Angelfish producing excess slimecoat

[qwerty]

I've had this angelfish for over 2 years and just about a year ago he started producing a lot of slime coat so much that he was shedding it I've never touched him and he acts just fine 

Edited October 24, 2021 by qwerty

[Colu]

Excessive slime coat production can be caused by poor water quality external parasites what are you water parameters around the time started developing the excessive slime coat did you add any new fish what med. Have you treated with

Edited October 24, 2021 by Colu

[qwerty]

My water parameters are 0 ammonia 0 nitrite and about .05 nitrate ph 7 haven't treated with anything because he has been acting fine no scratching on surfaces but the female has attacked the male a few times also I didn't add new fish at the time

Edited October 24, 2021 by qwerty

[Colu]

It's an odd one is it just this pair of angelfish in this tank

[qwerty]

It's a pair with some red minor tetras they don't bother each other the red minors haven't messed the with the angels and the angels haven't messed with the red minors

Edited October 24, 2021 by qwerty

[Colu]

If showing breeding behaviour or breeding it could be stress related  if the female attacking the male nothing else is jumping out if it were parasites you fish have died by now with no treatment 

[qwerty]

They haven't bred for while now but they angelfish like to hang out together and get stressed if separated and the female hasn't really attacked for a while either I just took the picture today

[Colu]

Do you treat you water with a dechlorinator such as prime when doing water changes

[qwerty]

Yes

 

All my fish would have died by now if I didn't 

 

[Colu]

I think it's more than likely stress related as it not effecting any of your other fish in the tank 

[qwerty]

But I don't see what he would be stressed about nothing is wrong in the tank

 

It's so bad (at times) that you'll find it on the plants and you can see it because of the bubbles

Edited October 24, 2021 by qwerty

[Colu]

What I would do it s start adding API stress coat  I would add more plants to break up stight lines maybe add some floating plants to diffuse the light to help reduce stress how big is your tank

[qwerty]

K it's a 40gal and they picked eachother by themselves didn't buy them as a pair

Wait I already add that like once a week just realized that

 

[Colu]

You could also so add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons it will help with gill function and add essential electrolytes to help reduce stress in your fish at that level it's not harmful to plants 

Edited October 25, 2021 by Colu

[qwerty]

Yeah I already tried that it didn't help sry for late reply just got back home from a 3 1/2 hour drive