Help With My Angel Please!

[Chuka1212]

My angelfish, both of them, are getting pretty ragged dorsal fins, which has never happened before. They have been fine with their tankmates (the newest are a rubberlipped pleco and a Bolivian Ram that have been in there for 4 weeks, and the fin situation has been going on for a few days.) The water parameters are all fine- 0ppm for Ammonia, nitrites, etc. 8 pH (a little higher than I would like). Does the linked picture look like the product of bullying or fin rot? If it is bullying could my Ram be the culprit? I have never seen any agression. There are no other tankmates besides cories and neons. If it is fin rot should I move him to a hospital tank and treat him or treat the tank he is in? Help is greatly appreciated!

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[Chuka1212]

Will no one help me out?

 

[WILDER]

In ione area it looks like abit of fin nipping.
Can see some spots on the fins or is it the glass.
I would treat with a bacterial med.

 

[*Fishkies*]

Seems like it's only minor as of now, so try a bacterial medication, this will prevent it from getting infected.

 

[Tolak]

Seperate it from the ram, start with daily 25% water changes with a little melafix for a week. That one isn't bad, you will be surprised what fresh water can do for torn fins. I wouldn't start with bacterial meds yet, I've had angels with 1/2 the fins torn off during pairing aggression. They get 50% daily for a couple of weeks in a med tank with a healthy dose of melafix.

 

[rdd1952]

How long have you had the angels? I can't really see much damage to the fins. I know most fish can adapt to a variety of water conditions but a pH of 8 may be a little too high for them to adapt to. They generally prefer low 6s to about 7. It's generally not a good idea to tamper with the pH but you might consider driftwood or peat in the filter to try to lower it some.