Sick Angelfish

[bboorreedd11]

i have a 30 gall. tank with a rhino plec, 4 platys, 1 striped cory and 1 angel...i have a HOB filter, an internal filter and a base filter...i have bout 8 live plants and 1 drift wood...and i have a thick layer of soil pellets covering the plants...jus recently i noticed my angel fish was not eating and becoming more inactive...he used to eat bout 7-8 bloodworms but a few days ago he was only eating 2 and since ytd, he wasnt eating at all...he has a black-brown area on his head and it isnt his stripes...jus an area of blackish-brown area on his head. half of its dorsal and anal fin are black, which extends to his tail and i also noticed that a small portion of it has been slightly discoloured...when i shine a torch on it...the affected area turns golden,so im assuming its velvet...but then it does not rub or flick its body on anything...wilder from tropical fish emergencies told me to post this topic on this thread so i could get some help from u guys...he also told me to get some anti-bacterial meds and some velvet meds but wat kind of antibacterial meds???...for more info... http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...Angelfish-Sick/

ammonia:0

nitrite:0

nitrate: about 15 ppm

gh, kh and ph: not sure...

pls help!...im worried sick for my angel..

 

[wackystarfish]

I could be completely wrong, but i think he is just old... How long have you had him, and what size is he? if it is a fungal infection, waterchanges and keeping the water clean should help

 

[Ludwig Venter]

I agree with both Wackey and Wilder...... I'd just add about 15 drops of (12%) Methylene blue to fight whatever bacteria might be present (to no detriment of other fish) & if not effective, Accept that it is old age...........