Are angels ick magnet?

[Earth]

Dear All

I know that some tangs, especially the powder ones are very prone to ick.

I have a yellow, purple and scopas tang and the 3 of them are very fat and healthy, most importantly, ick free. But unfortunately, am not so successful with PBT and BT.

Regarding angels, are they ick magnets? I tried to keep a flame angel before but was down with ick and didn't make it past 1 week.

Anybody got experience with ick troubled angels? Or angels are not ick magnets at all?

Any difference between dwarf and large angels in terms of their immune system?

[midnight angel]

hi actuaaly its depend on the water quality, the species of angelfish and most important the tank mate. should be stress free for the anglefish

[midnight angel]

angelfish i mean ,sorry typo

[Asfur]

It depend on the water quality but on most cases, most angel species are ick free, only some species are not so though such as rock beauty, lemonpeel, potter, golden, bandit and some other.

[Earth]

Hi Midnight & Asfur

Thanks for the advice. From your names, you guys sound like you're angel craze..

I intend to add 2 angels to my tank, need expert views from you guys on the type to buy... actually prefer to have bright red and blue colours..... got such angels?

[midnight angel]

HI EARTH , IT'S AGAIN DEPEND ON THE SIZE ON UR TANK. I CAME ACROSS A TANK WITH 4 LARGE ANGEL IN IT AND ACCORDING TO THE OWNER THE FISH HAVE BEEN TOGETHER IN THERE FOR MORE THAN 2 YRS. TANK SIZA 6X2.5X2. THE 4 ANGELS ARE REGAL,SIX BAR,MAJESTIC AND EMPEROR.

[midnight angel]

IF U WANT TO HV REGAL IN UR TANK , LET IT BE THE FIRST ANGEL TO BE IN THERE.

[akahoshi]

woah, wad's with the caps?

[Asfur]

If u want to have a bright red, there are 2 choice : 1'st is flame angel and second is majestic angel.

[midnight angel]

hi bro, to what i know there's no red in majestic angel

[Asfur]

I know that, but among other angel that 2 angel are the most red color, i forgot if there are any other. In majestic, there are combination red (dark orange) with blue marking.

[SoTongBall]

keep a school of flames & your tank will be ang kong kong

I've 8 flame angels & 1 flame hawk, tank red red

[Earth]

Hi Midnight & Asfur

Thanks for your response...

I got a bellus (don't know whether spelling correct or not..) angel few days back. It was eating normally but only till this morning to find out that it was attacked by ick Quite severe...

The strange thing is that all my other tank occupants are healthy and spotless....

Once again, I think that i will fail with angels this time again after I lost my flame angel weeks ago...

It keeps me wondering if dwarf angels are easy to keep or not....

[Earth]

Hi Sotongball

any good tips to be able to keep 8 flame angels....

envy you

[midnight angel]

hi earth , it worth a try with dwarf angel. they r beautiful too. i hv rusty in my tank. may b u hv better luck in dwarf.

[SoTongBall]

Hi Sotongball

any good tips to be able to keep 8 flame angels....

envy you

flame angel likes to explore caves & holes, they enjoy exploring the rockwork. Hv to create alot of hidding plc for them to explore. During the 1st day sure got aggression & fight among them. Usually for any angel, aggression will stop on the second day or a few days later. As long they can pull through, they will live harmony together. Once a while they will peck on each other, but nothing serious.

As long the angel is healthy and already feeding at lfs, they r able to withstand stress & aggression from other angels. Choose those healthy & feeding angel if you can.

[kueytoc]

Hi Midnight & Asfur

Thanks for your response...

I got a bellus (don't know whether spelling correct or not..) angel few days back. It was eating normally but only till this morning to find out that it was attacked by ick Quite severe...

The strange thing is that all my other tank occupants are healthy and spotless....

Once again, I think that i will fail with angels this time again after I lost my flame angel weeks ago...

It keeps me wondering if dwarf angels are easy to keep or not....

as long as ya BELLUS is eating...it will survive. & recover.

[Earth]

Hi kueytoc

bellus up lorry liao...

eversince that morning it kana ick, suddenly decided to hide in the LR and no appetite to eat at all...

after a few days lorry came and drove it away......