If only 1 eye is red it sounds to me like an injury. Have you seen any aggression between your fish? Are there any sharp objects it could have hit?

[moziee]

well i have a rainbow shark in there buht it dosent seem to care bout the angels and no there are no sharp things in there

[jm1212]

now that you say that, my guess would be that he took a blow to the head from the shark. you need to get a bigger tank ASAP

[Dangerdoll]

I doubt the shark attacked the angel, it's just not their style. It's hard to tell whether this is an eye injury as well though. Some Angels eye do in fact get the red through it due to the species or what have you. Would you e able to take a clear picture of the said eye? Is the fish acting and eating normally? Have you tested the parameters of the water?

and finally, I'm with jm, get those fish into a 30 or above asap...

[jm1212]

trust me, i know what happens when angels are left in tanks that are way to small

[fishcatch22]

if you keep these fish together in that tank, besides being stunted and dying an early death, you will see some MAJOR agression problems. in fact, you may be already.

[moziee]

i absolutly agree i am getting a bigger tank...ill try getting a pic up...and i dont kno what species...and i havent seen any agression yet...well see.. :huh: