Potters angel - anybody keeping multiples

[caribfan]

I have a potters angel that is well established in my 120 gallon 4x2x2. I am interested in keeping multiples of this fish at some point and wondered if anyone is doing this. I have a feeling my 120 may not be large enough.

Are there any good books on the husbandry of dwarf angels? For the money, I think it's one of the best dwarf angels out there.

 

[rssjsb]

I've got a pair in a 185. Do you know the sex of the one you have? They're fairly easy to pair, and I think a 120 would be plenty of room for a pair.

My first one was male - it went from blue and orange to almost completely blue with orange only around the edges. I dropped in a small female - mostly orange with a little blue in the middle. No drama whatsoever. Now they do the spawning dance almost every night.

On care, once they're acclimated and eating, they're like any other centropyge. The male only eats pellets and grazes algae, but the female eats almost anything. Some people think they do better long term in cooler water.

 

[ryanrid]

i had a pair in a 120g no problems, also spawned.

 

[LargeAngels]

I've got a couple pairs (one pair per tank of course.). No problems.

 

[Jasanden]

I had 2 in a 120 that never really paired just tolerated each other for a couple years.

 

[caribfan]

Thanks for the speedy replies, I'll post a picture of mine for you guys to determine the sex in a bit.

 

[wayne in norway]

I have a female in with a male flame and a female multi and they function as a harem. I think this would be good to see , and a non problem. They are also, as a plus, pretty easy to sex, so avoiding two males should be easy

 

[caribfan]

Ok, here is the video of my fish. Sorry you can hear my wife and son in the background. Is this a male or female? If i'm going to try a pair, I assume a smaller specimen with more orange than blue/purple is what I should go for. Or would I be better off with two smaller fish to form a trio as opposed to a pair? This is my first video post, so I hope it works.

 

[caribfan]

Does the video work?

 

[shaka]

Yes, the video works.

I don't know if you have a male or female . . . I'm just tagging along for info.

Beautiful tank. All your fish look really healthy. Love the Semilarvatus Butterfly also.

 

[shaka]

I would like to know how to sex dwarf angels as well. You mentioned color differences between male and female Potters, does that apply to all dwarf angels ( Flames, Bicolors, Coral Beauties, etc.) ?

Is it possible to just get small specimens and have them work out "sexing" on their own as they mature ( like clownfish )? Or are dwarf angels born as males and females?

 

[rssjsb]

Ok, here is the video of my fish. Sorry you can hear my wife and son in the background. Is this a male or female? If i'm going to try a pair, I assume a smaller specimen with more orange than blue/purple is what I should go for. Or would I be better off with two smaller fish to form a trio as opposed to a pair? This is my first video post, so I hope it works.

I would say female.

 

[caribfan]

Yes, the video works.

I don't know if you have a male or female . . . I'm just tagging along for info.

Beautiful tank. All your fish look really healthy. Love the Semilarvatus Butterfly also.

I appreciate the comments, I've been very happy with this collection so far. I have a Mitratus butterfly and a Borbonius Anthias in quarantine at the moment, they'll be the last additions once their quarantine period is over.

I keep hoping and praying that the tilefish will spawn, I would love the chance to rear some offspring. They have been together for over a year now, but I've never witnessed any of that behavior.

I'm trying to figure out how to upgrade this tank, I want something in the higher 200 or 300 range, but i've got no space for it.

 

[caribfan]

I would say female.

Based off of some of the descriptions, I am thinking female as well. If I added a smaller female, is it possible that my current fish would turn into a male?