help!! my angel fish not eating....

[chenloong]

hi everyone,,,

last week, i had introduced one bicolor angel (2.5") into my tank. But until now, it doesn't take any food (had tried sea weed, flake food, pallet, shrimp). Do anyone has experiences on keeping this angel giv me some suggestion?? I affraid it will not go long if keep on like this,,,, my tanks have no live rocks even anemone nor coral, juz all fishes,,,,

The angel look very healthy and active,,,, it juz dun take any things..

regards,
chenloong

[chenloong]

My angel fish has been certified.... as expected! there is no ppl in this forum keep this fish?? i thaught it is a very common angel's species available in aquarium.

[CnT]

Used to keep marines some years ago. Some tips when buying marine fish:
- Active n swimming doesnt mean healthy. Cyanide damages the internal organs.
- Only buy fish tat u see eating with gusto.
- Can try food supplements like garlic extract, or SeaChem Entice.

Bi-colors r finicky eaters. Some will eat pellets, while others die-die also wont even smell it. Took a long time for me to find one tat eagerly took to pellets. Take ur time n wait&search for one tat eats pellets.

Happy marine-ing

[chenloong]

hi CnT,

I realized that bi-color is a fastidious fish, so i thaught choosing the one which always graze for algae in the aquarium is the best 1,,, may be next time i should bring some pellets to pet shop.

Juz curious, how you find the 1 that eager for pellets?? try and error??

still down,
chenloong

[CnT]

Its just plain luck... need to patiently wait for a bi-color tat will take to pellets eagerly... they r pretty rare.

Careful when bring ur own pellets... some shops dun like when u feed their fish... always ask them to feed, then u watch.

Happy hunting

[chenloong]

oh,,,,, ok,,, will try my luck today, after work,,,,,

[oceandeep]

hi there,

can share a bit more info on yr tank set up i.e what are u using for filtration,how long have yr tank being set up and what other fishes are u keeping currently.

a bit of info on the bicolour angel.it is a dwarf angel and is usually quite hardy once it starts feeding. angels are notoriously hard to entice to eat and the bicolour is one of the ones that are reportedly one of the hardiest to do so.

hence,ppl normally advise to intro dwarf angels to a tank that have being set up for more than 6 mths with live rocks. liverocks are essential to some species of fishes as the microfaunas that grow there are a source of food for the angels when they are acclimatizing to yr tank condition.

IMO,before u add anode into yr tank best to slowly add liverocks in to give yr fishes a place to graze on and also hiding places for it to sleep at night or when spooked.

best of luck to you.

[jumpman23]

I would be more interested if u can take some pictures of wat kind of product u r feeding to ur fish?