My Anglefish died :(

[f8fan]

For no reason that I can see!
He was about two years old, and I was away overnight Saturday night, got home yesterday afternoon, fed the fish, turned the lights on, and he seemed a little shy, hanging out in the corner not eating, and I just chalked it up to the lights not being on for about 24 hours...he was always pretty dopey after the lights get turned on and it took a few minutes for him to "wake up".
Then today, got home and he was dead! I am so bummed.
I tested everything to see if there was anything funky going on in the water, and my readings were:
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 20 ppm
ph between 6.8 - 7.0 (I can never get the color exact!)
I purchased a new filter last week after my other one stopped working all of a sudden, but the tank was only "unfiltered" for about an hour or maybe two, I went right out and got the new filter that same night.

I just don't know what to think of this. He was so healthy and happy.

Here's to you, my angelfish with no name...now you truly are an "angel".

 

[Lotus]

Sorry to hear that

Maybe he died from missing you?

Sometimes fish keel over and die for no known reason. Is everyone else in the tank acting and looking normal?

 

[preggoguppo]

aww so sorry for your loss... he was very beautiful... but look on the brite side, now you can go and pic out a new fish

 

[f8fan]

Yeah, everyone else is doing great! Even the krib's new batch of fry. I wonder if the kribs harrassed him to death....he always suffered little nips from them when they had babies, but nothing more than a nip on his fins. And his body looked perfect - gills fine, eyes fin, just the same nips on his fins that have been there for a week or so.
I just hate this, I feel like I have failed something, I just don't know what it is. And he was one of my favorites. I feel like I let him down. Everything else is just fine in there. Better than it has ever been, in fact, they have a brand new 400 GPH filter (and I took the old media out of the old filter and put this in the extra chambers - so I can't even chalk it up to a mini-cycle )

 

[FroggyFox]

I'm sorry for your loss Kelly! She was very pretty

 

[vinodhv]

i had an angel randomly die after being chased around all day by more aggressive fish. was yours harrased by other fish?

 

[f8fan]

yeah, my kribs are on their third set of fry, and are known to harass everyone that get's near the babies. I guess that had to have been what happened. I can't come up with any other conclusions.
Man, I am so sad right now. I wish I could just come up with a reason why it died so suddenly

 

[phOOey]

sorry to hear that. i expect the harassment from the kribs had something to with his death

 

[Leopardess]

Aw...I'm sorry. Don't beat yourself up about it though. For all you know, it had a heart defect.

I know how you're feeling. When we got back from our honeymoon, I fed the fish that night. My platinum gourami was just as fine as could be. I woke up the next morning and she was dead.

 

[Orion]

That sucks. Sorry to hear about this.

When our big angel died, I honestly felt like just giving up. Don't know why, but you can really become attached to these guys.

 

[tydirian]

That stinks. I have angels and they are my favorite fish in my tank. Fish just get old and die.

 

[Igor The Cat]

sorry to hear that kelly... but now you have room for some albino CORRIES!! lol

 

[Chazwick]

I'm sorry Kelly - i know what you mean, you just get attached to the little guys It's pretty sad when you lose them, and you do feel like you've done something wrong, but don't worry.. it wasn't YOUR fault

 

[Fish Friend]

sorry to hear that kelly- youre such a great fish keeper !!! shouldnt happen to you maybe he died of just old age even though they live for a lot longer! my angel sometimes gets bitten by my pair of kribs when they have eggs (they never hatch!!) btw... doy ou have any pics of the new batch of fry ?? maybe you could start a new thread on cichlid discussion eh ??? sorry to hear it kelly

 

[f8fan]

Wow thanks for all the replies everyone!

I was so attached to this fish. He was kind of the centerpiece of the 55 gallon. And I'm frustrated that I don’t know why he died. You’re right Fish Friend - he had a few years left, he was only two. That's why I'm so bummed.

He always followed me around the room with his eyes and his presence. Getting home tonight and seeing him not there is gonna be weird.

I think I was chatting with Firebug the other night about how my bad luck happens in threes. Last week, I lost my new Ram I was so happy to get. Then that same night my filter went kaput and I had to go spend an unexpected 80 dollars replacing it. Then my angel dying made number three.

I hope my bad luck ends now

 

[Igor The Cat]

It will if you get corries!! j\k

 

[JNevaril]

<---has an angel fish you can have...