Help with angelfish [Archive]

Fishy_Fun

01-10-2009, 2:23 PM

Ok so i bought a couple angels a couple months ago and all was well.Now one of the black angels has separated himself from the group and hides in the corner and acts very listless.He hasn't eaten food in awhile.He justs mouths it and spits it all back out.I have also noticed his poop to be white as well.Could he have internal parasites?I noticed when i went back to the shop where i bought them they were under quarintine and only had about 10 left out of the 100 or so.Any help would be appreciated.Thanks

Meg2008

01-10-2009, 10:06 PM

I would put him in a seperate tank ASAP. Did you ask the store clerk why they were being held seperate? There may be some "fish meds" that they sell at your local fish supply store. But def. seperate him from the rest.

Meg2008

01-10-2009, 10:09 PM

www.bubblenest.com/betta-fish/health/health-18.php (http://www.bubblenest.com/betta-fish/health/health-18.php)
www.exoticpetvet.net/aqua/parasites.html (http://www.exoticpetvet.net/aqua/parasites.html)
www.ehow.com/how_7031_check-fish-parasites.html (http://www.ehow.com/how_7031_check-fish-parasites.html)

How big is your tank? Do you have other fish besides Angels in there?

DavidZ

01-13-2009, 11:55 AM

Start feeding with Jungle antiparisite food ASAP, lots of water changes, sounds like internal parisites.
Did you QT?

DavidZ

01-13-2009, 11:58 AM

http://www.junglelabs.com/pages/product.browse.asp?cat=Aquarium&subcat=all
try some liquid garlic with the medicated food

Fishy_Fun

01-13-2009, 4:21 PM

Well hes in a 65G with other angels.Could i use jungle tabs for parasites?He won't eat anything.Let me know and i'll put him in a 5G Q tank.He only about half dollar size and i have another one that i bought the same time and he has grown double so there is something definitely something wrong

jm1212

01-15-2009, 11:14 AM

you can try the tabs, but add garlic to any food to help get him eating again.

feed some baby brine shrimp or frozen bloodworms to get his appetite going.

DavidZ

01-15-2009, 11:39 AM

Could be internal problems, jungle med food really works, try it with liquid garlick and as jm1212 stated they love worms and shrimp.

DavidZ

01-15-2009, 11:42 AM

Ask star_rider for help he has been very helpful, when I had problems with angels.

Star_Rider

01-15-2009, 1:10 PM

Sorry I missed this one.

you could very well have internal parasites. at issue would be determining the parasite.

you can try jungle anti parasite fizz. prazi, metro. it has worked on some parasites.
the problem is determining if it is a parasite.. which would be my inclination.
Angels are prone to camallanus and capillaria. camallanus is an internal nematode but it is resistant to more common parasite treatments. since the fish are not eating you may need to locate LevamisoleHCL
. fenbendazole or flubendazole.
capillaria is an internal protozoa.. aslo resistant to common treatments but does happen to respond using the same meds on camallanus.

angels if they were healthy to start can go weeks with no eating.