compatibility question

[auggusttt]

Hello! What would be the problem of having 2 seahorses with a angel imperator ?
Thanks

 

[TamiW]

Yes. Any angel will pick at a seahorse. It would probably out compete the seahorse for food as well.

 

[namxas]

another thing to consider in general is that often, SH will simply go off their feed in the presence of fast movers...even green chromis can put them off, much less a fish the size of an imperator angel.

 

[auggusttt]

They think if you first bought my 2 seahorses, then a month who are eating well buy the angel?

 

[pledosophy]

It will not work in the long term.

 

[TamiW]

As mentioned above, this is a bad idea. The angel will pick at the seahorses - any fish that picks at algae/rocks will pick at seahorses - which is why tangs and lawnmower blennies are bad for seahorses. The angel may also scare the seahorses into stopping eating, regardless of how well they are eating before the angel is added.

Please do not buy the angel if you want seahorses, or vice versa.