Please Help!

[Miss.Ward]

My angelfish has red meat looking stuff coming out his gill.. could this be from a fight between the angels or is it a deseise is it contageous. all my levels are at 0 my temp it 26c havent put anything new in the tank

 

[The Taffy Apple]

Do you ,or have you, fed it any frozen or fresh bloodworm or anything similiar recently?

Terry.

 

[Miss.Ward]

yes i feed them blood worm every few days

 

[The Taffy Apple]

yes i feed them blood worm every few days

Then maybe it's a blood worm sticking out of it's gills? My Corys do it all the time.

Terry.

 

[Miss.Ward]

I dont think it is it looks like there is no scales covering the gills

 

[The Taffy Apple]

How ols is the tank? Size? Did you cycle the filter at all?
Unless your tank is very heavily planted then there should be some reading of NitrAtes.

Terry.

 

[Tolak]

A picture would really help with this, as would filling out this form;

Tank size:
pH:
ammonia:
nitrite:
nitrate:
kH:
gH:
tank temp:

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):

Volume and Frequency of water changes:

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:

Tank inhabitants:

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):

Exposure to chemicals:

 

[Miss.Ward]

Tank size: 160 ltre
pH: 7.4
ammonia:0.00
nitrite:0
nitrate:20
kH:
gH:
tank temp:26oC

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): Fish seems fine just dont like the look of his one gill

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 50% water changes once a week

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Fully cycled tank had it for 6 months

Tank inhabitants: 3 Bristle nose catfish
7 Angels
About 20 guppies
8 zebra dianos
4 sharks 2 albino 1 red tail 1 rainbow
4 kahuli loaches
2 clown loach
2 dolphins not sure of proper name
2 Frontozas

All the fish are very small sizes and not fully grown.Currently setting up a 6ft by 2ft by 2ft tank..


Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): no additions

Exposure to chemicals: no exposure

and unable to get a pic until tonight sorry