Potters and Flame?

[Angel*Fish]

My pet peeve I couldn't even read this whole thread because once I saw someone was putting 2 Centropyges in a 30 (and a cube at that) I just started to sizzle. People who want to do that and won't listen are a big part of the reason I quit going out here (out of the RC lounge).

I had a pair of flames, a pygmy, and a Herald's all in a 100g long. But my rock was free standing and designed specifically for the purpose of making the angels happy. None of the normal+ sized Centropyges should be in anything less than a 55g. Thirty is too small for one fish, let alone two. Inexperienced reefers often lack the ability to recognize a stressed fish.

After I watched the Centropyges in a 40,000 g tank, I got to see how a truly relaxed one appears. And I promise you it's different from how it acts in a 30g.

I used to help people sex, pair and successfully combine multiple dwarf angels in their tanks and some listened and appreciated it - others simply refused to listen and thought they knew more than someone with years of experience.


These fish, like tangs, are grazers and need to have an area to range in.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15471232#post15471232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by johnike
Lounge field trip! Running amok, running amok! Todd, getting out this way again soon?

Was actually out at Starved Rock a couple of weekends ago to test out the back.


Angel*Fish --- I have agree with you.

 

[gman107]

so what your saying is a potters and flame angel in a 30 gallon would be bad,but what if there really small and there is a lot of rock

 

[dnsfpl]

imo angels, like fw aro, is advisable to keep in 1, pair or groups
keeping 2 unpaired angels in a small tank will result in endless fight

my 2 cents

cheers

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15474817#post15474817 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gman107
so what your saying is a potters and flame angel in a 30 gallon would be bad,but what if there really small and there is a lot of rock

Even if they were small it would still be bad. They are going to grow. Size your tank for the adult size of the fish, not their current size. Plus, Potter's are hard enough to get eating prepared foods, putting them in a smaller tank (( with less rock )) it going to limit their natural food sources.

 

[gman107]

dnsfpl,your signature says black nox,coral beauty and flame angel are these in pairs?? and how do you keep yours from fighting endlessly? i ask only because you must be succesful at it to the point of listing it in your signature.

 

[dnsfpl]

i have 4 angels in my tank - 1 Black Nox, 1 Coral Beauty, 1 Flame, 1 Singapore

they never fight at all, just occasional chasing
not sure how i did it, but my yellow tang surely plays a part

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1666264

 

[BrianD]

gman, success in this hobby isn't measured in the ability to keep fish under a year. Be aware that in some instances, overstocking a tank results in reduced agression because no fish can claim their own territory. The result may be not as much fighting, but continually stressed fish. It may "work", but it isn't for me.

 

[gman107]

BrianD, how many dwarf angels have you kept in your 550 ? i looked for pictures of your tank in your gallery but did not see any,a 550 is a great size tank i only wish one day to be able to have one that big. what is your stocking level for a tank that size?

 

[BrianD]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15476096#post15476096 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gman107
BrianD, how many dwarf angels have you kept in your 550 ? i looked for pictures of your tank in your gallery but did not see any,a 550 is a great size tank i only wish one day to be able to have one that big. what is your stocking level for a tank that size?

You can see some pictures on this thread.

Current fish:

1 hepatus tang
1 Red Sea sailfin tang
2 virgate rabbitfish
1 goldflake angelfish
1 flame hawkfish
1 c. solarensis (fairy wrasse)
1 c. exquisitus (fairy wrasse)
1 lawnmower blennie
4 pajama cardinal fish
4 lyretail anthias
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 mandarin
3 flame angels
1 midas blenny

I think that is all :lol:

 

[aLittletank]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15471232#post15471232 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by johnike
Lounge field trip! Running amok, running amok! Todd, getting out this way again soon?

Am I too late to join the lounge field trip?

 

[dnsfpl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLQwrtvDIWY

here is a video of my tank

 

[gman107]

dnsfpl ,nice tank, is that also a singapore angel in there? i really like your rockscape!!!

 

[dnsfpl]

sg angel swimming at the upper tier center towards upper tier right

thanks