Urgent: sick angel

[st4tic]

hi all,

three days agao i bought a flame angel fish, and introduced it to my tank, with a yellow tang and oscellaris clown.

Right off the bat, the tang immediatly became really aggressive to teh new angel. Poor guy just took teh beatings. As of now they are acclimated to each toerh and they hardly fight anymore.

When observaving the new flame angel i could see that it was breathing heavily. I checked my water condtions and they were normal.

ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 7-10
pH 8.0

Not only does he breath heavily but he is also not eating. Could this be a a parasite infection? If so plz give me intrustions on how to best cure him. My tank is a FOWLR set-up wit shrimp and snails

thx

[aquanut40]

Hello

We need more info sorry. Is the fish not eating because of the tang? How is it's colour faded, bright, normal? Any visable signs of a parasite on the fish. Is the fish flashing (rub against objects) What are you feeding? How old is your set-up. Any small bit of info can help. Not eating and laboured breathing can be a sign of parasite infestation, but that would just be a guess and not a real good informed one at this point.

Stan

[st4tic]

i dont think its because of teh tang the food is right in front of him yet he still doesn t touch it. Colour seems normal. It isnt rubbing on anything. I was feeding him frozen brine shrimp pellets. There is something that looks like dead skin on his side. Very pale n see through. I gave him a fresh water dip...should i put him back into the main tank? I have no qt tank

[Asmodeus]

flame angels are a type of fish that need a mature tank to survive. That is what i have found out with my angel fish and have read too. They will not do good in a newer tank.
thetnak must be at least 1 yr at the earliest

IMO AND EXperince.

Mike

[Aaron]

Flames are usually great eaters, I suspect the lack of apetite is due to stress. The heavy breathing may be due to a gill infestation or again stress. If you can catch him, I would quarantine and treat appropiately. Not eating and breathing hard are two bad things.
Aaron

[aquanut40]

Hello

Without any visable signs of a parasite. Treatment would just be a shot in the dark as to which type to perform. Both the heavy breathing and the not eating could be stress from the fighting with the tang and the new tank. The stress alone can cause what you discribe without any parasite involved. As for the tissue hanging from the fish, sounds to me like a wound caused maybe during its battles with the tang or on something in your tank. I to would remove the fish to a hospitial tank to allow the fish time to recoupe and for observation. Keep a eye out for parasite And on the wound. Also try feeding other meaty foods other then brine shrimp like mysis of shave krill.

Good luck

Stan

Ps which ever tank the fish is in make sure it is well airated to help in the laboured breathing.