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OneWolvesDream
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:48 pm    Post subject: sick Reply with quote
i just got 2 new angel fish about 2 hours ago and i knoticed they gave me a sick one. do i go to the petstore while it is still alive n say somthin or wait till it dies Crying or Very sad i really like them and one is terraly sick Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would take him back right away. He might make your other fish sick too.
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
also its normal blackish brown colors are faiding
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It could just be stressed because of it's new environment. I usually notice that the color on my new fish are often lighter when I bring them home.
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
but the one of the two has all its colors and seems to be VERY happy, and acting normal but the other one is faided and im worried about it
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would also worry about agression with your angels.

Here's a quote from t-Chelle about angels from another post


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Nope. Angels don't fall under that rule. They really need 20 for the first and 10 for each additional.



20 gallons for 1 angel, 30 gallons for 2 etc.
It could be getting picked on by the other one. The can get territorial if there's not enough space.

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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i dont understand that post
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Read it again I added some more stuff to it
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
ooo so its best that they are allone? well one is just looming around and one is looking like it is dying
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not really "alone" They just need enough space to each have their own territory.
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
they have the starting of ick so i added the cure for it known as "quick cure" i have put it in the fishtank allong with freshwater salt. is there anything else i can do?? its colors are still faiding
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks for that help but i still need more help
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What are your readings for ammonia, nitrIte, and nitrAte?

If one was sick when you brought it home, I would just return it. Otherwise whatever is wrong with that one can be easily spread to the other fish in the tank.

-Chelle
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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
sadly one of them is dying. i had to trasnfer it because of my bottom feeders. it has no controll over its body

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PostPosted: Sat May 08, 2004 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i took the one that was the sickest to the petshop and they let me traid for other fish of another angel fish and they were all acting te same so i got 2 mickey mouse platys
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PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 2:52 pm    Post subject: Sick Angel Reply with quote
I think it was a good idea to stick with the one angel. I bought two a while ago and the black male became very territorial! After a couple of weeks a brought him back to the store and kept the female marble angel. She started to perk up she was now the size of the larger angels for sale @ lfs. She looked lonely so I bought two teeny - tiny angels a gold dust and an albino (who by the way is gorgeous!) They quickly became larger than the original marble angel. There are three so that cuts down on the agressivness solely towards one fish but the marble one still gets picked on a little it often looses it's stripes when it is scared. I am too attatched to return any of them, but if they get much larger I will separate them.

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