Bluelips angel not feeding, help!

[marineph]

Hi there,

Need advices from seniors here... Got a bluelips angelfish (2.5") last Sat and place it in a betta box in the main tank for 1 day. It fed on some pellets then but has not been feeding after I release it to the main tank.

The main tank houses some damsels, 2 tangs and another angelfish, feeding very well on pellets and nori soaked in garlic. Btw, they are not disturbing the bluelips at all.

Please advise how to get it to eat again. It has been 3 days and I'm afraid it may not make it. Many thanks.

marineph

[Gouldian]

Hi there,

Need advices from seniors here... Got a bluelips angelfish (2.5") last Sat and place it in a betta box in the main tank for 1 day. It fed on some pellets then but has not been feeding after I release it to the main tank.

The main tank houses some damsels, 2 tangs and another angelfish, feeding very well on pellets and nori soaked in garlic. Btw, they are not disturbing the bluelips at all.

Please advise how to get it to eat again. It has been 3 days and I'm afraid it may not make it. Many thanks.

marineph

Hi bro,

I believe the bluelip angel you are referring to is Apolemichthys Trimaculatus.

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfact...h/atrimacul.htm

Personally, I find that they do not take collection and shipping well thus usually may not eat after reaching our tank and eventually starved.

For me, I have 1 success by getting the fish from a good lfs that allows feeding and also after choosing the most aggressive feeder. But I have since pass it on after realising that it started nipping on sessile inverts.

May be you can try to entice it to start feeding by brine shrimp or mysis before trying pellets.

Pleas do note that if the fish started to look emaciated, they may never feed again.

HTH

[marineph]

Hi bro,

I believe the bluelip angel you are referring to is Apolemichthys Trimaculatus.

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfact...h/atrimacul.htm

Personally, I find that they do not take collection and shipping well thus usually may not eat after reaching our tank and eventually starved.

For me, I have 1 success by getting the fish from a good lfs that allows feeding and also after choosing the most aggressive feeder. But I have since pass it on after realising that it started nipping on sessile inverts.

May be you can try to entice it to start feeding by brine shrimp or mysis before trying pellets.

Pleas do note that if the fish started to look emaciated, they may never feed again.

HTH

Hi Bro Gouldian,

It is indeed the Apolemichthys Trimaculatus. I notice that it is afraid of going near the water surface to eat the pellets but has been browsing around the sandbed/ rocks below. It was among the "more" aggressive bluelips feeding on pellets at the lfs when I was there. The difference from my tank was I have lights on while the lfs did not. Water conditions and environment may also play a part...

I am thinking of sinking the pellets near its hidout to tempt it and off the lights during feeding. I will try brine shrimp as a last resort.

Thanks for sharing your success story.

marineph