Golden Angel (Centropyge aurantia) Question

[1ucky]

Anyone here ever owned a Golden Angel? If so, what are your inputs? I recently came across two that are eating Mysis and picking off the rocks in the set-up they are currently in. I would like to see your input before I make a decision; It'll be going into a 300g FOWLR with over 250lbs of live rock.....

 

[flameangel88]

I've tried once but the fish only lasted couple of days. If the fish is eating prepared food grab it fast because half the battle is done. Find out how long the vendor/lfs had the fish and if they had them for a month or longer I would definitely jump without hesitation. Honestly, I doubt you'll find one eating for that long without anyone pulling the trigger.

GL with them if you decide on getting them!

 

[1ucky]

I've tried once but the fish only lasted couple of days. If the fish is eating prepared food grab it fast because half the battle is done. Find out how long the vendor/lfs had the fish and if they had them for a month or longer I would definitely jump without hesitation. Honestly, I doubt you'll find one eating for that long without anyone pulling the trigger.

GL with them if you decide on getting them!

Thanks for your input! The vendor has had him for one month; I'm going today to have a look and hopefully it'll be coming home with me:rollface:.....

 

[HOBrien]

Let us know

 

[chasekwe]

What I know of Goldens is all research as I've not had one... just the same;


They're very cryptic, much more apt to hide than any other centropyge.

They do much better in pairs than alone.

They're more likely to irritate corals than actually eat them.

They're extremely timid by centropyge standards and should be kept in peaceful tanks without boisterous or aggressive tank mates.

They're almost always caught using cyanide or other poisons, which may be part of the reason for their poor track record.


They also fetch a pretty penny... $100-$150 is average if that helps you know if you're getting a fair deal.

 

[Sardaukar]

What I know of Goldens is all research as I've not had one... just the same;


They're very cryptic, much more apt to hide than any other centropyge.

They do much better in pairs than alone.

They're more likely to irritate corals than actually eat them.

They're extremely timid by centropyge standards and should be kept in peaceful tanks without boisterous or aggressive tank mates.

They're almost always caught using cyanide or other poisons, which may be part of the reason for their poor track record.


They also fetch a pretty penny... $100-$150 is average if that helps you know if you're getting a fair deal.

Good tips. I've seen a few in stores/peoples tanks that were not nearly as timid as most. An LFS had one a few months ago that was swimming around in one of their peninsula style coral frag tanks. It seemed perfectly comfortable out in the water column and picking at rocks under 400w MH and with lots of other fish in the tank and people walking around. It was eating, they had it for a month and if I had a tank for it, I would have bought it instantly

 

[Sheol]

I haven't owned one, but they do have a reputation for vanashing into the LR & never being seen again. Probably because of frequent Cyanide use during capture. If its been there a month & eating, I'd grab it.
They do tend to be a bit more cryptic than some other Centropyge, ie. Flames, but in a non-aggressive tank some become bold. & that is the limit of my knowledge. But I'd jump on it if I saw him!

Matthew

 

[dflad]

I've owned two, one for only 6 months and my current one, for about 2 years. Both were purchased small and this last one came from an established tank. It was in the tank for 7+ months before I actually saw it eat because it's extremely cryptic behavior. As I have added more angels to the tank it has become a lot more "social". I now see it out and about very often. It is a pig as well, scarfing down all types of foods with gusto.

As a whole they are very difficult to keep due to their shyness and their inability to either adapt to captive food or the fact that most are cyanide caught. My first one looked great, saw it occasionally, and it ate, but it just perished one day.

Good luck, they are a beautiful fish!

 

[chasekwe]

dflad does the golden eat pods can you tell?

I'd like to keep one but I can't have it competing with a mandarin.

 

[d-man]

how are they with corals. My lfs has one on hold that is very boisterous but didn't eat today when i first saw her. So of course i'm waiting but i also saw a multibarred but thought that it might pick on more corals than the golden, so i passed.

 

[flameangel88]

The vendor has had him for one month; I'm going today to have a look and hopefully it'll be coming home with me:rollface:.....

I hope you got it.

 

[The Reef Expert]

I hope you got it.

Rah rah rah!:thumbsup:

 

[Gogandantess]

Pics please! Wish there were more pics of these angels online.

 

[dflad]

dflad does the golden eat pods can you tell?

I'd like to keep one but I can't have it competing with a mandarin.

Well, Im pretty sure that I dont have any pods in my tank, I have 6 angels, a leopard wrasse and a butterfly, so my pod population is fairly barren, though I have a nice sized fuge. Im assuming that they eat lots of pods, but then again, I dont know how I would know because they are very cryptic, sticking to the rock line very tightly.

how are they with corals.

Mine definitely "tastes" SPS, but never eats it. I have no other corals besides SPS so I can not comment on them.

Pics please! Wish there were more pics of these angels online.

Im not sure that I could ever get a great picture of mine, it spends a majority of its time just out of cover and darts very quickly in and out of the rocks. It is amazingly active.

 

[1ucky]

I hope you got it.

Getting it tomorrow; have been really busy these last two days:spin1:....I just spoke with the guy that's holding him for me and was happy to here that it's also eating cyclop-eeze:rollface:....I have a video of the actual fish if anyone is interested...

 

[HomeSlizzice]

Please post the video!

 

[1ucky]

Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HajK49SFH3g

 

[flameangel88]

Very Nice. Can't wait to see pictures when it goes into your tank.

In the meantime here's mine that came in today...along with new tank mates. Lights out so I'm not sure if it'll eat prepare food or not. Will know better in couple of days after I slowly acclimate them to their new lighting.

2.5"

2.5"

3"

 

[1ucky]

Nice! Like that Colin's Angel; was looking at one today that my LFS has....

 

[9thwonder]

flameangel88 is your tank a FOWLR or reef?