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.

OCDP · #7 03-04-2006, 03:33 AM

Hahah.. I was the small guy in the winter coat... look like a 13 year old, but really am a 19 year old.. yeahhhhh, whoooo.

anyways.. I am hoping that he turns out okay.. there was a smaller one for a cheaper price, but it had ick, so I told the guy and he put him in QT.. I took the bigger one .. so let's hope for him!

Kryten · #8 03-04-2006, 04:22 AM

Hope your fish is ok. What's the price on a Flame angel in Calgary these days?

OCDP · #9 03-04-2006, 04:30 AM

PM'd you.....

midgetwaiter · #10 03-04-2006, 11:00 AM

The twitching could be a couple things. If he is rubbing on something when he does it you have about a 90% chance that some kind of parasite is the problem. Sorry. Is he in a QT or in your reef?

If not it could still be a parasite but it could also just be a Flame angel being wierd. They are tough fish but don't take to moving around very well, if you keep him a month you'll have hime for years.

Either way keep a really close eye on this one. Because of the other angel in the store having ick I'd really suspect that is what is going on here. You might not have been able to see anything on him but you can be pretty sure that he and the sick one came from the same place and probably at the same time. Having said that, think really hard before taking any drastic measures he may recover just fine. If you didn't QT him make sure to watch your other livestock as well.