HELPP plz.

chotaadmi · 10-18-2006, 07:18 AM

okay so i got 2 Angel Fish in my 29 Gallon. I just put them in about 1 hour ago and one of them seems to be at the top. Gasping for air. I have a bubble wand air strip and everything seems fine. I dont want to lose my angelFish plz someone help me.

**epicfish** · 10-18-2006, 07:23 AM

Do you have CO2 in your tank?

**toddnbecka** · 10-18-2006, 07:43 AM

Is the tank cycled? Have you tested for ammonia? I'd do a partial water change immediately, then test the water parameters using some of the old water.

crazie.eddie · 10-18-2006, 08:13 AM

Any other fish in the tank?

What model filter are you using?

**xcooperx** · 10-18-2006, 08:49 AM

is this a new setup tank?
whats your water chemistry readings?
Did you use any conditioner?
what tye of filter are you using?

Is this a Planted Tank with co2 system????

tazcrash69 · 10-18-2006, 01:19 PM

In addition to all the other questions,
If only 1 fish is doing it, I wouldn't worry too bad.
I've noticed Angels (chiclids in general) are very smart, and associate people with food, going to the top to get fed.

chotaadmi · 10-18-2006, 02:15 PM

I have a penguin filter Bio wheel and its been up for almost 2 weeks and i just got up 10 mins ago to find that same angel gasping for air is now lying on the bottom. right on its side. I had some zebra danios since day 1 and its been fine.
I tested my water everyday to make sure it was fine and it is. Any one kno how i can treat this angel who is just lying there but is stil alive. I have a 2.5 gallon that i got for sick fish. I might move him into there.
its wierd maybe i chose a sick fish cause the other angel and 2 danios are perfectly normal.

tazcrash69 · 10-18-2006, 02:58 PM

If you have a QT tank; Personally I would remove the angel from the tank as soon as you can.
Call the LFS, maybe they have a guarentee (you might need to bring a water sample). DO NOT use the water you are transporting the fish in. Bring a sample in a seperate clean container.
Otherwise without more specific info, it would be hard to tell you how to treat the fish.

Good Luck.

chotaadmi · 10-18-2006, 03:04 PM

i work at the local shop but just started about a month ago. dont even work in the fish department but they stick me in there once in a while. if this one dies getting a new one would be no problem but i dont wanna get one until everything is fine. also the angel that is dying has red eyes. the other angel i have also has red eyes but is perfectly fine. red eye?

10-18-2006, 07:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
chotaadmi Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 27	HELPP plz. okay so i got 2 Angel Fish in my 29 Gallon. I just put them in about 1 hour ago and one of them seems to be at the top. Gasping for air. I have a bubble wand air strip and everything seems fine. I dont want to lose my angelFish plz someone help me.

10-18-2006, 08:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazie.eddie Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8) Join Date: May 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,683	Any other fish in the tank? What model filter are you using? __________________ 125 gal (473 liter): Low Tech (1.5wpg PC for 10 hours, no CO2/ferts, gravel substrate), Equipment (72" Coralife PC, Eheim Pro II 2128 w/built in heater, FilStar XP3 w/Hydor ETH201 inline heater), Fish (6Discus, 2Angel, 5Clown loaches, 4L-018 Gold Nugget pleco, 1L-260 Queen Arabesque pleco, 7Cories, Farlowella cat)

10-18-2006, 08:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
xcooperx Amano Shrimp (View User Tanks) PTrader: (70) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 1,261	is this a new setup tank? whats your water chemistry readings? Did you use any conditioner? what tye of filter are you using? Is this a Planted Tank with co2 system???? __________________ 29 Gal. Coralife 130watts CF, ADA Aquasoil, JBJ Pressurized c02,Rhinox 2000 and Xp2 JOURNAL Last Updated: Dec. 15, 2006 20L 65watts CF , 100 % Eco-Complete, JBJ Pressurized co2 w/ Rhinox 1000 and Fluval 203 JOURNAL Last Updated: October 1, 2006

10-18-2006, 01:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
tazcrash69 Scape? What's a scape? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hawthorne, NJ Posts: 3,014	In addition to all the other questions, If only 1 fish is doing it, I wouldn't worry too bad. I've noticed Angels (chiclids in general) are very smart, and associate people with food, going to the top to get fed. __________________ Walter Visit my 125 profile and gallery or my 5 gallon low-tech. Proud member of:NJAGC.net --May the floor under your tank always be dry, and your glass clear!!!

10-18-2006, 02:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
tazcrash69 Scape? What's a scape? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hawthorne, NJ Posts: 3,014	If you have a QT tank; Personally I would remove the angel from the tank as soon as you can. Call the LFS, maybe they have a guarentee (you might need to bring a water sample). DO NOT use the water you are transporting the fish in. Bring a sample in a seperate clean container. Otherwise without more specific info, it would be hard to tell you how to treat the fish. Good Luck. __________________ Walter Visit my 125 profile and gallery or my 5 gallon low-tech. Proud member of:NJAGC.net --May the floor under your tank always be dry, and your glass clear!!!

10-18-2006, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
epicfish Planted Tank n00b (View User Tanks) PTrader: (89) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 7,371	Do you have CO2 in your tank?

10-18-2006, 07:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
toddnbecka Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 293	Is the tank cycled? Have you tested for ammonia? I'd do a partial water change immediately, then test the water parameters using some of the old water.

10-18-2006, 02:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
chotaadmi Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 27	I have a penguin filter Bio wheel and its been up for almost 2 weeks and i just got up 10 mins ago to find that same angel gasping for air is now lying on the bottom. right on its side. I had some zebra danios since day 1 and its been fine. I tested my water everyday to make sure it was fine and it is. Any one kno how i can treat this angel who is just lying there but is stil alive. I have a 2.5 gallon that i got for sick fish. I might move him into there. its wierd maybe i chose a sick fish cause the other angel and 2 danios are perfectly normal.

10-18-2006, 03:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
chotaadmi Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 27	i work at the local shop but just started about a month ago. dont even work in the fish department but they stick me in there once in a while. if this one dies getting a new one would be no problem but i dont wanna get one until everything is fine. also the angel that is dying has red eyes. the other angel i have also has red eyes but is perfectly fine. red eye?

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