Angel Fish Dying (urgent!)

[crompton]

Hey, been keeping fish about 5 years, had my angel 4 and a half. Checked my tank tonight and angelfish has it's head pointing upwards, eyes slightly glaze, appears to be struggling to breath. Even when I try to encourage it to move with my hand, it has only a feeble attempt. Is this some swimbladder problem?

Help needed urgently!

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Hey, been keeping fish about 5 years, had my angel 4 and a half. Checked my tank tonight and angelfish has it's head pointing upwards, eyes slightly glaze, appears to be struggling to breath. Even when I try to encourage it to move with my hand, it has only a feeble attempt. Is this some swimbladder problem?

Help needed urgently!

Same thing here... Appears to be something bacterial..... Can the experts (Tolak) help us

 

[Chris w]

first things to check would be water stats.

amonia nitrite and nitrate.

are you absoloutly sure its a bacteria infection.

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

First thing to rule out is bad water quality.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing.
Any excess mucas on gills or body of fish.
Is the fish bloated.
What does it look like when the fish goes to the toilet,
Does the fish look pale or darker in colour.

 

[danica]

If your aquarium ecosystem is seriously damaged and your fish are unable to remain there safely whilst you repair it, set up an emergency tank and fill it with new, treated water. Adjust the pH with a buffer solution and make sure the temperature is close to that of your original tank. If possible, add some new plants and rocks (purchased from a fish shop) for your fish to hide behind, as this will reduce stress. Do not transfer any plants, rocks or ornaments from your old tank - it's usually best to abandon your plants and anything else should be boiled to kill of disease organisms. Live rock will have to be replaced when you're ready to start up again.

Water in an emergency tank needs to be changed frequently in lieu of a properly functioning ecosystem. It's especially important not to overfeed in this environment.


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[theshadowinc]

If your aquarium ecosystem is seriously damaged and your fish are unable to remain there safely whilst you repair it, set up an emergency tank and fill it with new, treated water.

WOW! I always figured you should keep a hospital tank in case its good advice to keep an emergencie tank. You telling someone to replace everything in there tank a tank that could be xxxx dollar setup! <-- are you talking salt or freshwater?

Adjust the pH with a buffer solution and make sure the temperature is close to that of your original tank. If possible, add some new plants and rocks (purchased from a fish shop) for your fish to hide behind, as this will reduce stress. Do not transfer any plants, rocks or ornaments from your old tank - it's usually best to abandon your plants and anything else should be boiled to kill of disease organisms. Live rock will have to be replaced when you're ready to start up again.

WOW! I am so glad I do NOT listen to your for advice I have one $1xxx.xx setup(55gal) for freshwater and that don't include fish or plants! I have more money in live plants than I do in fish and its a community discuss tank! I would never take advice to abandon my plants they are living organizimse just like fish! Guess you mentioned live rock cause you think salt water Live rock in freshwater a bad mix as far as I know but I don't keep salt water!
To clean plants of any bacteria or fungus you soak them in Chlorine water solution for about a minute or 2 and make sure the roots are not in the solution just the plant its self, there is a article in planted area about this!

Most important thing is
Ammo
Nitrite
Nitrate
PH
Water Temp
Has it been cycled
All this should be included and if possible a pic at all times!

It's especially important not to overfeed in this environment.

I overfeed all the time in a qaurtine tank! Just means more water changes needed!


Okay now what is the water conditions and guessing you know all to well about the importants about cycling. Any other fish in the tank etc and is it freshwater or salt water. If its saltwater I don't really know much but still the tests above are still important to do to rule any quality of water out of the picture.