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Old March 22nd, 2008  
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Suicidal Angelfish...Help!!

Okay so my angelfish is suicidal he keeps jumping out of his tank and is starving himself ...jijiji... he won't eat?? anybody know why or what can I do. Please help
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Old March 22nd, 2008  
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get a lid for your tank, try different foods... frozen blood worms or brine shrimp are usually tempting... some people might suggest garlic stuff... never used that myself.
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Old March 22nd, 2008  
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Okay so my angelfish is suicidal he keeps jumping out of his tank and is starving himself ...jijiji... he won't eat?? anybody know why or what can I do. Please help

welcome to fishlore Kosami...by looking at your tank info, id say hes trying to escape the amonia ....

check out this link and cycleing of a tank and do water changes asap...

http://www.fishlore.com/FirstTankSetup.htm

goodluck!!
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Old March 22nd, 2008  
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Can you describe your tank in detail. What are you feeding?

I think both previous posts are insightful. Your tank isn't cycled, and angel fish in particular need a cycled tank to be healthy. This would account in part for not eating, however I agree also with the post about offering frozen blood worms / brine shrimp. Angels can eat flakes etc...but really love their treats....

Most tanks need hoods. If your fish still gets out, cover any holes in the hood with something.....I have experienced this with fish at different times. Some fish are more the escape artist than others, but they don't learn, so you have to protect them.

Do you do water testing? Please post your readings for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. This will help us give advice on your tanks needs. Good Luck
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Old March 22nd, 2008  
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All posts above are full of intelligence , are you using your angel fish to cycle the tank? If you are, I would suggest that you trade them in to your LFS soon. They might not except the fish if their un-healthy. But if you do succesfully trade them, you have two options:
1. Cycle your tank with no fish and something else (info on Fish Lore: Nitrogen Cycle)
2. Cycle your tank with hardier fish: I reccomend Danios.

Hope I helped, and hope your angel fish doesn't continue being suicidal and you take my advice!

Ali
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