New Flame Angel Twitching!

OCDP · #1 03-04-2006, 12:09 AM

Oh man.. I have such bad luck with new fish , I don't get this.

I acclimated my new Flame for over an hour,, or an hour exactly.. using a drip, the equivelant of one turkey baste per every 15 minutes.. I doubled the LFS bag water, and put him in. He went to the back corner of the tank.. and is still there. (which seemed normal anyways..)

Now he's twitching!!!!

... anyone know why? I can't afford to lose this fish, as this is the most I have spent on one and I have lost too many fish IMO.. I thought I did everything right and by the books... he seemed 100% okay in the bucket, and seemed great in transit. The only times he looked stressed was when I accidently spooked him...

Please help

it's such a beautiful fish, and I really would feel horrible if I lost yet another fish...

Thanks,
Scott

OCDP · #2 03-04-2006, 01:39 AM

It's just a quick twitch.. that's it. I turned the lights out an hour or so ago to lessen any possible stress. (or would that cause more?)
It has no ich, anything at all... both myself and LFS employee (a good LFS just to note) inspected the fish and it looked very healthy.
I hope it doesnt croak on me overnight

Just noting everything.. (have another RC thread)

G1GY · #3 03-04-2006, 01:47 AM

Probably just stress.

People can twitch also when the stress gets to be too much. All you can do is wait and hope for the best.

digital-audiophile · #4 03-04-2006, 01:58 AM

Did you get him from Oceans today? If you did I think I was there

OCDP · #5 03-04-2006, 02:38 AM

Yup I did.. were you the tallish guy in the black jacket? On a phone perhaps?

Anyways.. yes I did get it from Oceans.. it's a beauty of a fish.

I am praying this fish makes it... it's definitely a favourite already.

digital-audiophile · #6 03-04-2006, 02:43 AM

That was me indeed.

PS - you beat me to that fish, I saw him on my first pass around the store and was debating if I wanted to take the chance on an angel in a reef tank. (with the loss of my sixline I want to add something different) He is a beautiful fish! I hope he turns out ok.