Apolemichthys Arcuatus (Bandit Angel)

[gemmatum]

My Apolemichthys Arcuatus (Bandit Angel):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNWmADgRRpM
Do you like it?

 

[gmigmi]

nice

 

[rachenbrazil]

I would remove the purple tang... maybe better to bandit and gold flake ... pretty tighty tank...

 

[michael_cb_125]

Very pretty fish gemmatum! We have very similar tastes in fish my friend.
The Bandits are my absolute favorite fish.


Also, great first post!

~Michael

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

[welcome]

Beauty for sure!!

 

[kinlayan]

Also a huge fan of bandit angel, recently got one as well!

 

[stunreefer]

:thumbsup:

 

[CeeGee]

looks like a lot of aggressive behavior in there. All those fish seem on the edge.

 

[SDguy]

Did the purple tang actually swipe scales off the goldflake at the end of that video? :eek2:

 

[Jhockey]

I agree, a lot of tension and that purple tang has to go.

 

[Toddrtrex]

looks like a lot of aggressive behavior in there. All those fish seem on the edge.

My thoughts too, it was stressful to watch.

Did the purple tang actually swipe scales off the goldflake at the end of that video? :eek2:

Sure looked like it to me, thought I saw a few floating in the water afterwards. That tang looks like a serial killer about to snap.

 

[Sheol]

Yeah, beautiful selection of fish, but a couple of aggressive species that need to somewhere ELSE..
That Bandit is uber cool!

Matthew

 

[ccampbell57]

Although I like the selection of fish, there is some severe aggression in there that will ultimately cause the demise of one or many of the fish.

The bandit looks very skinny and is not showing signs of a true bandit (i.e. Slow graceful movement) but more tense and unease. The multicolor is quite nasty as well and the purple is relentless on the goldflake that is constantly flaring up.

Tank looks great but needs some new mixing

 

[jc16]

wow awesome fish!!! definitely one of my favorites. There is one at my lfs eating nls pellets like crazy!!! i mite just pull the trigger soon if noone takes him. just wondering what temp is everyone keeping their bandits in? you guys think 78-80 too high?? anyone have long term sucess in that range?

 

[ccampbell57]

That is certian death for a bandit.

The highest I would keep a bandit at for long term success is 75.

My tank runs 72-74.

 

[skibum9884]

wow awesome fish!!! definitely one of my favorites. There is one at my lfs eating nls pellets like crazy!!! i mite just pull the trigger soon if noone takes him. just wondering what temp is everyone keeping their bandits in? you guys think 78-80 too high?? anyone have long term sucess in that range?

I agree with Chris (and others will tell you the same). Temperatures that high will certainly kill the fish in the long term. Do you have a chiller? Many are proponents of temperatures of 75 being ideal for most reef fish/corals. Remember that a slightly lower temperature will slow metabolism as well, which would be good for captive fish that don't have a continuous supply of food.

Anyway, that's my opinion. It's difficult to do if you don't have a chiller though.

 

[gemmatum]

Yes, I have a chiller Teco TR10 and the temperature is 25° celsius, is it correct?

 

[GrendelPrime76]

i would be more worried about the aggression then the temp atm

 

[zooty]

Yes, I have a chiller Teco TR10 and the temperature is 25° celsius, is it correct?

23-24C would be closer to the target temp being discussed