Crap!

[kribensis12]

Hey, I have a 30g tank with about 12 small Yellow Labs ( grow out tank ), 6( now 4 ) angelfish, a pair of Bristlenose, and a baby bristlenose. I do weekly water changes of about 40 percent.

I have now lost 2 small Sunset Angelfish. They have both appeared very sluggish, and then they stop eating, and then they turn up dead in the tank. They have no outward signs of any diseases. It's not a parasite, because they were see through and you couldn't see any worms( I've had to deal with a red worm called Callamanus before ). If it weren't for behavior, I wouldn't have noticed anything wrong with them. The last Sunset seems fine, and the other 3 Blue Pearscale's seem as robust as ever. But, what could cause this? Please help! I'd rather not loose anything else!

 

[kribensis12]

No one at all?

 

[WILDER]

What are your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Are they rest on the substrate or plants.
Do any fish turn upside down.
Any fish actling listless or lethagic.
Do any look pale or darker in colour.

How long did you treat for camallanous worms.
What med did you use.

 

[kribensis12]

The water stats are:

Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: out of testing equipment for it, but I do weekly gravel vacs
pH: 8.4
kH and gH : N/A

They are not listless, not loss of color, not turning upside down. I treat callamanus for weeks with Metro and and I am also treating with medicated parasitic fish pelelts by Jungle just incase it's callamanus. Their only symptom is less food intake, and lethargic.

 

[Lawrence]

those fish could have just been old...how long have u had them? also maybe their health were impaired over the years or months due to another reason.
u had any other problems before?

 

[WILDER]

Have you seen any internal parsites signs since using the med.

 

[kribensis12]

They are not old. THe angels are less than a year old. The lab fry are only a couple months old. No, I have not seen any parasites since feeding the med.

 

[WILDER]

I would use a bacterial med then.
You are only meant to half dose fry.

 

[kribensis12]

Would Methylene Blue work? I have a big bottle of it.

 

[WILDER]

Methylene blue used for more aeration and parasites.
You need a bacterial med like maracyn one or maracyn plus.
Some brands of methylene blue can wipe the benefical bacteria out in the filter.
Maracyn products can knock water stats so read instructions carefully.

 

[kribensis12]

I would get some meds, but I don't have any money. Wait, a minute, what about Acriflavin?

 

[WILDER]

Think Acriflavin is a bacterial med. if so that should be fine.
Good Luck.

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks Wilder.