Scribbled angel stopped eating once it left quarantine

[acomps]

Hello I have a scribbled angel that went through quarantine and ate fine, and now he is in the display tank he mostly stopped eating. It has been about 5 days and i've barely seem him pick at anything. I put him through 30 days of copper and two treatments of prazi. Once in the display tank it had a bully and I removed that fish. He is swimming very active and breathing fine. He used to eat out of my hand in quarantine. I must say that he is the smallest fish in the tank. Any suggestions?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello I have a scribbled angel that went through quarantine and ate fine, and now he is in the display tank he mostly stopped eating. It has been about 5 days and i've barely seem him pick at anything. I put him through 30 days of copper and two treatments of prazi. Once in the display tank it had a bully and I removed that fish. He is swimming very active and breathing fine. He used to eat out of my hand in quarantine. I must say that he is the smallest fish in the tank. Any suggestions?

Likely , its intimidation. I would add a tank divider or isolate the aggressor and give the angel run of the tank and allow it to settle in at least 48 hours and see if it resumes feeding

 

[KrisReef]

Or,
Put the fish in an observation (acclimation) box in your DT and hand feed it for a while until the fish is comfortable with the new situation?

 

[acomps]

 

[acomps]

Here is a video. How long can it go without eating? And just because I haven’t seen it eat doesn’t mean it isn’t.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Here is a video. How long can it go without eating? And just because I haven’t seen it eat doesn’t mean it isn’t.

This is an odd case.

What other fish are in with it? Maybe there is some hidden intimidation still going on?

Fish can go a long time without food - a few weeks in any event. However, they use their liver as an energy source and that causes permanent liver damage.

 

[acomps]

This is an odd case.

What other fish are in with it? Maybe there is some hidden intimidation still going on?

Fish can go a long time without food - a few weeks in any event. However, they use their liver as an energy source and that causes permanent liver damage.

A few puffers and a tang. All much bigger than him. I will swap him in my smaller tank until he is ready. I’m thinking intimidating

 

[Louis Z]

You can always put him back in your Qt tank to avoid him not eating . Make it a more semi permanent home and try again

 

[acomps]

You can always put him back in your Qt tank to avoid him not eating . Make it a more semi permanent home and try again

I did and he is eating!