Centropyge venustus aka Venustus Angelfish

[RDtrack]

So I've wanted one of these beauties for awhile. Well one of my many dreams must have been answered and our local LFS received one the other day.

It's about a 1.5 inchs and was eating Ova. It would try brine but spit it out, other then that the fish looks extremely healthy. So I purchased the fish however left the fish at the LFS to acclimate a little more. My LFS is extremely nice in holding fish like this.

I was wondering what have been people's experience with this angel? I have had a Centropyge aurantia before that did great before it got ick. So I'm use to shyness some sites have described with this fish. Is it as shy as the golden dwarf or not?

Also it will be housed in 75 gallon with a small Centropyge bispinosa (coral beauty). So wondering how this relationship will be? If it goes bad fully intend to remove the coral beauty.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I have had mine for about 2.5 years now, and it close to being my favorite dwarf angel.

Mine was eating prepared foods within minutes of being released into the tank.

At first I had it in my 58 with a Coral beauty and multicolored (( brief time with a golden )), and it tended to hide a bit more and stay near the rocks,

Once I moved into a new place, I decided to keep it in a 40 breeder with no other dwarf angels. It is out all the time now, and seems to be better off --- I still mix dwarfs, just not this one. Have 3 in my 65 and 2 in my 75.

Its growth has taken off since being in the 40, can see the increased yellow in this picture,

And from last night a poorly shot cell phone video -- was a bit freaked out by my being so close to the tank with no food.

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[o2manyfish]

The Venustus I have at the moment I have had for a little over 3 months. It doesn't eat any of the prepared foods, and just forages off the rock. It's a shy fish but not nearly as shy as my pair of Golden Angels.

Dave B

 

[Sigmund]

Had mine for a couple of years now. Started in a 75gallon now in my 150gallon reef. Ate from the beginning, attached pic is from a year or so ago. He is as fat as he is long now, very healthy, the boss of my tank. In with various wrasses, blennies, gobies, and my multi-bar and golden angels.

Mine is always out and about, not shy at all. Been reef safe except for small orange zoa's, everything else he ignores completely.