Hi all - I have 2 angels that are not doing well. Nitrites, ammonia both are 0, and nitrates 10. The tank has been up and running for over a year (and was set up using everything (filter, gravel, etc.) from a prior tank that had been running for several years. The angels and corys are all new to the tank (the old inhabitants (L. dorsigera and tetras) were traded to the LFS...so no one in the tank was in QT since all the inhabitants are essentially new (except the old shrimps). Tank is 30/33 gallons, heavily planted, 3 angels, 3 corys and two ammano shrimp. Temp is 77, pH 7.4, KH 4, GH 8.
The two angels both came from PetSmart. The small angel has been in the tank 3 weeks, was picked on by some L. dorsigera (damaged fins pretty bad), but the dorsigera went to a LFS. No one is picking on the little one, but it spends significant time with clamped fins (which are doing better since the dorsigera went away), has really vibrant colors, seems weak, and hangs near the top but is not gasping or showing respiratory problems at all (which is odd). Until last night, it was eating well, but it didn't eat for the first time then. I did a salt bath for him yesterday, and I'll see how he is when I get home, but the vibrant colors yet clamped fins make me think I've heard of a disease with those sypmtoms but I can't recall what it was...any ideas?
The other sick angel looks quite a bit like it has velvet (although I haven't had velvet in a tank or on a fish in years), but it also has clamped fins. It's still very active and eating well. I thought I had some med's for velvet, but they must have been tossed during a cleaning fit. I also gave him a salt bath (I'm old and have faith they can help things out a bit), but I'm pretty sure he'll need med's for the velvet. Any suggestions on what I should use and if I should QT him or leave him in them main tank on the theory he has already possibly infected it? I've also just considered trying two more salt baths with each being 48 hours apart...what do you think?
Finally, I've not kept corys in over a decade...do they have any medication issues for anything that would be used to treat velvet? What about the ammano shrimp (I've had them 3+ years...how long do these guys live?)?
Thanks,
Eric
The two angels both came from PetSmart. The small angel has been in the tank 3 weeks, was picked on by some L. dorsigera (damaged fins pretty bad), but the dorsigera went to a LFS. No one is picking on the little one, but it spends significant time with clamped fins (which are doing better since the dorsigera went away), has really vibrant colors, seems weak, and hangs near the top but is not gasping or showing respiratory problems at all (which is odd). Until last night, it was eating well, but it didn't eat for the first time then. I did a salt bath for him yesterday, and I'll see how he is when I get home, but the vibrant colors yet clamped fins make me think I've heard of a disease with those sypmtoms but I can't recall what it was...any ideas?
The other sick angel looks quite a bit like it has velvet (although I haven't had velvet in a tank or on a fish in years), but it also has clamped fins. It's still very active and eating well. I thought I had some med's for velvet, but they must have been tossed during a cleaning fit. I also gave him a salt bath (I'm old and have faith they can help things out a bit), but I'm pretty sure he'll need med's for the velvet. Any suggestions on what I should use and if I should QT him or leave him in them main tank on the theory he has already possibly infected it? I've also just considered trying two more salt baths with each being 48 hours apart...what do you think?
Finally, I've not kept corys in over a decade...do they have any medication issues for anything that would be used to treat velvet? What about the ammano shrimp (I've had them 3+ years...how long do these guys live?)?
Thanks,
Eric