Blue Face Angel won't eat!

[jfingers8]

I've had a Blue face angel in my 125 gallon for over a year now. Looks great a little aggressive but i can deal with that. My problem is he hasn't ate is in 6 days. Like i said looks great acts normal just stopped eating all of a sudden. Should i worry anyone have any idea what is going on here? Its a 125 gallon FOWLR tankmates are yellow tang, box puffer, copperband butterfly, flame angel and a foxface.

 

[jfingers8]

anyone?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

Yes I would worry. Can you get any pictures of him. Is he otherwise acting normally or is he hiding? Does he come out during feeding or hide? What are you feeding?

 

[Toddrtrex]

What are your water parameters? IME with them they are pigs, and always want to eat, so if it isn't eating something is amiss.

 

[jfingers8]

temp is 80 and s.g is 1.025 like i said its a fowlr so basically those are the only 2 things that matter

 

[jfingers8]

he acts normal looks normal comes out during feeding but just swims by the food. I feed Algae flake food in the afternoon and at night i feed them hakari mysis and PE mysis.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15443470#post15443470 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jfingers8
temp is 80 and s.g is 1.025 like i said its a fowlr so basically those are the only 2 things that matter

Those aren't the only two that matter. High levels of ammonia, nitrates and nitrites can be a cause too.

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

And pH as well.

What else is in the tank with him? Try a clam on the half shell.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

When was the last time you did a water change?

 

[Shane Hoffman]

Veify all peramiters as stated above. If okay is there any sign of ich. Try soaking food in garlic. I had this happen with my emperor angel once. Hes an adult colored male about 8 inches long. I went and bought a cheap sponge coral (in the wild it is nearly their sole food source. He tore that up like a mad man. Next feeding I mixed sponge with mysis and brine. He ate bits of both. After that he ate normal, still does to this day.