Angelfish Red Base At Fin, Also Dead Platy This Morning Please Help??

[SteveCourty]

just out of curiosity you say you had 2 platys do you no the sex of the dead one? If it was a female and the other is male it could have just been pestered by the mail to much and these are seperate incidences. You should keep any live bearer to 3 females to 1 male at least but id put maybe four or five

[Trillian]

Originally Posted by AshMashMash

Agreed! I was trying to allude to that fact but was typing quickly...also agreed

Originally Posted by cptashko

Just been to the fish shop to get some food and asked the staff their about my dead fishes and the red fin on the Angel, and he said it could be my Balas attacking the other fishes because they get terratorial as they get bigger.

That is a possibility but I can guarantee you that toxic levels of ammonia and nitrite will kill them off a lot quicker than any territorial issues.

[cptashko]

Originally Posted by SteveCourty

just out of curiosity you say you had 2 platys do you no the sex of the dead one? If it was a female and the other is male it could have just been pestered by the mail to much and these are seperate incidences. You should keep any live bearer to 3 females to 1 male at least but id put maybe four or five

It was a male Platy that died so i have 1 left with 3 females.

[SteveCourty]

ok just a thought.

Do you have ammonia, nitrates, nitrites and PH kits?

Keep a close eye on all of these and do water changes to suit. Make sure you use distilled water or dechlorinator

[cptashko]

Originally Posted by Trillian

That is a possibility but I can guarantee you that toxic levels of ammonia and nitrite will kill them off a lot quicker than any territorial issues.

I checked the levels this morning after I saw the fish dead and ammonia was 0. NO3 was 50, so due for a water change which I have done today.
To be honest I have never had any ammonia present so far.

[Trillian]

Originally Posted by cptashko

To be honest I have never had any ammonia present so far.

It'll take a few days for the levels to build up but keep testing and doing the water changes as necessary and hopefully, they'll be ok.

[Stan193]

Sorry I havent read all the posts but the only desease I know of that gives inflamation at the base of the fin is fish tuberculosis.

[cptashko]

The Angel is looking much better, infact the redness has completely gone and hes now using it again. But its made me wonder if it was caused by another fish?
Just have to keep an eye on them see how they behave but seems to be happening through the night, cause its the next day when I wake somethings happened. Naughty fish, should be asleep! lol Hopefully a bigger tank will calm them down.

Well thanks for your help everyone, I wont be changing the media again or if i do remember to change part and soak in old water before!

And Happy Halloween! ;-P