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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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I found my Angel Fish at the bottom of the tank on its side
I have a Marble angel fish, the body is the size of the palm of my hand, this morning i put the tank light on to find the angel lying on its side at the bottom of the tank, as soon as i lifted the lid to feed the fish he swam to the top to eat the food. He has been swimming around ever since, being as dominant as he always is to the other fish, I have never seen him do this before. I immediatly did a water change just in case. Can anyone tell me if this is common with angel fish.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Bum
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Welcome to Fishlore
I'm not sure if this helps you but my angels done the same thing about 6 months ago I lost a few but some lived I worked out I had a bad batch of bloodworm's did you feed them anything different
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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No, I always alternate with flake for the top feeders and wafers for the bottom feeders one day and the next day I feed blood worm for all of them, yesterday i fed flake and wafers, the angel was lying on the bottom this morning before I fed them blood worm, but as soon as I put the worms in he came straight for it, and has been swimming around ever since.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Master
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welcome to fishlore!! the tank seems well established after 7 years...but did you do a water test to see if you have a spike in anything? ive never had an angel lay at the bottom unless it had passed  hope he/she gets better |
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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No I didn't do a test before I changed the water, but I did one after and it was fine, I always do a 40% water change every week and always have done, rarely do I have a problem with the water.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Master
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Hi Welcome to Fish Lore 
When you say the water tested fine, what were the readings for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? What are you using to test? How many gallons is your tank?
I'm not sure testing the water immediately after a water change will give you an accurate look at what the water was prior to the change or what it will be in 12 or so hours.
Have you added any new fish recently?
I don't think it's normal for any fish to lie on it's side unless something is going on.
Good luck, I hope he'll be ok, let us know. |
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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I had 2 angels that did this and it was a siwm bladder issue. I was never able to cure it and lost both of them within 2 weeks after they started doing this.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Welcome to Fishlore.. I'm not sure what would cause your angel to behave like that, since he sounds find now.  |
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy
Hi Welcome to Fish Lore
When you say the water tested fine, what were the readings for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates? What are you using to test? How many gallons is your tank?
I'm not sure testing the water immediately after a water change will give you an accurate look at what the water was prior to the change or what it will be in 12 or so hours.
Have you added any new fish recently?
I don't think it's normal for any fish to lie on it's side unless something is going on.
Good luck, I hope he'll be ok, let us know. |
HI thank you for your reply.
I only tested for Nitrate and it read 0.5 by my kit (Nutrafin) the ph was normal.
No I have'nt added any fish recently. As far as fish lying on there side, clown loaches do it all the time, but I was'nt aware of any other fish doing it.
I have a 70 ltr tank the bay window type with two types of filters and a heater which sits around 28c.
I have just fed the fish and he is swimming and eating like he normally does, its beyond me. I will go to an aquarium shop today to have the water tested thoroughly.
thanks again
Last edited by thewelsbys; June 2nd, 2008 at 05:08 PM.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Helper
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My blackskirt tetra does that when she's stressed out.
When i first got her from the LFS, when she was in the bag she was lying on her side.
Never did it after that.
If i take out all the fish to rearrage decor or do some vaccuming ( i have smalll fish )
she'll do it too.
Never any other time though.
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June 2nd, 2008
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Fish Addict
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how long has it been since this happened..pickle my pleco (RIP) USED TO LIE ON HIS BACK ALL the time scared the poop outa me when he first did it..then he did it all the time but never had any type of problem
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June 3rd, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lalynya
how long has it been since this happened..pickle my pleco (RIP) USED TO LIE ON HIS BACK ALL the time scared the poop outa me when he first did it..then he did it all the time but never had any type of problem
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Hi Thanks for your reply, it only happened yesterday morning and he has been fine ever since, today I took a water sample to the local aquarium shop for them to test the water they tested for everything and it was fine all the levels were OK. I asked if he had seen this happen before because he breads Angels, he said nothing surprises him, they can be quite skitish, and he could have got spooked, being as he is eating and acting normal including bossing the other fish around, it must of been one of those things. So keeping fingers cross he will be Ok. thanks |
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June 3rd, 2008
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Fish Helper
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Good luck, i hope everything goes okay! =)
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June 21st, 2008
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Fish Newbie
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Hi, Just an update on my Angel fish, it has now been 3 weeks since he was lying on the bottom of the tank, he has been ok ever since, he must of felt a little lazy that morning. Anyway thank you for your response.
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June 21st, 2008
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Moderator
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Angels tend to drop to the bottom to sleep maybe he just felt like laying down 
Carol
Last edited by Butterfly; June 21st, 2008 at 07:31 PM.
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June 22nd, 2008
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Master Of Fish Poo!
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Thanks for the update, glad to hear that he's doing good.  |
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June 22nd, 2008
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Fish Addict
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Allways great to hear good news!
Pepe
Santo Domingo
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