The Angel Lovers Thread

Whisperer · Feb 25, 2020

I’m sure it’s the right topic, she’s not a tuna or a pufferfish.

alton · Feb 25, 2020

Looks fat and happy

coralbeauties · Feb 25, 2020

My majestic has stopped eating. I bought her 3 months ago through a wholesaler. she ate really well for the first 2 months or so. I put it through a month of qt in hypo. About 3 weeks ago I noticed she wasnt eating much at all. It went on for a week or so and then she started to eat again. It has now stopped eating again. Its been a good week to two weeks since I saw her eat. The fish looks good. It shows interest in food but wont eat. I think I will catch her and put into my 40 gallon breeder away from the other fish and try to feed some different foods. Any other suggestions?
thanks
Jeff

noxel56 · Feb 25, 2020

Oh god how I want an angel! I’m only 14 and setting up a 40b reef so I would be limited to dwarf. Even then I don’t know if the tank would be to small and would provoke aggression. Also I like some smaller fish that tend to be known as peaceful, like firefish. I also don’t want to risk any corals since I’m on a budget and losing a few to him would make me tear my hair out, knowing it was preventable. If anyone can try and convince me as to why I should get an angel, then go for it.

Thomashtom · Feb 25, 2020

jjoos99 said:
My majestic has stopped eating. I bought her 3 months ago through a wholesaler. she ate really well for the first 2 months or so. I put it through a month of qt in hypo. About 3 weeks ago I noticed she wasnt eating much at all. It went on for a week or so and then she started to eat again. It has now stopped eating again. Its been a good week to two weeks since I saw her eat. The fish looks good. It shows interest in food but wont eat. I think I will catch her and put into my 40 gallon breeder away from the other fish and try to feed some different foods. Any other suggestions?
thanks
Jeff

Any scratching or aggression from other fish?

WindyCityReefer. · Feb 26, 2020

noxel56 said:
Oh god how I want an angel! I’m only 14 and setting up a 40b reef so I would be limited to dwarf. Even then I don’t know if the tank would be to small and would provoke aggression. Also I like some smaller fish that tend to be known as peaceful, like firefish. I also don’t want to risk any corals since I’m on a budget and losing a few to him would make me tear my hair out, knowing it was preventable. If anyone can try and convince me as to why I should get an angel, then go for it.

Angels are hit or miss in terms of coral nipping. People have different experiences so you will get a variety of answers. Long story short, it is a risk regardless of angel.

Here is my multicolor angel. Absolutely love his personality!

Big G · Feb 26, 2020

jjoos99 said:
My majestic has stopped eating. I bought her 3 months ago through a wholesaler. she ate really well for the first 2 months or so. I put it through a month of qt in hypo. About 3 weeks ago I noticed she wasnt eating much at all. It went on for a week or so and then she started to eat again. It has now stopped eating again. Its been a good week to two weeks since I saw her eat. The fish looks good. It shows interest in food but wont eat. I think I will catch her and put into my 40 gallon breeder away from the other fish and try to feed some different foods. Any other suggestions?
thanks
Jeff

Can you give us an idea of what you are trying to feed her with currently?

southerntnreefer · Feb 26, 2020

Welp after 10 days of health, eating and what I thought was good and settled. I didn't see the magnificent yesterday, figured he got spooked from the extra noise and traffic by the tank yesterday, but he was nowhere to be found tonight, so I pulled rocks where his cave had been and found the body. A bit eaten already, but no sign of disease or anything, so not sure. I'll try another one eventually. Hopefully find both angels this time at once. Le sigh

Steelersfan · Feb 28, 2020

New photo:

mayday0237 · Feb 28, 2020

southerntnreefer said:
Welp after 10 days of health, eating and what I thought was good and settled. I didn't see the magnificent yesterday, figured he got spooked from the extra noise and traffic by the tank yesterday, but he was nowhere to be found tonight, so I pulled rocks where his cave had been and found the body. A bit eaten already, but no sign of disease or anything, so not sure. I'll try another one eventually. Hopefully find both angels this time at once. Le sigh

