Nodes on Angel Fins

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Veloth

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Shorter Version of Diagnostics Form:
1. What is the size of your tank? 75g

2. What are your water parameters?
API Master Test Kit.
Todays readings
NH3/NH4 = 0
NO2 = 0
NO3= 20
pH = 6 or less
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?
Freshwater

4. How long the aquarium has been set up?
9 Months

5. What fish do you have?
30 Neons
15 Emerald Corries
2 3" Angels
How long have you had them?
9 Months in this tank

7. What temperature is the tank water currently?
78 Degrees

8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?
Yes. Tank is Medium to heavily planted

9. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.
Marineland C-360
Filter cleaned( rinsed )Bi-weekly

10. Any other equipment used
2- Maxi Jet 600 for flow

11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day?
No
What is your lighting schedule?
On at11:00am, off at 8:30pm

12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed?
Weekly 50% W/C. Done on Saturday
Do you vacuum the substrate?
Occasionally ( no set time frame
13. What foods do you provide your fish?
Flake- Daily
Frozen Blood worms once or twice per week

14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
Nodes or knots on bottom fins.
Angel is acting fine.

15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis?
No.
I noticed the nodes or knots on the fins Saturday. Excuse the poor pictures.

Angel Fin01.JPG Angel fin002.JPG
 
during your last water change was there a lot of mulm or debris stirred up into the water column? i have an angel with long fins like yours and whenever there is a lot of debris floating during a rescape or large gravel vac/water change the debris does collect a little on the ends of the fins. a day or so after said rescape/water change the debris is gone.
 
That definitely doesn't look good, but it will probably work its way out. If the fins are still like that in a couple weeks you may have to take them off.
 
oops, sorry, i meant take off the knots.
 
froglover007 said:
oops, sorry, i meant take off the knots.
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:D When I read my first thought was "How would you trim a fishes fins?"

BettaFishMommy said:
during your last water change was there a lot of mulm or debris stirred up into the water column? i have an angel with long fins like yours and whenever there is a lot of debris floating during a rescape or large gravel vac/water change the debris does collect a little on the ends of the fins. a day or so after said rescape/water change the debris is gone.
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There is always junk in the water after a water change because I can't help my self when it comes to rearranging plants :o
I'll watch him and see what happens. If they don't go away in a day or so I'll get with froglover007 and see about a little fin trim :naughty:
Thanks for the quick replies.
 
Looks very much like 'tank dust'. Kinda like to see the rest of the fish as it looks like the fin is connected to a DD SV:drool:

If the area expands, increases in area or you see anything on the body proper send a PM or email. I'm loaded with stuff to do (not online much) but sadly I've treated angels before (hate having sick fish) over the years (too many) to be as dumb as I am LOL. Looks like dust though SV's get this moving around plants more than other fish due to they're hovering movement.
 
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