Sick dwarf flame angel

[MrsPuff]

Hi everyone. I have a flame angelfish in my 125 gallon reef tank. I’ve been dealing with fluctuations in alkalinity the last few days and am working on manually dosing. But my angel fish seems to have white lips and looks rough. I know it’s hard to see with the blue lighting. But this is how my lighting is best for my corals. I’ve attached a video. He still eats and acts normal. Is this a bacterial growth and something to worry about? The other fish seem fine. I’m wondering if he’s being picked on.
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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hi everyone. I have a flame angelfish in my 125 gallon reef tank. I’ve been dealing with fluctuations in alkalinity the last few days and am working on manually dosing. But my angel fish seems to have white lips and looks rough. I know it’s hard to see with the blue lighting. But this is how my lighting is best for my corals. I’ve attached a video. He still eats and acts normal. Is this a bacterial growth and something to worry about? The other fish seem fine. I’m wondering if he’s being picked on.

Can you adjust the lights to a regular white spectrum? I can’t really see the fish clearly. Sometimes, shining a strong flashlight on the fish will counteract some of the blue.

I don’t see the angel breathing fast and its behavior seems normal - and it’s eating.

It could be bacterial, but do you ever see it flash or scratch? That’s the sign of flukes.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi everyone. I have a flame angelfish in my 125 gallon reef tank. I’ve been dealing with fluctuations in alkalinity the last few days and am working on manually dosing. But my angel fish seems to have white lips and looks rough. I know it’s hard to see with the blue lighting. But this is how my lighting is best for my corals. I’ve attached a video. He still eats and acts normal. Is this a bacterial growth and something to worry about? The other fish seem fine. I’m wondering if he’s being picked on.

Agree, white light intensity - No blue will reveal anything fish may have as image is very dark to clearly see