My Flagfin Angel isn't eating ! :(

[glenlikes_stuff]

Hello,

I've had my Flagfin Angel for about 1 month now and up until the last couple of days he has been eating like a pig - Spectrum Pellets, Flake, Frozen Brine Shrimp, Frozen Bloodworms...

He has been rubbing against the rocks but I can't see any spots on him... I did see a couple of spots on some of my other fish recently but none on any of them at the moment...

I soaked the food in garlic yesterday and that made him eat a little bit... tried it again today and he ate a tiny bit but not much at all.

I have also noticed he has faded in colour slightly.

Yes, I haven't quarantined but rather than getting caught up on that is there anything I can do for this guy? Would a Freshwater Dip do anything?

Please help!



PS. All other fish are eating...

FOWLR - 180 gallon / 6 foot

Stock list: Flagfin Angel, Moorish Idol, 3 Anthias, Flame Angel, Coral Beauty. 2 Occelaris, Bengaii Cardinal, Latticed Butterfly, Coral Banded Shrimp pair.

Water Quality: 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 20 Nitrate

 

[geaux xman]

FW dip and check for flukes. Angel fish are very prone to it. I'd certainly do a couple of treatments of prazipro also.

 

[glenlikes_stuff]

Thank you!

By the time you commented I had already given the FW dip because I was in desperate times... but I never knew anything about Flukes. Now that I've read up on them I'm pretty sure that's what it was... he has a cloudy eye and I didn't pay much attention to the FW because I didn't know I was meant to but I'm pretty sure I noticed some things in there...

He's already looking so much better... colour is back, swimming around and starting to eat again...

I've ordered some Fluke tablets that have the same active ingredient as Prazipro because we can't get that here in Australia and I'll keep an eye on him... but hopefully he's soon to be all clear!