Angelfish not acting normal

beebow

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Jul 16, 2008
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Every morning my gold veil angelfish is the first one to greet me. This morning I didn't see the female and finally found her in a back bottom corner. She just isn't acting normal....swimming very little. Isn't eating. Acting kind of listless. I don't see any visible physical changes. The male is acting normal. I have the 2 angel fish, 3 swordtails, 2 platies, 1 molly, 8 fry, 4 neon tetra and 2 pleco. Everyone else seems fine. The tank parameters are:
46g bf, ph 8, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, temp. 76. I have had the fish for a few months and these levels don't change much. I do weekly water changes using a gravel vac. I treat the water with API Stresscoat. Any ideas?
 
maybe the male is more aggressive to the other fishes?, how old are they? o and angelfish don't get prego,but lay eggs .Maybe she is getting ready?
 
Hmmm, how do you know you have a male and a female? I have heard many of the angel "experts" on here say they are pretty much impossible to sex until they actually spawn.
 
I don't know how old she is....I got the tank from a friend a few months ago. They are not agressive at all unless the other fish get too close. They are very peaceful tank members.
 
They were purchased as a male/female pair at the lfs. Of course, I realize that is not a guarantee that they are a pair. If she is getting ready to spawn, is there something I need to do/put in the tank for her?
 
See what happens after a large water change 50%+ and post on the cichlids forum for some help.
 
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