WHAT HAPPENED?im confused!

[sweetpickles7]

Some how my 4 angels just died last nite?They had no signs of diseases? They only thing i can think of is my ram pair being really aggressive and killing them since they have fry? Can some one try to figure this out for me?

 

[FroggyFox]

Did you check your water parameters, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate? Did you have any temperature spikes? When was the last time you did a water change?

 

[sweetpickles7]

I did a water change about an hour before lights out.My parameters are the same that i always have gotten?nO ammonia, little nitrite, and no nitrate.Temp always stays at 82.

 

[FroggyFox]

Did you remember to dechlorinate your water? Any chance something was contaminated? 82 sounds pretty high for normal...

A nitrite level of more than 0 would be cause for concern...but probably wouldn't kill your fish overnight. You should probably figure out what is causing that.

How big are the rams compared to the angels? They can be pretty aggressive when breeding/fry are involved...but I dont know about taking 4 angels out overnight...

 

[sweetpickles7]

Yea, i know thats where i get lost too is the 4 angels.LWB said that it was a good temp to keep it at because of the rams. But my 12 cherry barbs and my rams with fry not even 2 weeks old are perfectly fine. Two of the angels where about the same size of the rams and 2 were a bit bigger than the rams?

 

[FroggyFox]

82 is ok...just a little higher than I'd do it. Mostly because there is less oxygen in the water at a higher temp, even though some fish (esp fry) do well with it. It also speeds up metabolisms etc so problems can get bad faster.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Huh, im just still so confused? I do remember that one of them was like died hiding under a plant? Well , now am i going to try angels again or get something new?

 

[FroggyFox]

If it were my tank I'd wait a couple of weeks, do some extra water changes and let things settle down before getting any new fish. Just in case there is something that you weren't seeing wrong with things...you don't want to stress the tank out by adding new fish right off the bat after some have died.

 

[sweetpickles7]

Im just a kid so i dont get to get fish that often. I probably wont get to go to my lfs for at least a month. My mom doesnt like it to much.

 

[Orion]

How long have you had the angels? I've found that when dealing with LFS angels, that it's really a hit or miss with good stock. I've had some that have died quickly for no reason, other live for months, and then die for no reason. Seems though that if you can pass the year mark with them, that the chances of them seemingly killing over for no reason decrease dramatically.

 

[Big Vine]

I'd be willing to bet on what Orion mentioned about many LFS angelfish being poor-quality stock. Sorry for your loss.

BV

 

[sweetpickles7]

I've had them for a little over a month.