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Explain your emergency situation in detail.
My Angelfish was a sort of rescue (she had been abandoned with a gentleman that didn't seem to know much about fish for 4 months), and when I got her, the water from her tank tested at 160+ ppm Nitrates. I set her up in a 20G planted tank in my home 3 months ago and noticed right away that she had a pink line at the base of her tail. I figured it might have been due to the high Nitrates she'd been in or potentially just her coloration, and decided regular water changes might help her heal if she was having any issues. Then, about 3 weeks ago, I noticed that she had a red line of what looked like inflamed blood vessels along the base of her dorsal fin. I figured it might be a bacterial infection, fin rot, or septicemia based on research, and decided to treat her with Seachem Kanaplex, which would target all three. I fed her medicated bloodworms and pellets for 7 days, but saw absolutely no change, and now I'm trying to use aquarium salt (I've got 5 teaspoons in the 20g tank and plan to build up to 15 unless I can treat her in some other way). She is acting as usual, eating and swimming about normally, but I'd like to address this problem before it progresses any further.
I could use any advice/information anyone might offer. I love my Angel and want her to be healthy.
At the bottom of this post, you can find some photos. It's hard to see in the pictures, but in person I can see the pinkish-red area is composed of tiny red blood vessels.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 20 G
How long has the tank been running? 7 months
Does it have a filter? 2 filters
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 78 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 Angelfish
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 25%
What do you use to treat your water? Seachem Prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Gravel Vaccuum substrate
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm
pH: 7.8
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Twice a day
How much do you feed your fish? As much as she can eat in 3 minutes.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? New Life Spectrum Flakes, New Life Spectrum Pellets, Hikari Frozen Blood Worms
Do you feed frozen? I defrost blood worms before feeding
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 3 weeks ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? My Angel has a red line on her body along the base of her dorsal fin. She eats and swims around normally, but the coloration is alarming, as it wasn't there before.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? Thinking it could be fin rot or septicemia, I treated my Angel with Seachem Kanaplex and Focus in food for 7 days, feeding her medicated bloodworms and pellets. Treatment ended 6/4/2022, but red line is still there.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? I noticed the base of her tail was pink when I brought her home, and the water she had been in before read 160+ ppm Nitrates, but aside from that, nothing.
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? The pink line at the base of her tail seems to have spread to the base of her dorsal fin.
Include pictures
My Angelfish was a sort of rescue (she had been abandoned with a gentleman that didn't seem to know much about fish for 4 months), and when I got her, the water from her tank tested at 160+ ppm Nitrates. I set her up in a 20G planted tank in my home 3 months ago and noticed right away that she had a pink line at the base of her tail. I figured it might have been due to the high Nitrates she'd been in or potentially just her coloration, and decided regular water changes might help her heal if she was having any issues. Then, about 3 weeks ago, I noticed that she had a red line of what looked like inflamed blood vessels along the base of her dorsal fin. I figured it might be a bacterial infection, fin rot, or septicemia based on research, and decided to treat her with Seachem Kanaplex, which would target all three. I fed her medicated bloodworms and pellets for 7 days, but saw absolutely no change, and now I'm trying to use aquarium salt (I've got 5 teaspoons in the 20g tank and plan to build up to 15 unless I can treat her in some other way). She is acting as usual, eating and swimming about normally, but I'd like to address this problem before it progresses any further.
I could use any advice/information anyone might offer. I love my Angel and want her to be healthy.
At the bottom of this post, you can find some photos. It's hard to see in the pictures, but in person I can see the pinkish-red area is composed of tiny red blood vessels.
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 20 G
How long has the tank been running? 7 months
Does it have a filter? 2 filters
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 78 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 Angelfish
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 25%
What do you use to treat your water? Seachem Prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Gravel Vaccuum substrate
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm
pH: 7.8
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Twice a day
How much do you feed your fish? As much as she can eat in 3 minutes.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? New Life Spectrum Flakes, New Life Spectrum Pellets, Hikari Frozen Blood Worms
Do you feed frozen? I defrost blood worms before feeding
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 3 weeks ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? My Angel has a red line on her body along the base of her dorsal fin. She eats and swims around normally, but the coloration is alarming, as it wasn't there before.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? Thinking it could be fin rot or septicemia, I treated my Angel with Seachem Kanaplex and Focus in food for 7 days, feeding her medicated bloodworms and pellets. Treatment ended 6/4/2022, but red line is still there.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? I noticed the base of her tail was pink when I brought her home, and the water she had been in before read 160+ ppm Nitrates, but aside from that, nothing.
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? The pink line at the base of her tail seems to have spread to the base of her dorsal fin.
Include pictures
