Morgie
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Hi all.
Typically in pretty good at identifying the common fish illnesses, but I was a bit unprepared for this.
We went out of town for the weekend and a non-fish keeper took care of the animals while we were gone. I was mostly worried about the saltwater tank, but it seems the freshwater tanks suffered.
My female gbr that I've has for about a year had died, which I was pretty upset about. I noticed my 55 gallon was a bit cloudy, but I changed the substrate a couple weeks ago and thought it was a bb bloom. I got up this morning and the smell was pretty terrible. The water looks almost milky. The fish were all breathing at the surface. They were a bit hard to see but I could tell the gills were not red. I had to go to class before I could do anything but when I got back one of my show size male angelfish was dead. I examined him pretty thoroughly. I could not find any ich or other parasite type abnormalities. The only thing that looked off (other than being dead) were the gills, which were flared, grey, and slimy looking. I turned the heater up to about 84-85 F
I'm going to add a few airstones when I get home
Any ideas on what this could be?
I really don't want to lose my other angels or other fish.
I'll get some pic as well when I get home
Typically in pretty good at identifying the common fish illnesses, but I was a bit unprepared for this.
We went out of town for the weekend and a non-fish keeper took care of the animals while we were gone. I was mostly worried about the saltwater tank, but it seems the freshwater tanks suffered.
My female gbr that I've has for about a year had died, which I was pretty upset about. I noticed my 55 gallon was a bit cloudy, but I changed the substrate a couple weeks ago and thought it was a bb bloom. I got up this morning and the smell was pretty terrible. The water looks almost milky. The fish were all breathing at the surface. They were a bit hard to see but I could tell the gills were not red. I had to go to class before I could do anything but when I got back one of my show size male angelfish was dead. I examined him pretty thoroughly. I could not find any ich or other parasite type abnormalities. The only thing that looked off (other than being dead) were the gills, which were flared, grey, and slimy looking. I turned the heater up to about 84-85 F
I'm going to add a few airstones when I get home
Any ideas on what this could be?
I really don't want to lose my other angels or other fish.
I'll get some pic as well when I get home