Coral Beauty - Problem?

[Maritimer]

Hikari Seaweed Extreme pellets (I think that was the name) - soaked w Selcon. And nori clipped - but never seems too interested in the nori.

Is this the only food you're offering? Even soaked in Selcon, that's a fairly limited diet for an angelfish - they're pretty omnivorous. Not saying that you have to, but I offer mine almost a dozen different frozen (mostly blended) foods, as well as periodic nori, clams on the half-shell (they're in the display - a littleneck clam is gone inside an hour) and other treats. Pellets and flake too, on days when I'm home at lunchtime. Betweentimes, they're constantly picking at the liverock for algae or ... whatever.

~Bruce

 

[stevo01]

Hikari Seaweed Extreme pellets (I think that was the name) - soaked w Selcon. And nori clipped - but never seems too interested in the nori.

I would start adding some meat to the diet. Try some frozen mysis, and or rods food. The incomplete diet is an issue imo.

 

[stevo01]

Excellent food source

Copied from liveAquaria - The diet of the Coral Beauty Angelfish should consist of Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysis or frozen shrimp, and other quality meaty foods.

 

[Brew12]

Even young Tangs eat a fair amount of meaty foods as part of their natural diets. Very fiew fish are true herbivores.

 

[LeonThePeon]

I've started adding a little more variety in the diet. That may explain the front of the face - but would it explain the three spots on top?

Been reluctant to add the coral Beauty to the DT till I can figure out those three spots - don't want to infect the rest of the clan

 

[melypr1985]

I went back through this thread to remind myself what all has been done. He went through 30 days of copper, 10 days of kanaplex and prazipro correct? If the kanaplex on it's own didn't kick the infection on the dorsal fin, then you might try running kanaplex and furan 2 together (minimum of 10 days straight). It widens the spectrum to hopefully target the correct bacterium.

 

[LeonThePeon]

I went back through this thread to remind myself what all has been done. He went through 30 days of copper, 10 days of kanaplex and prazipro correct? If the kanaplex on it's own didn't kick the infection on the dorsal fin, then you might try running kanaplex and furan 2 together (minimum of 10 days straight). It widens the spectrum to hopefully target the correct bacterium.

Right - except that I did run the furan 2 and Kanaplex together already (14 days)

 

[Humblefish]

Right - except that I did run the furan 2 and Kanaplex together already (14 days)

You could try a completely different set of antibiotics, such as the sulfa drugs i.e. API Triple Sulfa.

Or continue to feed vitamin soaked food and see what happens.

Infections can be a PITA sometimes, because they'll linger. If a fish's natural immune system isn't up to par, it can take a long time for the infection to finally go away. Or sometimes the infection overwhelms the host and kills the fish.

 

[LeonThePeon]

You could try a completely different set of antibiotics, such as the sulfa drugs i.e. API Triple Sulfa.

Or continue to feed vitamin soaked food and see what happens.

Infections can be a PITA sometimes, because they'll linger. If a fish's natural immune system isn't up to par, it can take a long time for the infection to finally go away. Or sometimes the infection overwhelms the host and kills the fish.

Ain't that the truth! I guess I would be happier if I could just be certain those three spots on top are caused by more than just nutritional/WQ. Otherwise, if I knew it wasn't a disease, I'd just move it to the DT and the WQ will be better and everybody is fed vitamin soaked food.