I added a Swallowtail Angelfish to my tank 2 weeks ago, and she has been eating great and everything seemed normal until today. I have a little cave where she would always go to hide and get cleaned by my 2 shrimp. Today she was just laying in the sand and breathing very heavy. I have seen her lay in the cave like that before but never as long...and this time my Longnose Hawkfish was also in the cave laying almost on top of her. I have never seen that before. After 20 min or so the Angel came out of the cave but is breathing very heavy and not swimming around much. Has anyone seen anything like this? I hope I'm not losing my Angelfish.
Swallowtail Angel
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I upgraded from a 30 gallon tank to my 90 gallon tank 2 months ago. I was able to use all the water and live sand and live rock from my 30 gallon. All my levels are normal. I get my water tested at my LFS every week. And I tested today after I saw the Angel breathing heavy but there were no spikes and all my other fish are acting normal.
muppet
Misanthrope
You really should get your own good quality tests and learn to track your own parameters. You may have the best LFS in the world, but ultimately it's your tank and your livestock and it's good to have a very good idea of what's going on in there with results you know you can trust (sometimes by verifying with multiple tests from different brands/lots or using a reference solution.)
