EMERGENCY :o(

[stayseelyn]

I've got a BIG problem!
I've had this beautiful singapore angel for about 4 months... He's been doing wonderful. He eats well and moves around the tank a lot.
Recently, he's fallen ill. I have no idea what could be wrong with him! There are no visable signs of disease on him. No bites, no ich, no fungus... nothing. All of my parameters are good... all the other fish, inverts, and corals are great. The singapore just hangs out in the rocks and sort of wedges himself in there... He's breathing really heavily... and he hasn't eaten in 2 or 3 days... I'm wondering if it's some sort of internal parasite?? If so, is there any way to treat him? HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

 

[alyssia]

What are your EXACT water parameters?

 

[sepulatian]

I agree with alyssia, we need your EXACT water parameters. An internal parasite would cause him to get realy thin even though he is eating. Sounds like a water issue

 

[lion_crazz]

Rapid breathing and lack of appetite is usually a water quality issue.
Please post your pH, kH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, salinity, and temperature.

 

[stayseelyn]

Ph= 8.1
Ammo= 0
Nitrite= 0
Nitrate= 30
Salinity= 1.025
Temp= 81 F

 

[lion_crazz]

Are there any other fish in the tank with him that could be stressing him out?

 

[stayseelyn]

I have:
a sailfin tang
a yellow tang
blue chromis damsels
pink damsel
yellow damsel
clarki clown
my sick singapore angel
and i have recently added a small picasso trigger... i have watched him closely, and have never seen him pick on him though.... ? :help:

 

[lion_crazz]

What size tank is this in? You have some pretty territorial fish there..

 

[stayseelyn]

They are in a 46 bow front... with approx. 70-80 lbs live rock... plenty of hiding places. the only one that acts extremely territorial is the clown. which others would you see as aggressive?

 

[lion_crazz]

Yikes! That is a very over-crowded 46 gallon tank. Every fish on the list can be a bit territorial, specifically the yellow tang, trigger and damsels. There could definitely be some aggression going on at night in there.

 

[stayseelyn]

any suggestions other than reducing my fish load? it's so hard to decide on how many fish to keep... everyone has different opinions about it. grrrrr :thinking:

 

[lion_crazz]

No, I would definitely recommend reducing the bioload though. I would not look at the number of fish in the tank, but the type of fish in the tank.