What killed this Flame Angelfish?

[Asian Hurricane]

I recently bought a Flame Angelfish that unfortunately passed in less than a day. I was wondering what killed it. I noticed that it was breathing pretty quickly and had white bubbles all over it. Attached is the best picture I could get of it, you might notice some of it on the tail. I brought the body back to the LFS and they said it did not look like velvet and I should not worry too much about my other fish if they are acting alright. I was wondering if anyone had an idea? I currently have 2 clownfish and a Midas that look like they are eating well and breathing normally i think. Should I be concerned for my other fish? Thanks for all of the help.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Difficult to say from the photo. I’m not sure I understand the timeline: did it die Less than a day After you brought it home? That means it was very sick when you bought it, or something went wrong with the transport/acclimation . If you had it a few days and then you saw symptoms and it died in a day, then probably Amyloodinium (velvet). Watch your other fish very closely.
Jay

 

[Asian Hurricane]

I bought it from a lfs in the evening, and the next evening I noticed the symptoms. That evening is when it passed away. It looked like it had a bunch of white specs on it but when the LFS looked at the body they said they did not see any evidence of velvet. I have never seen velvet before so I am unsure if I am simply paranoid. When I looked at the dead flame as well there were no specs, but I do not know if the velvet specs disappear when the fish dies.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

If they didn’t use a microscope, they couldn’t know for sure. Improper acclimation will kill a fish in a day, but won’t create spots on the fish.
Jay

 

[ReefGamer]

If it was a bunch of white specs then most likely velvet and the LFS doesnt want to admit you got a fish with velvet from them. That’s what this sounds like. Either way, sorry about the loss man j don’t know what a dead fish who had velvet looks like though. I imagine if you had velvet already in the tank then the other fish would have had it, but I guess it’s possible.

 

[SaltyT]

I agree with Jay, sounds like velvet especially if you saw a bunch of white specs on the angel. Keep a close eye on your other fish for symptoms such as swimming into the flow of powerheads, rapid breathing and hiding from light.

 

[Asian Hurricane]

Any chance that if it was velvet the other fish are going to be ok? Or is it inevitable that theyll get velvet and I should start up a hospital tank right away

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Any chance that if it was velvet the other fish are going to be ok? Or is it inevitable that theyll get velvet and I should start up a hospital tank right away

I’d set up a hospital tank, you can use it to quarantine new fish if you don’t end up having an outbreak.
Jay

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like velvet or crypto . I too would question acclimation and health of the fish when it was acquired.