Koran Angelfish Color Changing

• Jul 16, 2009

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ryangorney

Reefing newb

Hi all, I bought a Koran Angelfish last week. He appears to be very active and healthy and gets along with my other fish who are all very healthy. The one thing that I noticed and concerns me a bit is that his blue color is starting to fade around his head and forward part of his body. Is he just starting to mature or do I have an issue?

 

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• Jul 16, 2009

• #2

AdeptMrSniffles

I have a Blue Thumb

Could just be your lighting. You have any Actinics running?

 

• Jul 16, 2009

• #3

ndepratt

Equipment Junkie

how big is he? how and what is he eating?

 

• Jul 17, 2009

• #4

Alexander

Reef enthusiast

really hard to tell based off of that picture. probably color changing. looks like its about the right size for color change from juv, maybe you could get a better picture?

 

• Jul 17, 2009

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dustin_P74

Reef enthusiast

very possible from looking at the way the stripes are going from white to a yellowish color but that could just be the picture. any way to get some better shots in the middle of the day?

 

• Jul 17, 2009

• #6

ndepratt

Equipment Junkie

the color change of a koran angelfish is VERY gradual.... in such early stages you should barely be able to notice it's happening (and i really mean barely.)

 

• Jul 27, 2009

• #7

dcantucson

Reef pro

Are you feeding it sponge in it's diet?

 

• Jul 31, 2009

• #8

sen5241b

Reef enthusiast

Use color enhancers

 

• Jul 31, 2009

• #9

JAG107

Reef enthusiast

could be losing its juvy coloring, but like everyone said, its real gradual. Angels do need lots of sponge in their diet. Do you feed that angel& butterfly cubed food?

 

• Apr 12, 2010

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bleuice55

Reefing newb

Hello,
I have a similar problem with my angelfish. What ever happened to your fish? I attached a pic of my fish for your review. I have an old tank and all the paramenters are good. Unfortunately I didn't quarantine, so I don't know what or where he got this. Is it very similar and what treament, if any, did you do?

Thanks

 

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• Apr 12, 2010

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reeffreak

Reef pro

Beuice,this thread was from 9 months ago.

It looks like early stage HLLE(head and lateral line disease).I usually don't link to this website but it has good pictures of diseases/illnesses and course of treatment.see what you think.

Diseased Fish (Pictures)

 

• Apr 12, 2010

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bleuice55

Reefing newb

Thanks for the link....the pictures are a lot of help. Yeah...the post is old, but this it's the only post that had similar symptoms. Once again, thanks for your help.

 

• Apr 12, 2010

• #13

daugherty

part time reefer

thats what it looks like to me.
what do you feed your koran?

 

• Apr 12, 2010

• #14

OhNoNemo

i love triggers

I feed my Koran,mega angel formula,mega algae formula,spirulina pellets,seaweed selects,krill,clam,squid,table shrimp,spinach,and zuccinni.Variety is key.Good luck with yours.

 

• Apr 13, 2010

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ryangorney

Reefing newb

Unfortunately mine died. I have tried two Koran's and never been successful. I probably won't try again given how expensive they are. I have no problem with any of my other fish, occasional on my tang (to be expected) but it goes away by itself. I feed the fish forzen: mysis, marine cuisine, emerald entree and a few silversides which they love to munch on. Best of luck with yours.

 

• Apr 13, 2010

• #16

dcantucson

Reef pro

Sorry about your bad luck with Korans, ryangorney. They are beautiful fish.

 

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• Apr 13, 2010

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bleuice55

Reefing newb

That's to bad ryangorney...hopefully I have better luck. Same thing here...no problems with my maroon clown, copperband, urchin, etc.

For diet, I feed the fish something different everday (2 cubes a day..one in morning and one in the evening):

mysis, brine, squid, bloodworm, algae (Hikari Frozen)

Salwater Multi-pak (San Francisco Bay)

Seaweed (Ocean Nutrition)

Diced Scallops with added vitamins (Selcon)....picky copperband

I try to diversify in order to meet all of their needs. I have some sponges in the tank, but I haven't noticed the angel eating any of them.

I'm curious...can or do these frozen foods bring in unwanted pest?

Obviously quarantining new fish is important...do you guys QT for several weeks looking for any problems to appear or do you automatically just QT with some copper, formalin, etc?

 

• Apr 13, 2010

• #18

OhNoNemo

i love triggers

Personally i would stop feeding mysis, brine and bloodworms...there is almost nothing in them that an angel needs,or any of our saltwater fish for that matter.I'm not saying my foods i feed are the one and only,but i would eliminate those 3 from your feeding plan.JMO
What do you mean by unwanted pest?

 

• Apr 13, 2010

• #19

reeffreak

Reef pro

Doubtful that there are unwanted pest/parasite or disease in the food you feed.There is a SF Bay frozen food with sponge in it specifically for angels you can try.