ppo8820
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I have a huge hex tank at work (group home for young guys). I bought 1 angel fish who is silver/black striped. Then about 2 weeks later I got 2 koi angel fish, the same size as the silver. They all seemed to get on nicely at first, but then 2 days ago I noticed one hiding out behind the filter intake tube. I added some food to see if I could coax him out but he didnt budge. The other 2 scarfed down the food, as did everything else in the tank.
I tested the water and its perfect. No ammonia, nitrite, and 10ppm of nitrate. I have a tank at home with 1 small black angel fish, so I brought the koi home and introduced him tonight. They immediately started hanging out together and are about the same size. I know sexing them when young is hard, but the koi appears to have the shapes that go with being male, and the small black one has matching traits of a female. The koi isnt hiding anymore and they are swimming around together. Is this a match? Why would he have been hiding in the other tank after 2 weeks of being out and eating well?
Thanks in advance. Im VERY attached to my baby black angel and I do not want her getting hurt or anything, which is why I am paranoid about this introduction. P.S I use the tank at work as my QT and I only buy fish from a local fish only shop that gets their stock from local breeders.
UPDATE: Still not eating today and when I fed the other fish, he looked at the food and started opening his mouth and closing it really fast and was looking all around, but didnt swim to get any food. I know this isnt a good sign, but I dont know what else to do.
I tested the water and its perfect. No ammonia, nitrite, and 10ppm of nitrate. I have a tank at home with 1 small black angel fish, so I brought the koi home and introduced him tonight. They immediately started hanging out together and are about the same size. I know sexing them when young is hard, but the koi appears to have the shapes that go with being male, and the small black one has matching traits of a female. The koi isnt hiding anymore and they are swimming around together. Is this a match? Why would he have been hiding in the other tank after 2 weeks of being out and eating well?
Thanks in advance. Im VERY attached to my baby black angel and I do not want her getting hurt or anything, which is why I am paranoid about this introduction. P.S I use the tank at work as my QT and I only buy fish from a local fish only shop that gets their stock from local breeders.
UPDATE: Still not eating today and when I fed the other fish, he looked at the food and started opening his mouth and closing it really fast and was looking all around, but didnt swim to get any food. I know this isnt a good sign, but I dont know what else to do.