Blue Angel Behavior

kcdan87 · 08/21/2009, 03:32 PM

Hi i have a 7" Blue Angel that i've had for 2 years. Just recently in has started to hide in the rocks constantly. Does not even come out to eat. It used to swim every where and was very active. I have not added anything to the tank or changed a thing. What i can see of the fish appears to be ok. I don't notice anything physically wrong with it. It has been acting this way for about a month. It is the largest fish in the tank and has always been the dominate fish. So i have no idea what is wrong. Any suggestions?

yukonblizzard · 08/21/2009, 06:23 PM

What other fish are you housing along with the angel?
What size is the aquarium?
What foods have you been feeding?

The angel could be stressed from things happening near the tank causing him to hide, like a new tv, but I would think that he would get used to it quicker than a month.

kcdan87 · 08/21/2009, 07:16 PM

its a 125 gallon and also has a sailfin tang, fox face, blueface angel, and the blue angel. I feed flakes and an assortment of frozen foods, and the occasional nori. i don't think anything has changed around the tank that it could visibly see.

yukonblizzard · 08/22/2009, 07:28 AM

Have you noticed any bullying from the sailfin tang? because they can get pretty aggressive as they get older.

kcdan87 · 08/22/2009, 12:11 PM

no, not really the blue was alway the bully of the tank, but the sailfin has gained some size. i will keep an eye on that but i don't think it has been an issue. Thanks very much for the suggestions

08/21/2009, 03:32 PM	#1
kcdan87 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Morton, Illinois Posts: 26	Blue Angel Behavior Hi i have a 7" Blue Angel that i've had for 2 years. Just recently in has started to hide in the rocks constantly. Does not even come out to eat. It used to swim every where and was very active. I have not added anything to the tank or changed a thing. What i can see of the fish appears to be ok. I don't notice anything physically wrong with it. It has been acting this way for about a month. It is the largest fish in the tank and has always been the dominate fish. So i have no idea what is wrong. Any suggestions?

08/21/2009, 06:23 PM	#2
yukonblizzard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,081	What other fish are you housing along with the angel? What size is the aquarium? What foods have you been feeding? The angel could be stressed from things happening near the tank causing him to hide, like a new tv, but I would think that he would get used to it quicker than a month.

08/21/2009, 07:16 PM	#3
kcdan87 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Morton, Illinois Posts: 26	its a 125 gallon and also has a sailfin tang, fox face, blueface angel, and the blue angel. I feed flakes and an assortment of frozen foods, and the occasional nori. i don't think anything has changed around the tank that it could visibly see.

08/22/2009, 07:28 AM	#4
yukonblizzard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MI Posts: 1,081	Have you noticed any bullying from the sailfin tang? because they can get pretty aggressive as they get older.

08/22/2009, 12:11 PM	#5
kcdan87 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Morton, Illinois Posts: 26	no, not really the blue was alway the bully of the tank, but the sailfin has gained some size. i will keep an eye on that but i don't think it has been an issue. Thanks very much for the suggestions