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About Chris Robbins
Expertise
I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet
store employee and manager in the family pet store
business. The main part of our business was
Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases,
parasites and fish identification, feeding your
fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up
your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and
"what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my
fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience
I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
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You are here: Experts > Animals/Pets > Pet Fish > Fish > Wounded Angel Fish
Expert: Chris Robbins
Date: 4/23/2008
Subject: Wounded Angel Fish
Question
Here are my tank info
set up time - 9 months
32 gallons
2 Angel fish, 2 gouramis 4 Rasbora Espe, 6 Neons, One Pleco, one rainbow shark
PH 7.2 (out of ammonia and nitrite testing liquids)
Filter - Fluval
1/3 every 2 weeks
Question -
I have two angels fish since a while now (4 months or so) and since a few days, one of them been wounded, the top lip was missing, now the lower lip as well, it's hiding a lot more than it used to, and doesn't eat much. I never had any problem like that before, is there a way to help it, or is it doomed? I can't tell exactly which fish is fighting it though.
thanks for your help, hope you can answer soon
Gen
Answer
Hi Gen;
The angels may be fighting with each other and the injured one now has mouthrot from the injuries. It's a bacterial infection. He should be isolated for treatment, otherwise you will have to treat the whole tank and it could be expensive as well as making a mess out of the tank water. If he is being nipped at by any of the others he should be moved anyway. Get an antibiotic medication for fish from your fish store that treats mouthrot. Aquarium salt and Melafix helps too. They inhibit infectious bacterial growth and melafix helps heal once the infection is gone.
At Your Service;
Chris Robbins
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