Pomacanthus maculosus

[griseum]

Peter- if I am not mistaken, don't you have a gorgeous Asfur angel?
I believe it was you that inspired me to purchase one!
Despite their similarities in appearance, they are two very different personalities! The Asfur has been a bully and pugnacious from literally the moment it was introduced. He's been removed, into an observation tank while I figure out what was the cause of his injuries.

Perhaps I missed your most recent stock list changes...

 

[SDguy]

Peter- if I am not mistaken, don't you have a gorgeous Asfur angel?
I believe it was you that inspired me to purchase one!
Despite their similarities in appearance, they are two very different personalities! The Asfur has been a bully and pugnacious from literally the moment it was introduced. He's been removed, into an observation tank while I figure out what was the cause of his injuries.

Perhaps I missed your most recent stock list changes...

I removed him. As much as I LOVE those fish, he was a bit of a bully as you describe, yet shy and rarely out and about. Add that to a black back tank, and meh, not worth the bioload

 

[pinnatus]

My Asfur was a butt too. I removed him because he was a bully to my Moorish Idol.

 

[SDguy]

Looks like a smaller mac will be hitting LADD today.

 

[Winwood]

I keep a 10" mac in an account tank, and it is definitely the boss. It chases fish from time to time but not bad. They become more personable as they age and aren't near as shy as asfurs once they get a little size to them. My prediction by judging the width of the rest of your fish is you'll have a very large fish in short order, as they do grow fast.

 

[SDguy]

Here she is in the DT. She was VERY shy at first... getting better now.

 

[Winwood]

Wow! Just beautiful!

 

[SDguy]

Thanks! I'll try to get some pics without the flash. She's a beautiful deep dark royal blue!

 

[CODE3EMT]

That little guy is awesome! Are you sure it's not an Asfur Angel? It sure looks like it, especially with the yellow tail.

 

[kirkaz]

I'm a little late, but.......I've had mine 2.5 years, he was about 3 inches when I got him and already pretty much adult coloration. He has grown fairly fast IMO, and is a good 8 inches now. He is not super bold, but certainly not shy, he has a spot in the middle of the tank under a rock overhang where he spends most of his time. Gets along fine with everyone, occasionally chases the smaller Emperor and Koran, on pretty equal terms with the similar sized French, though not out nearly as much.

Yours looks awesome, nice to see one in juvi coloration, I think Asfur and Mac change to adult fairly quickly compared to others in the genus.

 

[SDguy]

Yeah, I was pretty happy with finding one with juvi colors still. And I like the numerous comments so far that they appear to stay , if not mellow, and at least a bit shy, as I've actively tried to really not get any aggressive angels in this tank.

Again, if I can get some shots without the flash, it's pretty clear it's a mac, along with the body shape.

 

[kirkaz]

One more good note, when I got mine, I had sent an email to wetwebmedia and Bob Fenner replied saying he considers P. Maculosus the most hardy of the genus, and up there with H. Passer and H. Clarion as perhaps the most hardy Angels period.

 

[moriarty]

Haven't seen one of these little CB white bar macs in a while... Anyone here snag this one from DD last week?

 

[SDguy]

She's doing well. Slowly losing some of the stripes as she grows, but nothing too dramatic.

 

[caribfan]

Drop dead gorgeous.

How's the rest of the crew doing? Didn't you have a weird threesome going on?

 

[SDguy]

Drop dead gorgeous.

How's the rest of the crew doing? Didn't you have a weird threesome going on?

Thanks buddy! Everyone's doing ok Matt.... This year has been crazy busy with work for me, so pretty much just feed, and do water changes..... I don't get to enjoy them very much.

The saddleback butterfly is really getting huge... I need to get a pic of him.

 

[moriarty]

Glad to see an update on this one! Looks like her overall body shape has changed a bit, and her dorsal streamer is becoming longer/more pronounced. Very nice!!

 

[SDguy]

Glad to see an update on this one! Looks like her overall body shape has changed a bit, and her dorsal streamer is becoming longer/more pronounced. Very nice!!

Yes, for sure... the dorsal is streaming

 

[SDguy]

Growing like a weed!

 

[griseum]

Great looking Angel!
It's a bit hard to tell from that angle, but is the caudal fin a nice solid yellow? It looks like it.
A bit disappointed with the translucent look of my own's tail.