Problem..help!!

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dondud

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SO one of my angelfish does not seem to be doing well. Noticed that only on of its gill is moving and te other is not. Maybe this is normal but i dont know.
she just been hanging at the top, not swimming around. There seem to be a strand of whte mucuosy "thingy" floating from her body.

Any ideas on what to do?
thanks
 
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sandnuka

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ewww.... sounds like Saprolegnia fungus.... but could be another type of fungus too.. you have pictures? what is your water parameters?

I would do a large water change (40-50%) then raise temp to mid 80's and TONS of aquarium salt.... if things dont improve within 24 hrs, I would then go to a pet shop and get some anti fungul med...

send in more info too like your water parameters, current temp, etc.
 
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dondud

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right now its like 81F. what do u mean by water parameter?
55 gal. i treated water with antifungal med. After taking a longer look at it, the whte stringy mucuosy thingy is coming out from her anus, i wana say.

even if i take a pic, its very hard to see that thingy.
 
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Mikey

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Water parameters are what chemical and biological things are happening in there, such as PH levels, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, etc.
 
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alexmuw

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stringy feces could be a sign of internal parasites.

Put her in a hospital tank, and treat with a Anti-Parasite medication (Parasite Clear etc...).

Hospital tank is better, as you won't have to treat your entire tank. @ Petco they have a $1/gallon sale for tanks. Can pick up a 5gal for $5 or a 10gal for $10. Buy a cheap filter, get a splitter for your air-pump and extra hosing.

Good luck! and posts some pics!
 
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dondud

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yea...thought it was coming from her...but as i looked closely, noticed it was coming from her butt area.
 
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dondud

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Thanks for all the input guys...
Right now, i am using Metronidazole. Hopefully that works out for thr fish.
 
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Fern

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Should clear it right up within the week.
Give him a few raw shelled peas too, that helps clean out the digestive track. Angels seem to all love peas so it should be easy to get him to eat them.
 
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alexmuw

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Epsom Salt can also help clean the digestive tract. It's a fish laxative.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!
 
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censeoflife

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Dude, if it's the fish you got from me it's probably the brine shrimp i fed them that night. Plus a change in diet. Also they where in a low ph tank and I add epsom salt with every water change so where talking soft water too. sorry we forgot to cover some things in when you bought them.
 
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sandnuka

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censeoflife - epsom salt will bring up hardness in the water.... so if you added it all the time, water should be incredibly hard. :)

dondud - sorry to hear about the loss.... based on what youve said Im still thinking water had some problems.... I would do 100% water change, and let re-cycle before gettin new fishies. Good luck.
 
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