Devilishturtles
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hi guys.
I'm baffled. I've had my beautiful koi angelfish for about 2 and a half years now (he was small, so I'm estimating he couldn't have been more than a year old when I got him). About a month ago, he stopped eating...as far as I could tell. At feeding time, he would look at the food, and swim away. I've tried flakes, crisps, worms, frozen, freeze-dried, everything, and nothing worked. Everyone else is fine, and this fish was too big for my QT tank, so he had to stay in the main tank. So, I didn't know what to do, figured he had to be eating, he was still alive after so long. Right before my vacation (May 19th) the fish turned on his side, and has been there ever since. He just floats flat on the surface...not swimming, but slowly flapping the one fin that is submerged. His eye has turned a bit cloudy, and he is withering away.
I've tried fungal meds (figured maybe it was an internal infection that defected the swim bladder), water changes, everything, but to no avail. Even if I try and guide the fish down into the water, he floats right back up. I'm assuming now that the time has come to end his suffering (Thanks for Fluff and Jchillin for the kind words of advice)...but it's going to be hard.
Any ideas what happened? Surely, three years isn't too old for an angel fish. I would appreciate any and all responses.
I'm baffled. I've had my beautiful koi angelfish for about 2 and a half years now (he was small, so I'm estimating he couldn't have been more than a year old when I got him). About a month ago, he stopped eating...as far as I could tell. At feeding time, he would look at the food, and swim away. I've tried flakes, crisps, worms, frozen, freeze-dried, everything, and nothing worked. Everyone else is fine, and this fish was too big for my QT tank, so he had to stay in the main tank. So, I didn't know what to do, figured he had to be eating, he was still alive after so long. Right before my vacation (May 19th) the fish turned on his side, and has been there ever since. He just floats flat on the surface...not swimming, but slowly flapping the one fin that is submerged. His eye has turned a bit cloudy, and he is withering away.
I've tried fungal meds (figured maybe it was an internal infection that defected the swim bladder), water changes, everything, but to no avail. Even if I try and guide the fish down into the water, he floats right back up. I'm assuming now that the time has come to end his suffering (Thanks for Fluff and Jchillin for the kind words of advice)...but it's going to be hard.
Any ideas what happened? Surely, three years isn't too old for an angel fish. I would appreciate any and all responses.