Are Emperor juvenile impossible?

[Word up]

I have been told by other hobbiest & LFS emperor too hard to keep alive / eat. Anyone have experience?

 

[clowntriggerfis]

I dont think emperors are to hard to take care of as juv and are definitly not imposible.

 

[jim.crunk]

I have only had one juv emperor. He was about 3.5 - 4" when I got him. After aclimating, he was eating the same day and quickly became fat and happy.
This was my experience. There are many factors that can change your success rate with any new addition: water quality, aclimation process, VERY important- you dont want any other fish that will constantly bully, plenty of live rock to hide in and pick at, also make sure to have food for him that will encourage him to eat.

 

[randomfishguy85]

i have found them very easy to keep alive. feed a variety of food and give it space to swim and it will be fine

 

[Word up]

Cool thanks for insight. Is it necessary to get an aquarium raised juvenile emperor or can you feed a wild caught? If you introduce juvenile emperor first then a trigger what are chances of trigger getting along with emperor?

 

[SDguy]

Proper QT, deworming, etc goes a long way...also, constant feeding, especially if they are VERY small.

 

[geaux xman]

Emp juvies are pretty easy to feed and keep. They can be aggressive as they get bigger though. QT is a must. At minimum, do 2 treatments of prazi. Copper is up to you, but I cupramine all my fish.

 

[humaguy]

agree...easy to keep, but as with any new fish, qt with prazi and cupramine...

 

[natebedwell06]

ive kept 2 both were what i would call hardy fish, began eating right after acclimation never any problems

 

[randomfishguy85]

Cool thanks for insight. Is it necessary to get an aquarium raised juvenile emperor or can you feed a wild caught? If you introduce juvenile emperor first then a trigger what are chances of trigger getting along with emperor?

I wasnt aware that there were aquarium raised juveniles, i thought they were all wild caught. also imo, triggers(not including clown, queen, titan, and undulated) make great tankmates

 

[steri]

Cool thanks for insight. Is it necessary to get an aquarium raised juvenile emperor or can you feed a wild caught? If you introduce juvenile emperor first then a trigger what are chances of trigger getting along with emperor?

Regarding emporor's (my favorite fish), I would agree with what many are saying. They are not as difficult as other angels. Acclimation, QT, and a bigger tank will go a long way towards success though (IMO).

Usually, for large angels or any fish I am sure has been wild caught, acclimation is 3-4 hours.

Regarding adding the trigger, I personally think triggers are more aggressive than angels, but if the angel is added first, I do not think you have an issue. An issue may come about if the angel is added second.

I have a 7 inch Niger Trigger and a 6 inch majestic angel in my tank. My Niger is the bully of my tank. Not enough to truly harm anyone, but a bit of a pain.

 

[steri]

I think Rock Beauty Angels have a lot less success in tanks than Emperors. I think I read once that Rock Beauty Angelfish only have something like a 3% success rate for living more than 6 months in tanks.

 

[albano]

Acclimation, QT, and a bigger tank will go a long way towards success though (IMO).

Usually, for large angels or any fish I am sure has been wild caught, acclimation is 3-4 hours.

3-4 hour acclimation? Are you getting the fish direct from the ocean?, or has someone (wholesaler/importer/LFS) already acclimated it, at least once before?

 

[Word up]

Cool. I already have a flame angelfish (3"). What is the likelihood if I add a juvenile emperor similar size they would be good tank mates?

 

[steri]

3-4 hour acclimation? Are you getting the fish direct from the ocean?, or has someone (wholesaler/importer/LFS) already acclimated it, at least once before?

No, it is just what I was told to do with delicate fish years ago. It has worked up to this point, so any time I buy what I consider to be an expensive fish (over $40), I make sure acclimation is done slowly.

 

[albano]

No, it is just what I was told to do with delicate fish years ago. It has worked up to this point, so any time I buy what I consider to be an expensive fish (over $40), I make sure acclimation is done slowly.

IMO, you'll find very few people that would advocate a 3-4 hour acclimation. It's probably even more stressful to 'delicate' fish.