Sick angelfish??

I'm hoping i have this under control now.
My mom and me went shopping and ran up to walmart and i got ammonia test strips and Ammonia Clear fizz tablets that remove ammonia.

I added 2 tablets (1 per 10 gallon), and tested my ammonia and at first it said it was 6.0... which i dont know if my fish would even be alive in, and then after a bit longer it turned to the color that points to 0.25

So... either way, its stressing my fish out.

I did a water change, and i'll be doing another one later tonight, and another small one tomorrow.
 
Ahh ammonia spiking up.No wonder your fish is stressed.Should have gotten those bacteria starters/cultures for your tank.
 
Well, i woke up this morning and Attis (the health angelfish) was on the bottom letting his stomach rub against the gravel, and the sick angelfish was letting the curent push him around, and my swordtail was just hanging out at the bottom of the tank. My corys seem fine but everyone else seems ready to die.

I'm starting to feel like i should give up because i seem to kill all my fish within 3-4 weeks. No matter what i try to do, i always mess up.

*shrugs* im trying to to my best... but it doesnt seem to be good enough.

If all my fish die im going to get a nice halfmoon betta and keep it at that.......................
 
Large water changes.

you need to keep the ammonia below .25

angels are not a hardy species..they should only be added to a full cycled , established tank.

that said.. the hobby is all about learning.

you have not done anything wrong. you've just made a mistake many other have made.
you are just learning about the nitrogen cycle(ammonia converted to nitrite converted to nitrate) all done with bacteria.. simply put you could add dirt from out side and start a bacteria culture to cycle the tank.

there are bacteria in a bottle.. as many have discovered here.. are not a waste of money.. some have live cultures that will seed the tank for immediate stocking of the tank.. others have dormant bacteria that will need a few weeks to wake up.

if you still have live fish in the tank just do large daily water changes(50%+)
 
well, im in school right now... but i dont know if i'll have any fish alive when i get home.

i'm doing water changes daily.

I have a 5g tank thats cycled, but i dont know if i should put my angels in there. i dont know if the pet store would hold onto my angels until the tank cycles.

it was my mistake to add them to a tank that wasnt cycled all the way.

i'm too attatched to my angelfish to get rid of them or let them die.

would my angels be fine in the 5g just until my tank finishes cycling? it shouldnt take long because i have the bacteria bloom i would assume because of how cloudy my water is and the ammonia / nitrate spikes.
 
if you have a cycle tank.. transfer some media over to the new tank.

it'll have live bacteria on it and it will seed the new tank.

still need to keep an eye on the parameters and change water as needed to keep the ammonia below .25.
 
I usually let my tank cycle and check whether all the ammonia and nitrite is undetectable then i start to add angelfishes.I tried many times on angels and my current one is the most successful one.Get to know the cycle well and yeah you'll get the hang of fish keeping.

Angels are moderate level fish.Discus is even worse.Introduce hardier fishes like guppies or zebra danios first.Let the tank fully cycle.
 
Attis seems to be one strong angelfish.
I came home expecting to find 2 dead angels... And there was attis, Swimming like crazy following me around when he noticed me in my room.

I'm still concerned about boss.. as he seems to have fin rot, and his top fin is still clamped. I think i might post an ad on craigslist and see if i can find anyone who has more experience with angelfish and find someone who could take him and treat him, since i suck at it =\

It'll make attis feel less crouded i'm pretty sure. I think its a good idea to give boss to someone who knows more about angelfish. I'm too attatched to attis to give him away =X
 
we'll need test results to help much.

I do suspect that your tank is cycling and unless you have added live bacteria culture will take 6-8 weeks. as long as the pH is in above 6.
you will need to do large water changes(atleast to keep the levels safe) or add ammo lock, prime or other conditioner that will lock up the ammonia.

hang in there.
 
I added quite a few decorations from my established 5g tank after a week of my 20g running, but i took them out because they were making my water filthy from all the gross stuff from my other tank.


Do you guys think its a bad idea to get rid of boss? Or do you think it would be best for him?

Oh and this is random... but i just taped a ruler to the side of my tank and attis lined up with it and hes officially already 3.5 inches including fins. :lipssealedsmilie:


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View of the side of the tank from my bed... I told you guys it was cloudy.

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And heres a picture of Boss's Fin rot... or something. I dont know what it is. It started out being a whiteish color and now parts are missing.

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