New Angelfish with a spot on the body?

reef_shark · Sep 19, 2021

Hello,

I just bought this new angelfish from LA and she's currently in QT. I noticed this spot on her side that looks like it's underneath the scales and appears to be a brown/rust color under different lighting. Sorry for the awful photos I was trying to get different views.

Any ideas? Parasite? Old bite mark? Discolored scale?

Thanks!

blaxsun · Sep 19, 2021

Hard to say from the photo. Nice fish, though.

Jay Hemdal · Sep 20, 2021

Tough to see, but a single small mark on a just-shipped fish isn't usually anything to worry about as long as the fish is symptom free in other respects; eating, not breathing heavily.

Jay

Goaway · Sep 20, 2021

I wouldn't worry. Also, watch for the fish shaking its head. That would be a sign of flukes. A lot less harmless than velvet (rapid breathing). But, that could be other things as well.

Little black marks are usually a type of miner injury, a small scuff. Ran into a rock, a bite mark, a coral sting and other things I can't recall at the moment. Looks to be almost fully healed, if an injury. Looks can be deceiving.

I am trying to not to worry you, but I would also worry about uronema with angelfish. I don't know if there is a pre-treatment for it. So, do read into that. But, I have seen a friends bellus die to uronema. It is very heartbreaking.

GL beautiful fish!

Qasimja · Sep 20, 2021

i had a swallowtail angelfish in QT in february 2020 that had a similar spot didn't turn out to be anything i still have the fish to this day

Spot on swallowtail

I'm not sure If this is anything to worry about but tonight I noticed a spot on the side of my Angelfish in the QT this is the best picture I could get being treated with metro been in QT for 8 days and has been treated with metro every 48 hours since introduction also 1 round of prazi still...

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reef_shark · Oct 1, 2021

Thanks everyone. Sorry for the delayed response. The spot is still there and has grown a little. LA recommended I treat with Hydroplex so I am going to try that. to start. I'll update after treatment.