Tank really hot when I got home need help

[Chicxulub]

Stressed knife, beginnings of algae, possibly unusually warm tank.

What's your ammonia, no2, no3? The algae and apparent stress on the knife suggest a possible spike in some undesirable level.

 

[FishBeast]

How big is the tank bro?

 

[Chicxulub]

How big is the tank bro?

+1

We need parameters to give intelligent answers

 

[Chockful O Phail]

It's a 90g tank

 

[FishBeast]

I must've missed that...
Anyway, as C Chicxulub said, ammo, nitrite and nitrate levels would be helpful. Hopefully the fish does ok.

 

[Chicxulub]

I agree that the knife looks more like bullying and/or coral scrapes than ammonia burn, but I'd really like to know the parameters on this tank just so we can rule out the water as either the cause or a contributing factor.

 

[Hendre]

If ammonia was bad more fish would show distress, that water is far too warm for most fish there, I never go above 78-80 for my tanks. 84 is good for discus due to their nature but anything else it can be unecessary.

Having gravel, sharp decor and lots of bottom dwelling cichlids can't help surely. My knifefish had a massive boost when I changed gravel out for sand

 

[The camaro show]

He’s looking better but I lost my gold nugget

 

[Gourami Swami]

He’s looking better but I lost my gold nugget

I would definitely test the water. If you are losing other fish, that makes me think less that the knife smashed into the coral, and more that you probably have ammonia or another harmful chemical in the tank

 

[Dixon81]

You can't be that worried if you haven't posted parameters.

What do you have for filtration?

Is that the $5,000 setup you always talk about?