Sick Angelfish

[R.A.C.K]

1. Size of tank?
10 Gal

2. Water parameters
a. Ammonia?
b. Nitrite?
c. Nitrate?
d. pH, KH and GH?
e. Test kit?

PH right around 7 with a Tetra test strip kit. Ammonia safe with a Jungle test kit.

3. Temperature?

74

4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)?
fw


5. How long the aquarium has been set up?

8 Months

6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?

1 Cory, 4 Cardinal Tetras, 3 Bloodfin Tetras, 2 Angelfish

7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?

Yes

8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants?
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom?
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors?

Live plants, driftwood, pea gravel bottom.

9. a. Filtration?

Marineland biowheel

b. Heater?

Basic adjustable

10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used?
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long?

Not much real sunlight, Zoo Med 15,000K

11. a. Water change schedule?
1 Gal per day due to algea problems currently.
b. Volume of water changed?

c. Well water, tap water, RO water?
TAP
d. Water conditioner used?
Tetra Conditioner
e. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed?
Not very often b/c of plant roots.

12. Foods?
How often are they fed?
Tetra Flake once a day

13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms?
b. Appearance of poop?
c. Appearance of gills?

Floats sideways about half the time, gasps for air at the top. Some lose of scales. No bloating or anything.

14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis?
b. What meds were used?

No treatments for fish but tank was being treated for algea with Tetra Algae control

 

[Laticauda]

Do a 50% water change immediately. Algicides are common fish-killers.

Also, try to get a liquid dropper test kit result for your water. Ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte. Ask your LFS (Petsmart and Petco can do it also) to do it, and give you the specific numbers that are the results. DO NOT accept "they are fine" because petstores are infamous for giving wrong information on water quality.

How long has the tank been set up? After you do a 50% water change, with temperature matched and dechlorinated water, wait an hour or two, and do another 50% water change. This is the best advice I can give you to help save your fish. Please try to get the test results so we can advise further.

How big is the tank? Do you know the model number of your filter? (Sorry if you have answered these already, it's hard to follow the way it was copy/pasted.)