My angel died....

KRUNNCH540

KRUNNCH540

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Jun 7, 2007
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My angelfish that I have had for a couple of months just unexpectedly died. My water parameters are fine, but all things went to h*ll when we lost power on Friday the 21st from 8:30AM to 2:00PM. I tried to run the sump tank pump, but that only lasted about 4 hours. Do you think that was the cause? I checked all over his body after I pulled him from the tank and I could not find anything visibly wrong with him. The only other thing I can think of is my 8" Bala harassed him to death. I am not sure if this is the case b/c up until Friday they would swim side by side and float around together. Thoughts?
 
Yes, nitrate stays around 15, nitrite 0, ammonia 0, ph 8.0 (constant). I monitored the temperature while the power was off and it stayed right at 80. I was not aerating the tank, I was only running the pump that was circulating 650GPH and then had aeration on my other bio-media to keep it alive. Grr!
 
the sump pump ? circulation pump..the one that moves water from the sump to the main tank?

or were you just circulating water in the sump?

I went thru a 2 day power outtage last winter..temp in the house and tanks dropped to 50-60 (except for the acrlic which tended to keep the temp warmer longer)

I didn't lose a fish.. I used a high volume airpump to pump the tank for 2-5 minutes every 4 hrs..

if you did not have circulation in the main tank..I suspect that may be the culprit on the loss of your angel.
 
if you had the sump in operation then you had gas exchange taking place.
I would look to another issue towards the death of your angel.

maybe another stressor or aggression.
 
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