Latest addition to the 'Angel dominated' reef tank
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
good luck
good luck
very nice looker
good luck
very nice looker
geaux xman
New member
nice looking fish.
who all else lives in the big house?
who all else lives in the big house?
jnc914
Active member
They should be one of the first angels introduced to an "angel dominated" tank. If there are bigger, bolder angels already inhabiting the tank, the Multi-barred will get intimidated and could refuse to eat. My previous tank was angel dominated and I tried to introduce a harem of multi-barred, however my larger established angels would harass and chase them when it was feeding time. They eventually wasted away in 6 months from not eating properly. Good luck with your fish, it looks very healthy.
Thanks for comments and valid points Jason.
The other Angels at this point are:
Regal, have had him for about 2 years now..
Blue Line. Actually the most timid.
A pair of C. Multicolor. These guys are great and spawn nightly.
The boss of the tank is this guy, but he only messes with the Lt Tang at times.
Anyhow, the multi barred will be introduced with an acclimation box and eats very well at this time. The only fish of concern is he Regal, he can be moody but they are all of similar size. I also have a pair of g. watanabei n QT and if they do well they may end up in the tank also.
Thanks for looking!
The other Angels at this point are:
Regal, have had him for about 2 years now..
Blue Line. Actually the most timid.
A pair of C. Multicolor. These guys are great and spawn nightly.
The boss of the tank is this guy, but he only messes with the Lt Tang at times.
Anyhow, the multi barred will be introduced with an acclimation box and eats very well at this time. The only fish of concern is he Regal, he can be moody but they are all of similar size. I also have a pair of g. watanabei n QT and if they do well they may end up in the tank also.
Thanks for looking!
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
the only concern is the Regal?
the only concern is the Regal?
you're not concerned about the Powder Blue?
the only concern is the Regal?
you're not concerned about the Powder Blue?
jnc914
Active member
Beautiful fish selection, and I agree with Gary; the Powder Blue could potentially be more of a bully than the other angels. You may have to switch up rock work, change territories, use the mirror method, etc until the Multi-barred angel settles in. Or wait and add it with other fish you intend on stocking in the tank. That could alleviate some of the aggression as there will be more targets to harass 
Thank You, and yes, they spawn every night about4 minutes prior to lights out.
I understand the concern and it is a valid one. That being said, the PBT was the second fish in the tank after the Lt. Tang, and to this point, over 2 years later, has never shown any aggression to the fish added since him (Regal, LNY B'Fly, Blue Line, the multicolors, a hawkfish) with the exception of an occasional tussel with the tang. Im prepared to move rock, seperate fish, move fish to other tanks, etc if need be, but the personality of this PBT seems to be passive with fish other than tangs.
Beautiful fish selection, and I agree with Gary; the Powder Blue could potentially be more of a bully than the other angels. You may have to switch up rock work, change territories, use the mirror method, etc until the Multi-barred angel settles in. Or wait and add it with other fish you intend on stocking in the tank. That could alleviate some of the aggression as there will be more targets to harass
That is a good suggestions on adding with other fish. I is something I will consider a few days. In no hurry to move him over, so will give it some thought.
eskymick
Active member
What I like to do is print out several color pictures of the intended new addition and tape them to the outside of the glass (facing in, of course) for several days before introduction. The tank bullies will soon tire of harassing the "un-harrassable", and when the new fish is finally added, there is generally very little interest in it.
Thank you, 225g
Very interesting idea!!! I may give that a shot! Thanks!
Dr Colliebreath
New member
You are fortunate with your pbt. Mine was small (less than 3") and only in the tank a month when I introduced my regal angel. The pbt went after the regal with the intent to kill. I put the regal in an acclimation box for a week and the pbt never gave the regal a second look again. I used the mirror approach to occupy the pbt.
I had 4 fish die from a power outage and need to introduce a couple more. I am not sure I can trust the pbt and expect to have to separate it rather than just relying on an acclimation box.
I had 4 fish die from a power outage and need to introduce a couple more. I am not sure I can trust the pbt and expect to have to separate it rather than just relying on an acclimation box.
Thats all kind of relative I guess. I think I paid $275 for this one as a 2.5" juvenile.
