Hi all!
I recently got a 6 dime-sized angelfish and had them in a 10 gal quarantine tank. When I opened their box, they did not look great and I think they might have been tossed about alot in shipping but I figured a little time would fix them up. Drip acclimated them, did not feed. All parameters on the tank were stable and water quality was excellent. They hung near the bottom, and after a while only half began to swim freely around the full tank.
Next day, one is swimming diagonally, most are still lethargic. I did a 20% water change before I left for work and came home to find one dead.
Next day, more are swimming diagonally, and one is jerking about in tight circles when it tries to swim, and another laying on the bottom breathing. 3 died that day, and I began treating the remaining three for internal parasites. Lost one, and one is now breathing at the surface and stays in the upper corners of the tank... The last one is bright and healthy.
Any ideas as to what hit them? Should I treat for something other than parasites?
I recently got a 6 dime-sized angelfish and had them in a 10 gal quarantine tank. When I opened their box, they did not look great and I think they might have been tossed about alot in shipping but I figured a little time would fix them up. Drip acclimated them, did not feed. All parameters on the tank were stable and water quality was excellent. They hung near the bottom, and after a while only half began to swim freely around the full tank.
Next day, one is swimming diagonally, most are still lethargic. I did a 20% water change before I left for work and came home to find one dead.
Next day, more are swimming diagonally, and one is jerking about in tight circles when it tries to swim, and another laying on the bottom breathing. 3 died that day, and I began treating the remaining three for internal parasites. Lost one, and one is now breathing at the surface and stays in the upper corners of the tank... The last one is bright and healthy.
Any ideas as to what hit them? Should I treat for something other than parasites?