emperror not eating and coppered treatment

[AngGuKueh]

Hi I bought an emperor angelfish and put inside the qt doing copper treatment.

2nd day he is eating like buffet but I limited the food jus enough for him... 3rd day it came out not eating not even a piece of pellet what going on here ?

everything seem normal just he doesn't eat anymore

is it because the copper treatment 0.10ppm is high ? I read some article said that best to raise to 0.35ppm as most of the fish can torelate to 0.50ppm.

some expert pls help me here.

[Arronpsw]

I know copper is especially harmful to angels and dwarf angels

[Harlequinmania]

Fish not feeding can be due to other reasons as well including internal infection. Try frozen or seaweed first if there is any result.

[AngGuKueh]

not eating seaweed also

[diki88]

does ur emperor has like this weird discolouration?

try a 100% WC if the emperor is impt to you.

[AngGuKueh]

nope the colour is very nice...no ich is spotted since last night. but he just stay at a corner and sometime splash water with it tail..still not eating

[kenyee]

Look like stress if once eat pellet & suddenly dun eat..shd water quality no good and/or got problem..QT usually have this type of issue as its not like main tank with equipments & cycling process

[AngGuKueh]

hope he can when through the process before I add him into main tank

I check everything all fine as recommended water parameter accept the copper today was 0.25

his top fin like to play above the water and he actually not look very stress when my hand reach near his body to scoop some excess food he swim normally

[kenyee]

Hope ur emperor can pull the QT process..must faster make him eat back if not good luck yea..the most impt thing for survival is food n do monitor does he poo anot..Any pic of ur QT & emperor?..if fish like to stay at the water surface or at a corner, mean he's stress in some way..fish shd b swimming ard more instead of staying at one spot..wish u all the best

[xeneryx]

My guess is that his not used to copper. Why not try do away the copper first.

[RayL]

Bro. My current big naso tang took 3-4 weeks before he started eating. I tried lots of different foods and he wont even try. The only stuff he eats was microalgae from the lr.

He was always timid until recently when I added anthias he started eating and is not timid anymore. Dont know whether coincidence or not. But I have a feeling maybe because it might be similar to his home in the ocean.

Maybe do away with the copper and try get him into the dt soon? If your fish is from a stable source, u shouldnt need a qt.

[Angel Keeper]

I'd lower the salinity for them to breathe easier first...

Angel Keeper

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/128217-Angel-Keeper's-5-Feet-Mixed-Reef-Tank

[AngGuKueh]

I try to post his pic here.. anyway another 1 more day if still the same i try pull out as much copper as i can

[Patrick]

Bro u may want to go slow on copper no lights and leave it alone in qt for a while. Don't throw food and scooping them out it stresses the fish. When it starts to wonder out of the corner it's a good sign. A gentle emperor is one of the most gorgeous fish in DT. Good luck.

[yeo99]

Since there is no ich or white spot, you may try to reduce the copper level slowly and introduce Praziquantel slowly.

[AngGuKueh]

yea almost forget the praziquantel which i bought from irwana has no label and instruction of dosing can anyone help..the bottle was clear and some sort of powder inside once you shake it mix up and blurish can help how the dosing and method ?

[Aquafauna Supplies]

yea almost forget the praziquantel which i bought from irwana has no label and instruction of dosing can anyone help..the bottle was clear and some sort of powder inside once you shake it mix up and blurish can help how the dosing and method ?

1ml for every 10L. Off skimmers/ozone/uv and remove carbon. Repeat on day 3 if necessary for a total treatment time of 5 days.

Before prazi dose always good to give the fish a 2-3 minute freshwater dip.