Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish has white spots on hims but i dont tink its ich but wont eat

[ericcarlsoc]

my Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish i just got yesterday looked really good in the store but when i got him home and put it in this take the next day it had white spots on him but my other fish look great what is the problem im hoping its not ich beacuse i had bad itch in my reef tank about 5 months ago and fixed the problem. any help

 

[THEDLO]

is he stressed?

 

[ericcarlsoc]

no beacuse he has plenty of room to swim in my 155 gallon bow front aquarium

 

[ericcarlsoc]

he also wont eat idk what the problem is but my 3 tangs 2 clowns and 1 goby dont show any signs of anything and he hides alot tried to get him to eat garlic flakes and garliced brined shrimp

 

[THEDLO]

that doesnt mean he wont be stressed. stress can be caused by a number of things. list general info on ur tank, live stock etc..

 

[marrone]

You had a bad case of ich 5 months ago and you just brought a fish and placed it directly in your DT without Quarantining it? Not a good thing to do.

 

[jaa1456]

sounds like ich possibly. any pics? Also might be the reason he is not eating

 

[THEDLO]

well when i got my angels they didnt eat anything for at least 2 weeks, they just ate of the LR. what the water quality like? and how did u acclimate?

 

[ericcarlsoc]

well i bought the fish from local fish store and bought it and he clorintined it for me for 2 weeks befor i picked it up

 

[marrone]

Unless he put it in a separate new setup, and didn't add any new fish or livestock to the tank or system, then there is chance it could have picked up ich. So unless you're 100% sure he Quarantined the fish, and there is no chance it could have gotten something, you should have quarantined it yourself before placing it in your DT.

 

[ericcarlsoc]

he picks at the live rock thats it about eating and i floted the bag for 25 mins then put it in a bucket and did the slow drip method

 

[ericcarlsoc]

i know for a fact he cloriendtined it

 

[ericcarlsoc]

anything ele it could be

 

[marrone]

He may have quarantined it for 2 weeks but it has to be quarantined correctly, and 2 weeks is the minimum amount of time needed.

As for the fish not eating right away, well you should expect that, as most Pygmy Angels are grazers and they can be shy too. You need to give it time to settle in. Also was it eating at the store?

 

[THEDLO]

Also was it eating at the store?

thats a very important detail.

 

[ericcarlsoc]

i dont know if it was eating at the store

 

[THEDLO]

lesson learned. if the fish is health, and ur water is could its highly likely that it will get over it.

 

[ericcarlsoc]

my water is perfect i get my lfs to come out to my house 2 times a month so i know my water is perfect

 

[ericcarlsoc]

and another reason i know its perfect it beacuse im growing sps corals in my tank

 

[THEDLO]

oh ye of too much faith....i have very high nitrates and my sps grow...so that not a good reference-tool