Dom_Qc
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi!
First post on Aquarium Advice.
//Introduction:
My (planted) tank has been running for a couple of weeks now and readings are 0 ammo., 0 nitrite and 5 nitrates.
The tank was fish-in cycled with lemon tetras (all very healthy and still alive) and ammoniac/nitrite stayed at zero all the time with nutrafin cycle, so I introduced progressively the other inhabitants.//
After introducing my 5 juvenile angelfish, I noticed that one had an imcomplete gill plate (on one side). I can see the red gill under it. The fish appears very healthy, eating well, good colors, etc. The gill isn't swollen. After a lot of research, I tought it was a breeding deformity as it seems too frequent. However, in the last couple of days, it seemed a little bit worse (I can clearly see the gill / the gill plate is less complete), and a second angelfish started the same symptoms, on both sides. The gills seem to erode. I can't see any white spots, filaments, worms, etc. Only an imcomplete gill plate.
Since a second angelfish "caught" it, I put them in my 5 gallon hospital tank with half new Prime treated water and half main tank water, and a couple of plants. Temperature is the same as the main tank, at 77-78F.
What do you think? I didn't find something like this on the forums.
Thanks in advance,
Dominic
P.S.: English is not my first language..
First post on Aquarium Advice.
//Introduction:
My (planted) tank has been running for a couple of weeks now and readings are 0 ammo., 0 nitrite and 5 nitrates.
The tank was fish-in cycled with lemon tetras (all very healthy and still alive) and ammoniac/nitrite stayed at zero all the time with nutrafin cycle, so I introduced progressively the other inhabitants.//
After introducing my 5 juvenile angelfish, I noticed that one had an imcomplete gill plate (on one side). I can see the red gill under it. The fish appears very healthy, eating well, good colors, etc. The gill isn't swollen. After a lot of research, I tought it was a breeding deformity as it seems too frequent. However, in the last couple of days, it seemed a little bit worse (I can clearly see the gill / the gill plate is less complete), and a second angelfish started the same symptoms, on both sides. The gills seem to erode. I can't see any white spots, filaments, worms, etc. Only an imcomplete gill plate.
Since a second angelfish "caught" it, I put them in my 5 gallon hospital tank with half new Prime treated water and half main tank water, and a couple of plants. Temperature is the same as the main tank, at 77-78F.
What do you think? I didn't find something like this on the forums.
Thanks in advance,
Dominic
P.S.: English is not my first language..