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I've left fish including fry for 10 days & they were fine, in a mature tank there's plenty of insuforia to keep them going for a while.
Those feeder blocks can foul the water quite quickly, I'd not use them, do a water change before you go to make sure everything's good & another when you get back.
You don't need to use salt, just raise the temp as said above to 86 & keep it there for at least two weeks, do regular water changes & gravel vacs to remove any Ich spores that fall off, you can also add an airstone to help with oxygenation as warmer water holds less oxygen.
If the meds don't say to turn up the temp then I wouldn't as high temps & meds often don't mix, follow the instructions on the meds to the letter.
I'd do frequent gravel vacs while you're treating to suck up any Ich spores that fall off the fish.
Fiddlers & halloween crabs need brackish water, you'll need marine salt & a hydrometer or refractometer to test the salinity which should be around 1.005-1.010
A lot of catfish have sharp spines on their dorsal & pectoral fins that they can raise as a defence mechanism when they feel threatened.
The spines can get caught up in the net & are very hard to disentangle & the more you try the more stressed the fish gets & you really don't want to get to...
A 5 gallon is nowhere near big enough for them, they smell probably because they're overcrowded & your filter isn't cycled & can't cope with their waste, fish constantly produce urine which turns into ammonia.
Goldfish are messy fish & need very good filtration & space, comets can get around a...
The original pair of angels will have claimed the tank as their territory, adding the new one has upset the pecking order, keep an eye on them bullying the smaller angels as they may cause serious injury.
How big is the tank? 4 sharks would only work in a very large tank if they have lots of...
Give them time to settle in to their new surroundings, leave the light off for a day or two & try not to disturb them, if they're still being aggressive after a few days then separate them.