I have a raging velvet outbreak....emperor gone, clown tang gone, dropping salinity slow to try and stop me from losing the other 2 large Angels...my Tuskfish looks cloudy as does my magnificent...I don't know if it was the emperor or the clown that came in with it...but uuugh...yes I know I'm not a quarantine person...
This sucks. :'(

southerntnreefer · Feb 28, 2020

mayday0237 said:
I have a raging velvet outbreak....emperor gone, clown tang gone, dropping salinity slow to try and stop me from losing the other 2 large Angels...my Tuskfish looks cloudy as does my magnificent...I don't know if it was the emperor or the clown that came in with it...but uuugh...yes I know I'm not a quarantine person...
This sucks. :'(

Prayers my friend! May it all turn out ok in the end.

mfollen · Feb 28, 2020

W/ velvet you got to take the fish out and treat.
Velvet does not stop and will kill.
Velvet is why QT is a must

Qasimja · Feb 28, 2020

any of you ever had a growth on like this on your angel? its in QT it looks like lympho but im not 100% sure wanted to be sure before i put it in my display its already been through the rounds of metro and prazi and is otherwise really healthy and eating well

mfollen · Feb 28, 2020

@Qasimja that’s not parasitic infectious. Should be a bacterial or viral infection of some sort. In cleaner display water it should subside.

coralbeauties · Mar 6, 2020

Big G said:
Can you give us an idea of what you are trying to feed her with currently?

I lost this fish this past week. I have been feeding a mixture of brine, mysis, nori, krill, and some dried blood and black worms. She ate like a champ for the first 2 months then stopped eating, started eating, stopped eating. I moved her to my 40 gallon breeder what only had 3 anthias in it and she seemed to be doing good. They just up and died. I suspect cyanide, she only lasted 3 1/2 months. such an amazing fish. No scratching of flashing. Was in hypo for the past 2 weeks.
thanks
Jeff

cancun · Mar 6, 2020

jjoos99 said:
I lost this fish this past week. I have been feeding a mixture of brine, mysis, nori, krill, and some dried blood and black worms. She ate like a champ for the first 2 months then stopped eating, started eating, stopped eating. I moved her to my 40 gallon breeder what only had 3 anthias in it and she seemed to be doing good. They just up and died. I suspect cyanide, she only lasted 3 1/2 months. such an amazing fish. No scratching of flashing. Was in hypo for the past 2 weeks.
thanks
Jeff

Oh wow! I am so sorry for you loss! That is heart breaking!

OrionN · Mar 6, 2020

My male Flame Angel. Common fish but very flashy and beautiful IMO. This is a small young male. He is now about 2 inches. I got him about 18 months ago as a small, about 1 inch angel from Live Aquaria during one of their special. He was extremely small and thin but fortunately eat well and did fine. I got 3 but only two make it. I eventually added two more one at a time, from local Petco, to have a harem of 4 in my tank.
The second picture he start to show his nuptial coloration, which is brighter yellow. These pictures taken on 3/5/2020

This is an older picture which show full nuptial coloration of Flame Angel

Big G · Mar 6, 2020

jjoos99 said:
I lost this fish this past week. I have been feeding a mixture of brine, mysis, nori, krill, and some dried blood and black worms. She ate like a champ for the first 2 months then stopped eating, started eating, stopped eating. I moved her to my 40 gallon breeder what only had 3 anthias in it and she seemed to be doing good. They just up and died. I suspect cyanide, she only lasted 3 1/2 months. such an amazing fish. No scratching of flashing. Was in hypo for the past 2 weeks.
thanks
Jeff

Sorry for your loss.

coralbeauties · Mar 6, 2020

Big G said:
Sorry for your loss.

Are the majestic angels know to be collected with cyanide? If thats the case it is hit or miss if they will survive long term.
Which would be more likely to bother corals, the majestic or a flame like @OrionN?
@OrionN, your flame is amazing in coloration. do they leave your corals alone?
thanks
Jeff

Big G · Mar 6, 2020

jjoos99 said:
Are the majestic angels know to be collected with cyanide? If thats the case it is hit or miss if they will survive long term.
Which would be more likely to bother corals, the majestic or a flame like @OrionN?
@OrionN, your flame is amazing in coloration. do they leave your corals alone?
thanks
Jeff

We just don't know for sure how each collector is using chemicals and/or techniques to stun fish for easy collection. And then there's the issue with what are they treating their holding tanks with, sub therapeutic copper, prazi, etc.?