Emperor anglefish

jinbing0905 · Aug 18, 2017

Can someone tell me why my anglefish have the gray spot on this skin. Doesn't eat food. Only eat seaweeds. I always soak my food in garlic and selcon. Will it die?

sc50964 · Aug 18, 2017

He must be new to your tank. He isn't acclimated to your tank yet. Therefore it shows these blotchy patterns.

dh350twin · Aug 18, 2017

I believe he may be to big for your tank. He is showing stress signs. Which may be why he isn't eating prepared foods.

jinbing0905 · Aug 18, 2017

sc50964 said:
He must be new to your tank. He isn't acclimated to your tank yet. Therefore it shows these blotchy patterns.

He has been there for over one month

sc50964 · Aug 19, 2017

jinbing0905 said:
He has been there for over one month

Was he qt'ed? If not, one month in captivity isn't considered long, especially for adult angelfish.

Brew12 · Aug 19, 2017

It does look like stress spots but it could also be a bacterial infection. Stress could be caused by poor water quality, exposure to parasites or toxins or aggression issues with tank mates.
Stress also tends to make bacterial infections worse. If it doesn't look to be getting worse you might get away with just fixing the cause of stress. Assuming your tank set up is fine, I would recommend testing your water to make sure it is good. If you have a parasite issue, you will need to fix that. Watch for signs of aggression to make sure he isn't being picked on. Lots of things you can do to help if that is occurring.

If it does look to be getting worse you may need to pull into a QT tank and treat with antibiotics. The normal recommendation is to use Metroplex, Kanaplex and Furan-2 all at the same time to give it the best chance of success. Some of these bacterial infections can be very aggressive so it is important to hit them hard.

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2017

Brew12 said:
It does look like stress spots but it could also be a bacterial infection. Stress could be caused by poor water quality, exposure to parasites or toxins or aggression issues with tank mates.
Stress also tends to make bacterial infections worse. If it doesn't look to be getting worse you might get away with just fixing the cause of stress. Assuming your tank set up is fine, I would recommend testing your water to make sure it is good. If you have a parasite issue, you will need to fix that. Watch for signs of aggression to make sure he isn't being picked on. Lots of things you can do to help if that is occurring.

If it does look to be getting worse you may need to pull into a QT tank and treat with antibiotics. The normal recommendation is to use Metroplex, Kanaplex and Furan-2 all at the same time to give it the best chance of success. Some of these bacterial infections can be very aggressive so it is important to hit them hard.

It is a fish only tank, maybe treat in the tank. It has worked for me. I would hate to see you treat him and another one was infected