Elephant Nose?

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weakly about the tank and slowly floating to the top- he appears to be dying! i did a 50 percent water change today due to green water and he and his buddy are both behaving strangely,but the other seems to still be healthy- although he's hanging out with the angels ,something they never do. i paid 20 bucks a piece for these lovelies and don't want to loose them...what could be wrong?!
its a 55 gallon with five med. angels,four ctenopomas,two small yo yo loaches,one hillstream loach and 10 emperor tetras.
i treated the tank with prime* water conditioner,algae destroyer and wardleys chlor out.the tank has been running for over six months and is well planted and decorated with heater and two appropiate sized hang on back whisper power filters.the tempature is 70 degrees,the quick dip test strips indicate nitrate at 20,nitrite at .5, hardness 25,chlorine 0,alkalinity at 40 and ph at 6.2
the nitrite and the ph are the only stats that could be changed a bit,but neither are in a 'kill your fish' zone.
i want to save him but have no idea what to do...i have a wal mart rescued green spotted puffer in my hospital tank!
please help!
 
m.poisson;2531041; said:
weakly about the tank and slowly floating to the top- he appears to be dying! i did a 50 percent water change today due to green water and he and his buddy are both behaving strangely,but the other seems to still be healthy- although he's hanging out with the angels ,something they never do. i paid 20 bucks a piece for these lovelies and don't want to loose them...what could be wrong?!
its a 55 gallon with five med. angels,four ctenopomas,two small yo yo loaches,one hillstream loach and 10 emperor tetras.
i treated the tank with prime* water conditioner,algae destroyer and wardleys chlor out.the tank has been running for over six months and is well planted and decorated with heater and two appropiate sized hang on back whisper power filters.the tempature is 70 degrees,the quick dip test strips indicate nitrate at 20,nitrite at .5, hardness 25,chlorine 0,alkalinity at 40 and ph at 6.2
the nitrite and the ph are the only stats that could be changed a bit,but neither are in a 'kill your fish' zone.
i want to save him but have no idea what to do...i have a wal mart rescued green spotted puffer in my hospital tank!
please help!
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Temperature seems low. Bump it up to 75F-80F All you really need is Prime. Seems like adding another dechlorinator might be a bit much too.
 
Any amount of nitrite is toxic. Any ammonia? Ditch the algae destroyer & do more water changes. You don't need Chlorout with Prime--way too many chemicals in there. Use some fresh carbon in your filter.
 
thanks for the replies, but they died overnight. they had a grayish film covering their bodies and were lying in the plants this morning.i may have overdone it with the chemicals,but felt i needed to make sure the tank was the best i could make it- due to the sensitivity of the elephant noses.i am depressed, i had been lovingly caring for these guys for weeks and had hopes of them being my 'showcase fish'.
 
So sorry for your loss... :(
Instead of chemicals to keep the water good, just follow my sig:
 
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