White stuff on angel fish??

I have 3 Watanabe angels in a qt tank an one of them has white spots on her fins it doesn't look like ick?? Does anyone know?

 

Hard to see but it could still be ich. Have you seen any aggression between the 3 angels? What you are describing could also be fin damage from another angel. How long have they been in QT together? I can't tell if only the pectoral fins are affected or if there was something on the dorsal and the pelvic fins.

 

They have been in there for a week now but I noticed her fins when I got her. There is a little aggression from one of the angels but the third one doesn't have anything on her fins at all

 

So are you saying that 2 out of 3 have these white spots? If the spots don't progress onto the body, then it's not likely ich. On the other hand, it could be bacterial infection. If they are eating well, just keep an eye on them. Eating at this point is the most important thing you have to worry about. Once they do that consistently, they will heal up fine. At that point, you can also medicate the QT to treat for possible bacterial infections and internal parasites.

 

Sounds like a fungi to me. They usually go away pretty soon.

 

No 1 out of 3 have it. The eat like pigs!!! I also am adding selcon to their food.

 

Lymphocyctis.

A self limiting viral infection.

Enhance the diet with foods high in HUFA or products such as Selcon.

Angels need Marine Sponges in their diet as well.

It should eventually subside.

 

These Angel's should only be kept in pairs which is probably why you are seeing aggresion.How many are male?I see the one pictured is a female.Also what size is the DT?You will need a large tank to house a pair.

 

Genicanthus angels are planktivores so they are generally easier to feed than others. As far as grouping, the number will depend on the tank size. They can be kept in pairs, trios, or they do occur in harems in nature. The important thing is to have only one male in the tank. I've kept a trio of one male and 2 females in the past. Females aren't generally aggressive towards each other but that behavior may change in the small confines of a QT.

 

I have 3 small females. They are going into a 75g with plenty of LR to hide I talked to another hobbiest that said he had a trio of females that did ok in a 75g. I'm hoping that one of them changes into a male.