RZS
Fish Fanatic
Hello Everyone,
You have all offered excellent advice in the past, so I am turing to you all for a final decision.
My Angel (about four weeks ago) seemed to have been less active, as well, it was eating less. Most obvious however, was that it seemed to be more affected by the current (it would push the fish all around, even to the bottom of the tank at times and it wouldn't swim to correct itself).
In the last couple of days, I began to notice that my black swords were literally picking at it, even it's eyes. Then today, I noticed that almost all of my fish were picking at it, and that it wasn't defending itself, nor swimming away... it seemed almost motionless.
Now, it has "fallen" to the bottom of the tank, and is still breathing, but is not moving. In fact, it is now being protected by my other larger Angel (which is actually warding off other fish which come near it in the corner).
So after such a long post, I suppose my question is this... is it time to euthanise it?
And before anyone asks, water readings are normal:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate (minimal) less than 5
PH ~7.5
Thanks for your help in advance.
RZS
You have all offered excellent advice in the past, so I am turing to you all for a final decision.
My Angel (about four weeks ago) seemed to have been less active, as well, it was eating less. Most obvious however, was that it seemed to be more affected by the current (it would push the fish all around, even to the bottom of the tank at times and it wouldn't swim to correct itself).
In the last couple of days, I began to notice that my black swords were literally picking at it, even it's eyes. Then today, I noticed that almost all of my fish were picking at it, and that it wasn't defending itself, nor swimming away... it seemed almost motionless.
Now, it has "fallen" to the bottom of the tank, and is still breathing, but is not moving. In fact, it is now being protected by my other larger Angel (which is actually warding off other fish which come near it in the corner).
So after such a long post, I suppose my question is this... is it time to euthanise it?
And before anyone asks, water readings are normal:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate (minimal) less than 5
PH ~7.5
Thanks for your help in advance.
RZS