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My angel is not eating. The problem seems to be an a small bead-size bludge on one side near its gill with a light red center. It's opening and closing it's mouth more oucely, and stays at the top. Otherwise, it looks great. I've had it for about 18 months and has always been a big, agressive eater. It's body is about 3-4 inches. I do weekly water changes of about 20%. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My tank has been doing great... no losses in a long time. This angel is my biggest fish.

PICTURE: http://community.webshots.com/user/lrooth

Tank particulars:
55 gallon
wet/dry 75 filter
planted
nitrate: 20
nitrite: 0
amonia: 0
hardness: 100
total alkalinity: 60
PH: 7.0
Temp: 78

Fish:
5 Angels
2 bala sharks
5 columbian tetras
2 clown loaches
4 rainbows
6 black neon tetras
2 black skirted tetras
4 albino corys
1 pleco
2 chinese algae eaters


Last edited by lrooth at 20-Jan-2005 17:36

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The angel is dead. This happened very fast. What caused the sore? I have a picture linked below. Will my other angels catch the disease?

I would appreciate any feedback.

lrooth

Sorry you lost him.

Its hard to get perspective on the pic, but I do see the site. Possibilities include:

- Ulcer
- Other infection (like a boil type that burst/lesion)
- Parasite
- Injury from being rammed by someone causing swelling and internal problems?

Maybe there are others, its just hard to tell.

Did you notice anything else about the body that seemed unusual? I see a red streak in the eye on the first pic. Was that always there or did you see hemorrhaging in the eyes, underside or any place else that seemed unusual? If so, then whatever he had could have led to a deadly septicemia condition where they bleed internally.

I know with my small trops and even my goldfish, they can get a little too aggressive when competing for female attention and really do some damage. Several of my "peaceful" fish are responsible for lost scales on other fish during certain times of the year. I have one male white cloud in particular that really takes such a beating in one spot, that he has developed a growth.

I'd keep a close eye on everyone. Its a good time to take an assessment by sitting in front of the tank and careully looking everyone over for anything suspicious. Then watch.

Last edited by Cory_Di at 21-Jan-2005 23:18