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10/30/2008, 08:29 AM
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Blue ring angel?
Hi, i just added a blue ring angel that is 5-6" long and has full adult colors to my 200 gal tank, and he came straight from the ocean maybe had 3 days at the store before i got him.anyway he is not eating for 2 days and is hiding whenever i look for him. he also has white spots on him it could be ick could someone tell me if this is normal and he will eat soon or if there is something i should do? thankyou.
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10/30/2008, 08:44 AM
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Soak the food you're feeding with garlic, hopefully s/he'll eat. How is the breathing? slow, normal, rapid?
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10/30/2008, 08:53 AM
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breathing
breathing is kinda fast, more so when he swims away to hide
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10/30/2008, 09:00 AM
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Keep your hands out of the tank, lights off and leave em be for a while. Ick is common for new additions, but most people over treat the problem by attempting to catch the fish again to put it in a QT/Hospital tank. This just stresses the fish more increasing the chance of death.
Try to keep from pacing back and forth in front of the tank or checking on it every 10-15 minutes. (painful I know) being a wild caught fish, it's probably scared $##$less seeing a giant human walk around. Best to forget about it for today and check on him/her tomorrow. If s/he's going to die today anyway, there won't be anything you can do right now to save it. Good luck, I know it's hard to hear. |
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10/30/2008, 09:05 AM
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lights
i appreciate all the useful info, the lights on the other hand is an issue i have corals in the same tank and i don't think i can leave the lights off.
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10/30/2008, 09:13 AM
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corals can survive for days without lights... people do it all the time to treat algae outbreaks. I have done it and my corals are doing just fine (but the algae didn't...lol).
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10/30/2008, 09:16 AM
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ok ill give it a shot should i try feeding with the lights off?
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10/30/2008, 10:26 AM
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lets see some pictures!
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10/30/2008, 10:32 AM
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Lights out with corals is an OK practice to do. I've had mine off for three days on a couple of occasions with no losses. Doubt that you can get him to eat however...probably scared to death and used to live food. I have read that they are somewhat of an algae grazer so you could put some nori on a clip in there and see if he would try it. Also, did you know that most angelfish are coral eaters? If you have LPS or SPS you might see him nipping at the polyps.
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