bicolor angel, (Centropyge bicolor), experiences?

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just in case my mulit-pygmy idea doesnt pan out, id need to focus on a single "show" angel for my 65g.

anyone have good or bad experiences with the bicolor in a reef biotope?

thanks
 
I have tried to keep 3 of them not at the same time, none of them would eat and all died, someone told me that you need lots of live rock with an established tank. Lots of live rock means 200lbs or more with macro algae growing on it. 3 is enough I don't want to kill anymore I have had better luck with Flame Angels and African Flamebacks I have seen a lot of tanks in my area and have never seen a Bi-color living in any of them.
 
I had a wonderful 3 day experience with mines, it was active, always swimming about, and had a very hearty appetite. Unfortunately the yellow tang hazed it to the point where it got scared, hid behind the rocks, and starved to death :(
 
This is one of the fishes that we might consider boycotting as a group to discourage the way they are caught or treated before they get to us. Lots of fish are dying for the relatively few success stories. :(
 
:uzi: poor fish collectors

after some research it looks like im going to take a pass on the bicolor. theres no reason to be at the business end of a dead fish.
 
Had a disaster with my attempt to keep one. Saw it eating in the shop, but never touched a morsel in my tank. Ended up with a LemonPeel - admittedly not as attractive as a Bicolor, but he's a hardy little bugger...
 
I tried twice at the beginning of last year when I was green as peas and failed twice. One lasted 48 hours and one died about 30 minutes after hitting my tank.

I think I could give it a better go now as I've learned alot about keeping fish and my quarantine proceedure is spot on now. But I have two dwarves now (flame and coral beauty) and want to add another but will prolly opt for a Potteri.
 
They seem to be the Morish Idols of the pygmy angel world. I wonder what's the longest anybodys kept one alive in their tank?
 
When I got mine, he had come in the night before from australia...
Maybe it has to do with where they are from? mine eats everything including flake and corals! Mine is also now in my refugium....
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8043278#post8043278 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Razzagas
When I got mine, he had come in the night before from australia...
Maybe it has to do with where they are from? mine eats everything including flake and corals! Mine is also now in my refugium....
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It must be where they come from then! i heard those Aussies are pretty tuff!!:p
 
I think they're ok, I had one a couple of years and sold it (mistake). If you think it's going to eat flake anytime soon, think again. Be prepared for a live rock browser, buy it small and in good shape. I have no idea why they seem to be such a problem in the US, except american buyers seem to like buying large examples of this fish.... success ful owners, how big was the fish when you got it - I'll start with inch and 3/4.
 
I like to buy smaller fish and did so with my bicolor. I have had him for almost a year and him and my flame have pretty much destroyed anything with a polyp. They all get along great (territorial and chase each other around) and I now have all of my corals with polyps in a seperate tank.
 
Sometimes fish are sold as MAC certified which means they were caught by hand and not with cyanide. My bicolor was around for over a year when he decided to jump out of the tank.
 
Ive had two (at different times)..both were extremely healthy and good looking...Unfortunatly twice I've had to tear down my tank to get it out. So as far as reefs go my experience is poor.
 
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