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http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/angels/genicanthus/faqs.htm
G. watanabei
Hello crew,
I read the daily questions and answers and I think your site is awesome! Great job!
<Thanks!>
I have 55 gallon reef setup tank. My fish stock currently consists of: Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), ocellaris clown (Amphiprion ocellaris) and Naso Tang (Naso lituratus)
<The Naso will outgrow this tank eventually. They get 18" long! The yellow is doable, but it puts a large bioload on a small tank.>
. I was considering adding a Watanabei angel, but I am not sure of the tank size requirements.
<I usually consider 75 gallons the bare minimum for Genicanthus angels. They come from areas of high water motion and need a lot of swimming room and places to hide. Hard to accomplish both of those in a 55 gallon tank.>
Also, would my Yellow and Naso tang would be too aggressive to it (they harassed a powder blue tang-Acanthurus leucosternon- and, before I could separate them, they killed him)?
<It's very possible, although Nasos are usually fairly peaceful.>
Furthermore, I was thinking that the fish load for this tank would be too much.
<Depending on how big your fish are, agreed.>
Would the fish load be good enough to be able to add a G. Watanabei if I sell the Naso tang?
<I'd pass on this fish until you can get a larger tank. They really are quite delicate, often suffer from improper decompression, and can be quite finicky in accepting prepared foods.>
Thanks in advance,
Robertino
Re: Watanabei Angel in a 90 Gallon Tank 8/22/05
Hi it's me again
<<Hello Marie - Ted again>>
And its for information on the Watanabei... again. I hear that the Watanabei are best keep in couple, and that they are hard to keep in captivity so you said that it would probably be ok for me to have a watanabei in my 90g tank but do you think I can have a couple??<<Genicanthus Angels can be difficult to keep but the Watanabei is easier than some. Your 90g tank is pushing it size wise. Some people feel that Genicanthus Angels shouldn't be kept in anything smaller than 180g while others think that 100g is the minimum. A 90g tank with a pair of Watanabei Angels and a Yellow Tang is not advisable.>> If not, do you think the Watanabei will be sad (more inclined to stop eating, etc.) to be alone in my tank?<<Whether the Watanabei is inclined to eat will have more to do with the condition of the fish, the trauma of capture and shipment and it's new environment (your tank) than being single or a pair.>> Is it true that they are very difficult to keep in a tank??<<Genicanthus angels are not the easiest of fish to keep but they are not impossible.>> I don't consider myself a beginner but I'm not an expert either so I don't want to buy one if he is likely to die.<<Good for you. I would consider other fish, including Centropyge Angels, until you upgrade to a larger tank (did you need an excuse to go big!).>>
Thanks again!
Marie
<<You're welcome and good luck - Ted>>
G. watanabei
Hello crew, I read the daily questions and answers and I think your site is awesome! Great job! <Hey thanks!> I have 55 gallon reef setup tank. My fish stock currently consists of: Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), ocellaris clown (Amphiprion ocellaris) and Naso Tang (Naso lituratus). I was considering adding a Watanabei angel, but I am not sure of the tank size requirements. Also, would my Yellow and Naso tang would be too aggressive to it (they harassed a powder blue tang-Acanthurus leucosternon- and, before I could separate them, they killed him)? Furthermore, I was thinking that the fish load for this tank would be too much. Would the fish load be good enough to be able to add a G. Watanabei if I sell the Naso tang? Thanks in advance, Robertino <Whelp, I do think the tank is inadequate for all those fish even if you were to ditch one of the tangs because the angel grows to be 6'' and with the 8'' tang that makes for allot of fish in 55g I would upgrade to a 90g and you'd be good! Good Luck, LinearChaos>
