Angel fish laying on side

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ChildhoodFishLover

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66CB4583-1BFB-4495-9D06-3487D51D49AF.jpeg 98B170EE-C3AB-4F28-9E30-BB52608F0A24.jpeg AC3D543B-D60C-402F-A851-2655EC8E4583.jpeg i have 3 angels with my aro and i did a water change today. I came home to one of my angels laying on his side at the top of the tank. He is breathing but wont take food and is just laying there. He has a little bit of red on his dorsal fin but the other one has the same thing. Whats wrong with him?
 
I scooped him out into a plastic tub in hopes of relieving some water pressure on him n helping him out. Idk what happened to him.EC1AF086-923F-42F4-9958-7E224C145447.jpeg
 
Have you tested your water parameters? From my own experiences with angels, the ones Ive kept have poor tolerance for changes in ph. If ive had one that was already stressed (just for example- bullied by other tank mates) if the water quality slips at all or there is a big fast change to the chemistry, I've lost them quickly under those circumstances.
 
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ChildhoodFishLover said:
View attachment 1332060 View attachment 1332061 View attachment 1332062 i have 3 angels with my aro and i did a water change today. I came home to one of my angels laying on his side at the top of the tank. He is breathing but wont take food and is just laying there. He has a little bit of red on his dorsal fin but the other one has the same thing. Whats wrong with him?
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The fins look a bit tattered possibly was harrassed by either the other Angels or Arowana.
 
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Go_redfish said:
Have you tested your water parameters? From my own experiences with angels, the ones Ive kept have poor tolerance for changes in ph. If ive had one that was already stressed (just for example- bullied by other tank mates) if the water quality slips at all or there is a big fast change to the chemistry, I've lost them quickly under those circumstances.
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The ph right now is around 8-8.5. I was always told to maintain a balanced ph than to buy a bunch of ph downs and start changing n messing with it. The aro and the pleco i have are pretty hearty fish but im guessig not so much with the angel
 
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tlindsey said:
You can try and isolate the Angel and add a little aquarium salt.
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Shoot i dont have any aquarium salt. Is the little cup he is in right now okay for the day and can i just put aquarium salt into that cup. I dont want to take him out of the water becuz without a heater hell get cold n die
 
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