My best catch to date !

[mwladdicted]

Very cool! nice catch!

 

[LisaD]

looking great! this inspires me to go collecting again. nothing quite so lovely on the North Carolina coast, but I can get some cool inverts and macroalgae. it's always a thrill for me, even with common stuff.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Here is an updated pic from today. Still in the frag tank, but almost ready to go into the main DT

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For comparison, here he is when I first caught him.

 

[psusocr]

Thats neat!

 

[BorHor]

Wow it is amazing to see the growth over a short time. Very nice catch!

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Thanks all for your interest, will try and keep this growth chronicle going
:bum:

 

[Korrine]

Very very cool! Thanks for sharing. He looks sooo cute! I love him :inlove:

 

[humaguy]

Amazing to see the so much change in such a tiny fish...how big was it when you first collected it? Half-inch?

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Amazing to see the so much change in such a tiny fish...how big was it when you first collected it? Half-inch?

Well I'm just looking at my pics.
Egg grate is 15mm square , and I reckon he is about 1 square long when I first caught him, so yes, just over 1/2 an inch.

I really didn't thing I would be able to raise an angel this small.
Although I was excited when I first caught him, I was also somewhat circumspect that I was probably going to loose him. The quandry at the time was : do I leave him be and catch him in say 2 or 3 weeks time. The risk was would he still be there, or would he be eaten, caught by someone else or just have moved off into deeper water?


Luckily (and with a bit of effort) its worked out so far.:bounce2:

 

[Tang tank]

That is really cool!! I wish I had a tank big enough for angels. I find it so fascinating that their colors and marking morph as they get bigger. Also I enjoy getting baby fish so that I can watch them grow.

 

[gweston]

HAHA! NICE!

Love the pic of it when it was so tiny. It sure has grown a lot in a short time too!

 

[Allmost]

WOW !!!

I cant think of anything else to say just WOW!!!

my fav fish just got even more interesting !!! so they change color 3 times as it seems !!

Please post more pics of him absolutely gorgeous

okay looks like I said more than just wow good luck

 

[Charley Diesing]

Can't wait to see more!

 

[stacyjo]

wow that is really neat..I love the colors..

 

[BANDIT ANGEL]

What a cute emperor!!!I am so jealous!!!

 

[small alien]

Thanks for sharing. Please keep going with the update photos!

 

[humaguy]

glad you decided to collect her and congrats on the results! going to be exciting watching her grow! thanks for the updates--please, keep them coming...

 

[fish stalker]

Aaahh, making me homesick! Great find!

 

[Korrine]

Still going well?

 

[AfricaOffroad]

Still thriving, almost time to move from the frag tank to the main DT.
Eating medium size Ocean Nutrition pellets now, getting attitide too, chases a small leaf wrasse (Anampses) around every now and again.

Travelling on business at the moment but will post some updated pics on the weekend.
Thanks for the interest.