I have a 70 gallon aquarium, fully cycled. I had this regal angelfish 2 weeks ago, first she never ate, step by step I've let it it, & till two days ago she was eating like a pig, she ate everything. Since yesterday, she's extremely lazy, she's not active nor swimming as it used & she never ate since then. She's a juvenile 4", physically she's 100% normal. Is she dying!!!?? Or how can I help?!!! Other livestock in the tank include a school of blue green chromis & a 3" sailfin tang. To be mentioned few aggression from the sailfin tang, but not so much & it's from day one, & as I see it started to improve. Any help?!!!!
Help my regal angelfish is dying
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Dmorty217
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The tang needs to be rehomed ASAP. The Regal I will assume was not QTed or treated for anything? They are difficult fish at best, often never eating/coming in in poor health from shipping and collection. Its really hard to tell what the issue is but the tang is for sure one
scooter31707
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I agree ^^^. Once you do get a Regal eating, it should be the first fish introduced to the tank.
I agree. However, if the angel is acting reclusive, I would opt for a parasite.
ThRoewer
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Since you are in Egypt it would also be interesting where this regal angel came from: was it imported or is it a locally caught fish?
How long a regal angel was in transit can make all the difference.
It is also of significance in regards of parasites: the longer a fish spends in a collection, wholesale and store system, the more likely it is to pick up a parasite.
As for the food: what do you offer him?
Clams on the shell are always a good starter food. But regal angels also like all kinds of algae.
I also more and more feel that zoas are somewhat important to them - not so much as food, but rather as a form of medicine.
How long a regal angel was in transit can make all the difference.
It is also of significance in regards of parasites: the longer a fish spends in a collection, wholesale and store system, the more likely it is to pick up a parasite.
As for the food: what do you offer him?
Clams on the shell are always a good starter food. But regal angels also like all kinds of algae.
I also more and more feel that zoas are somewhat important to them - not so much as food, but rather as a form of medicine.
Important, and a mistake many make.
Well, it's local, I guess not more than 5 hours & I caught it from the lfs 1 day later. It ate clams, shrimp, flakes & above all red algae pellets
ThRoewer
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Since the aggression of the tang was going on from day one I do not think that this is the direct reason the regal became reclusive and stopped eating.
Do you notice any rapid breathing?
It could be that the fish came with a light Amyloodinium or flukes infection in its gills which by now escalated due to the constant stress the fish got form the tang.
You should give every new fish a formalin bath to reduce the risk of getting such infections into your tanks.
Ideally you should also keep all new fish under observation for a minimum of 2 months in a separate quarantine tank. That way you can treat if needed and avoid infecting your established fish.
If you notice elevated or even rapid breathing, you should remove the fish from the DT and treat it. Do at first a freshwater bath to see if flukes fall off. If you see flukes fall off the fish treat it with Praziquantel (PraziPro).
If you see nothing coming off after 10 minutes it's likely a protozoan. In that case I would treat with Chloroquine Phosphate (New Life Spectrum Ick-Shield Powder - available at Amazon.com, .co.gb, .de, .fr,...).
Do you notice any rapid breathing?
It could be that the fish came with a light Amyloodinium or flukes infection in its gills which by now escalated due to the constant stress the fish got form the tang.
You should give every new fish a formalin bath to reduce the risk of getting such infections into your tanks.
Ideally you should also keep all new fish under observation for a minimum of 2 months in a separate quarantine tank. That way you can treat if needed and avoid infecting your established fish.
If you notice elevated or even rapid breathing, you should remove the fish from the DT and treat it. Do at first a freshwater bath to see if flukes fall off. If you see flukes fall off the fish treat it with Praziquantel (PraziPro).
If you see nothing coming off after 10 minutes it's likely a protozoan. In that case I would treat with Chloroquine Phosphate (New Life Spectrum Ick-Shield Powder - available at Amazon.com, .co.gb, .de, .fr,...).
If all you are noticing is the fish being lazy but no discoloration or slime coat sloughing off, or rapid breathing, then its most likely it just overate when it" ate like a pig" alot of fish will do this and then be lethargic for a day or two after gorging, I've had triggers and a wrasse do this in marine, and all kinds of fish in freshwater, I have an albino oscar that does it every time I put feeders in, he'll eat till he can't swallow the last fish then lay on his side for on the bottom for hours(His Name is "Pig"). The triggers would go wedge themselves in live rock like they do at night, the wrasse I thought was dead till I touched him. I've not had an angel do that, but then I've only had 3 dwarf angels, and 1 blue angel and they are all picky eaters, I've never seen them gorge. Anatomically it should be the same though. Incidentally, I also do this around thanksgiving.
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