Angel In Distress, Why?

les · 12-03-2007, 01:02 PM

Fairly new to salt aquariums... Tang and clown doing great, however Angel is not. It is feeding well, spends most of it's time though laying still on it's side, when it does move about seems to be moving OK. Color has dimmed slightly. What is up with the little guy?

Tangster · 12-03-2007, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by les

Fairly new to salt aquariums... Tang and clown doing great, however Angel is not. It is feeding well, spends most of it's time though laying still on it's side, when it does move about seems to be moving OK. Color has dimmed slightly. What is up with the little guy?

What species of angel is it ? and what are you feeding it ?

les · 12-03-2007, 01:22 PM

not sure what species... brine shrimp... ocean plankton

les · 12-03-2007, 01:42 PM

species is an emperor

Tangster · 12-03-2007, 02:07 PM

Ohh thats a tuff one It/they need a special diet They are called (here is my first time to use this word). "Benthic" diet feeders, they scrap algae with their jaws from rocks and eat coral, They need to be supplemented with bits of sponge and small invertebrates. Not a easy one to keep but they can be kept long term if their dietary demands are met as well as Water conditions