spsfreak100
Active Member
I have decided to try and rescue the life of a red sea juvinile regal angelfish. Out of a total of 6 fish, this was the only one not sold. It was swimming awkwardly (on its side) and not eating anything. I felt that it would be worth it to save the life of this fish, and for only $9.99 (discounted because it was likely going to die), I bought it.
I added it to a 10 gallon quarantine tank for a few days to make sure it was okay. It immediately stopped swimming on its side after leaving the holding tank. Once it the quarantine tank it was extremely shy and reclusive. 48 hours later I was able to coax the small fish to accept some sponges, Angel foruma, and mysids. It appeared otherwise completely normal and healthy. No signs of disease (after being in the US for almost a week now) or abnormalities in the QT, and it was eating. Yesterday I made the plunge to add it to the main tank with a school of 11 bartletts anthias. It's very reclusive, although it will occasionally come out and then quickly swim back into a cave in the rockwork. It doesn't go out to eat with the other fish, although it will consume anything that floats into the cave.
Now, here's the problem. I've noticed the angel having a few very quick "spasms" or twitching of the fins. It isn't scratching on the rock/sand and it doesn't appear to have any parasites. It's just a very quick twitching of the fins every once in while. I've only seen this happen twice in the last day and a half. I've also noticed the fish trying to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp. I don't usually test my water for Ammonia, Nitrite, or Nitrate, although I'm assuming these are all undetectable. pH ranges from 7.95 (morning) to 8.10 (night). There is usually never more than a 1.5 hange in pH within a 24 hour period. Temperature is steady at 79 degrees F., and Salinity is 1.024. The fishes breathing is normal and there is no discolored patches on the fish. Let me know if this is just a normal behaviour of a new (and stressed) fish.
Graham
I added it to a 10 gallon quarantine tank for a few days to make sure it was okay. It immediately stopped swimming on its side after leaving the holding tank. Once it the quarantine tank it was extremely shy and reclusive. 48 hours later I was able to coax the small fish to accept some sponges, Angel foruma, and mysids. It appeared otherwise completely normal and healthy. No signs of disease (after being in the US for almost a week now) or abnormalities in the QT, and it was eating. Yesterday I made the plunge to add it to the main tank with a school of 11 bartletts anthias. It's very reclusive, although it will occasionally come out and then quickly swim back into a cave in the rockwork. It doesn't go out to eat with the other fish, although it will consume anything that floats into the cave.
Now, here's the problem. I've noticed the angel having a few very quick "spasms" or twitching of the fins. It isn't scratching on the rock/sand and it doesn't appear to have any parasites. It's just a very quick twitching of the fins every once in while. I've only seen this happen twice in the last day and a half. I've also noticed the fish trying to be cleaned by the cleaner shrimp. I don't usually test my water for Ammonia, Nitrite, or Nitrate, although I'm assuming these are all undetectable. pH ranges from 7.95 (morning) to 8.10 (night). There is usually never more than a 1.5 hange in pH within a 24 hour period. Temperature is steady at 79 degrees F., and Salinity is 1.024. The fishes breathing is normal and there is no discolored patches on the fish. Let me know if this is just a normal behaviour of a new (and stressed) fish.
Graham
