New Angelfish stressed or something else?

[Fishguy1079]

Hi all so I got this emperor angel yesterday online. It's from one of the sites that does quarantine their fish. But pretty much since I put him in my 125 reef I can't help but notice he's kind of blotchy looking. Could this just be from stress? He did eat last night.

Thanks,

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Emperor angels will turn blotchy due to stress, but also do that if they have flukes or ich.

Do you know the quarantine protocol that was used on this fish?

 

[Fishguy1079]

Copper and prazipro

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Copper and prazipro

Done properly, that should reduce the chance of ich or flukes.

I would just give it another day to see if this is just stress. If the fish stops eating, it becomes a more serious issue.

If you can post a video, I might be able to see some other clues…..