Anyone familiar with these symptoms?

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My angelfish has shown serious indications of illness during the past 1 and a half months. It is very swollen and inflated, especially in the belly area (actually, so swollen I sometimes think it will explode any time). The eyes have also begun to cloud during the past week, starting from the centre of the eye. It is breathing heavily. But the most strange thing is that it lets a slimy substance out of its body every now and then (looks something like saliva with small bubbles in it).

What is going on with my fish? Is it some kind of enteric parasite that causes the “balloon” effect? Is it dropsy perhaps? And what is this slimy coat? How is it possible that it survives for 50 days now with these symptoms (I have to say it feeds normally). Any ideas anyone?

PS. The day before yesterday I noticed that two of my neons are showing the same “ballon” effect. Damn! And my quarantine tank is out of order:mad:
 
What are your water parameters? When was the last water change?

Many of these sysmptoms are associated with poor water quality, so that would be the best place to start.
 
Since you mentioned it, I do 25% water change every week or 10day, and still my nitrates are a bit high. I have come to the point of suspecting my UGF for holding waste beneath it. Do you think this could be it?

And still, do you think my fish has any specific disease?
 
If you haven't cleaned the UGF recently (more than just vaccuming the substrate), I would guess that it is causing problems.

The problem with high nitrates is that they aren't usually harmful, but they are indicative of other problems. There are a multitude of problems fish can have that are not really a disease, but rather an oppurtunistic infection taking advantage of the fishes lower resistance.

What are your nitrates, nitrites and ammonia readings? pH? I'd do lots of water changes , making sure the temp and pH were consistant with tank conditions. Without confirmation of a bacterial infection, using anitbiotics would be a poor choice. Make sure the tank has plenty of surface agitation (oxygen levels), and possibly add Melafix. If nitrites are present, a small amount of salt can be used to reduce the toxicity.
 
Too late for the Quarantine tank anyway, I guess.

These are terminal symptoms. Liver and kidney systems are failing and the tissues are retaining fluids. Intestinal parasites/bacteria are attacking a weakened host. This fish is infecting all your other fishes.
 
Yep. Sounds bad. The next sound should be that of the great white cemetary taking another soldier to it's planted nirvana...that is... a flush. :(
 
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