New Angelfish stressed or something else?

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Hi all so I got this emperor angel yesterday online. It's from one of the sites that does quarantine their fish. But pretty much since I put him in my 125 reef I can't help but notice he's kind of blotchy looking. Could this just be from stress? He did eat last night.

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Emperor angels will turn blotchy due to stress, but also do that if they have flukes or ich.

Do you know the quarantine protocol that was used on this fish?
 

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Copper and prazipro
Done properly, that should reduce the chance of ich or flukes.

I would just give it another day to see if this is just stress. If the fish stops eating, it becomes a more serious issue.

If you can post a video, I might be able to see some other clues…..
 

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