I have 3 angel fish in my tank, and lately one of them has been hiding, not really eating, and not swimming as often as he used to, I looked at him close up just now and his eyes are kinda of bulging. The other two angel fish's eyes are like that but not as bad..Anybody know if the eye thing is normal or is this the problem do you think. My tank is still cycling, but since the first i got him he has been just fine. Help please
Help is my angel fish supposed to look like this?
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Can you please give us some more info on your water params, i.e, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, temp and ph so as to better diagnose the situation? How big is your tank? Any other fish in there? How long have the angels been in there and are there any other noticeable symptoms your sick fish is exhibiting? All of this info is key in figuring out what the problem may be. . .
i have a 55 gallon tank, fish have been in there for about 3 1/2 weeks, i have tetras, mollies, cory cats, red glow zebras, painted neons and the 3 angels, my ph is at 7.2, ammonia is at .5 but i did add ammo-lock so i am still getting positive readings, no 2 is at 0, no 3 is at 40 water temp is 78. The other fish are acting the same way they have since i got them except the angel, he has been hiding by himself since yesterday, i know he has been chased by my other male angel in the tank, could he be stressed? he does not have any fungus, ick or red gills on him so i really dont know. I did a 25% water change yesterday as well to lower my ammonia after my spike.
I would suggest doing larger water changes daily.
angels do not do well when cycling a tank.
you have a fairly high load in there and the ammonia can change rapidly..
40 for your NO3 reading is high i would do some water changes- fish that have been in the tank can survive at that elevated level but new fish coming from an environment with no Nitrates will not do well if introduced into a tank with a ready of 40 - in many cases they wont make the night.
try to keep that level around 10 or lower with more water changes and feeding less.
try to keep that level around 10 or lower with more water changes and feeding less.
my pH is at 8.0 and all 7 of my angels eat it up. all of them are showing some of the best color also. most fish can adapt to most pHs, even softwater fish.
what are the EXACT numbers of each species of fish in your tank?
it sounds to me like your tank is going through a cycle, and if your stock is as heavy as i think it is it wont be pretty for any of the fish.
Get rid of the ammo lock - you're keeping your tank from cycling with it. I agree your fish are showing signs of poisoning due to the cycle, and you need massive water changes immediately!
Also, if you can find BioSpira (only this - not Cycle or Prime which don't work) at a LFS that's kept in a fridge (it doesn't survive on the shelf), use it. It will instantly cycle the tank and really, really help.
Eric
Also, if you can find BioSpira (only this - not Cycle or Prime which don't work) at a LFS that's kept in a fridge (it doesn't survive on the shelf), use it. It will instantly cycle the tank and really, really help.
Eric
actually, ammo-lock simply converts toxic ammonia (NH3) to non-toxic ammonium (NH4). the bacteria in your filter are equally capable of converting NH3 or NH4 to nitrite and thus, cycle is NOT interfered with. note however, that when you test for ammonia, you will still get a positive reading.
a reading of 0.5 ammonia (which is probably in NH4 form), zero nitrite and 40 ppm nitrate is certainly not a cause for "massive water changes" and an alarmist attitude here. certainly the ammonia should be zero and nitrates lower but i have my doubts that this is the cause of the problem here.
a pH of 7.2 is certainly NOT too high for angel fish ... and NO fish "like" ammonia.
angel fish are highly inbred nowadays and can be prone to genetically predetermined poor health. if this fish is the only fish in the tank exhibiting the symptoms you've described, i'd look to this as the cause.
that said, i would get those nitrates down to 10 ppm or less and the ammonia to zero. you haven't stated how many fish in total are in this tank and i'm wondering if perhaps it's overcrowded? 50 percent weekly water changes.