Anyone pair pygmy angels?

[flameangel9]

I think I made a mistake perhaps two. I added a 2nd Centropyge argi yellow faced pygmy and it was smaller than the first. Its getting chased around quite a bit. Any chance they will settle down. I think I should have added these together or the larger one 2nd but it wasn't my intial plan to pair them. I had one become available and bought him sight unseen. I acclimated him to a smaller tank and beefed him up for a couple weeks but there is still a noticable size difference. I just put them in the same tank today and its been cat and mouse for the last hour. I'm wondering if they may settle down or if I should try to remove the smaller one.

 

[mpoletti]

Just leave them in there. They will work it out sooner or later

My pairing journal

 

[Beaun]

Smaller should be female and the larger male. What is the size of each?

 

[flameangel9]

1" and 1 1/2" things seem to be calming down a bit.

 

[flameangel9]

They are in a 180 gal tank. I also have a flame angel which has always chased my 1st pygmy. That cat and mouse game is rather entertaining because the pygmy is faster and can get into the rock work easily. He usually comes back out immediately and often right behind the flame which becomes very annoying to the flame. However in this case the smaller pygmy doesn't have these advantages as they both can get in and out of the crevices.

 

[Sardaukar]

The usual method is to find 2 individuals with a big size gap and introduce them at either the same time or the bigger one after the little one is established. That said, it could work.

 

[Beaun]

They are more than likely still both females. But two females can work, two males would not.

 

[philter4]

I have paired up several different species, I usually put one in a Kritter Keeper for a week before I let the new one loose in the tank, and I never add a similar size, I always add a smaller individual to the tank, but I have never had a big problem adding a smaller one, they usually get chased around for several days and then settle down, it is worse if I don't seperate the 2 fish for a week, but it still has worked out for me.

 

[Sheol]

Both are pretty small, but sound a little close in size. Still, it might work..

Matthew

 

[flameangel9]

They already settled down. Everything is fine. I may have been off on sizes because they really aren't that close the one is noticeably smaller. In any event the new little guy is doing great.

 

[Phoenix19]

You may find this very long but informative thread interesting.

http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=411