Coral/Emperor angel...any luck or advice? Thanks!

[Korrine]

This guy had a Emperor in his tank. Was sooo beautiful. Unfortunately, it doesn't show in any of his pics on this page.

I'll try to remember what I saw in his tank when I was there: he had all kinds of sps, an anemone (rbta, I think), soft corals. I can't remember any lps. He had a beautiful tank. Been well over a year since I've seen it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1098961&page=14

edit...I see Dec 2008 pic has the Emporer swimming around. When I was there it always stayed under the rock structure on the right. It was very open under there.

 

[Tourpicks1]

after 6 weeks or so "Nate" my emperor angelfish, hasn't nipped eating or bothered any corals, he nipps and the LR and the sponge growth on them and is changing nicely- not sure how long until he turns into an adult as i purchased his when he was starting to change, but the colors are very vibrant and he looks very healthy to me. I feed him well and a variety of diet-Nori every day for him and the tangs 1 sheet,and 3-5x a week frozen prepared foods with garlic and zoe and vitamin C.

I just purchased a 4 inch ball sponge -red so far he has not nipped at it or touched it he swam by it a few times but he leaves it alone, when i get in a tree sponge that will be the ultimate test, i think i trained him to eat his diet i care for him and watch him all the time and feed him alot and my tank is very established with tons of caves and LR with so many growths on the LR sponges crustacians etc.. feather dusters coraline algae.
I have many LPS corals he hasn't bothered them, and the only SPS corals I have i nthis tank are Montiporas (encursted) and various colors- which he leaves alone for the most part. even the purple sponge and red and orange sponge on the large rock filled with ricordea florida corals he hasn't nipped at. so "nate" is a good boy or girl lol.

now when "nate" become an adult might be a different story and thats why you have to be prepared as if he acts up with all my aussie LPS corals he will go straight to the 240 FOWLR tank and enjoy his time with a bit more aggresive fish.

for now my tank list is
150 gallon RT
Nate-emperor angelfish
2 mating clowns 3.5" female 1.5" male (the odd couple)
3 yellow tangs
1 powder blue tang
1 tuxedo damselfish

 

[180+55reef]

so I have an emperor angle in my 180 gallons mostly LPS tank
this is what I have found, he will pick at unhealthy/dieing stuff

he will eat
acans
most zoos
doesnt bother rics, or torch or shrooms.......

 

[Tourpicks1]

my emperor got popeye in his left eye

my emperor got popeye in his left eye

my emperor has on his left eye popeye i posted all the info in the desease section but no1 responded yet i dont know what to do- im affraid taking him out and medicating him with medicine that i dont have would cause more stress. so ill do some whater changes and hope for the best.
before my emperor changing got popeye on his left eye he didint touch any zoos or mushrooms or closed brains.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

IME "popeye" can easily be reversed with good diet and excellent water conditions. Eliminate any stressors.

 

[michael_in_nc]

I have an emperor angel, I bought it as a juv that was changing. I've had him for about 1.5 -2 yrs. He's in *way* too small of a tank now, but I am upgrading to a 210G (build is just starting). I'd like to go back to reef (he's the only fish in the tank now), but I'm afraid he might be too aggressive and significantly restrict my coral possibilities. I have been considering taking him back to the LFS for credit but would love to keep him in the new tank. I have thought about a QT for awhile, then moving him to the new tank after adding some other inhabitants first?

Any advice?

 

[Dee12Dee12]

My emp is in a 210. I don't have corals in that tank at this time. I QT'd him in a 55 gallon reef several years ago when I first got him. (Lets you know where the corals come in on my priority list. ) As a changing subadult, the emp ate every single zoanthid in the tank - probably well over 200 polyps. It didn't bother any leathers, Turbinaria, gorgonian or mushrooms. (The dogface puffer ate all the mushrooms.)

Gary, your tank is gorgeous! Do you still have that set-up? In your opinion, is your emp okay in that tank for life? Not to hijack, but if you still have that tank going, what are the tankmates with Junior? I'd be willing to devote my 210 almost exclusively to my emperor (Elvis).

Here are a couple old pics (sorry, I'm no photographer):

Elvis Is the building. My 210 is up and running and I cant wait to get an emp.