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KillerReef

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I'm wondering if a Potter's Angelfish would be ok with a solon fariy wrasse and a Royal gramma. I know the potter's is a bit skiddish and I know the solon can be feisty, but have not seen it yet, it was the last fish added. The RG is huge and has not ever shown any signs of aggression and was the first fish added...
 
cool, thanks. I saw one today and they are sweet, but in research, I have found conflicting info on their aggressiveness...
 
Potters angels are fish that require cooler temperature tanks. They do not fare well in the long term at regular reef tank.

Just an FYI and heads up. I had one for a bit and then read about this fact while doing some research and therefore sold him to a person with a cooler temped tank.
 
kept mine in the upper 70's w/o issues, they are not as deep as some of the other cooler species coming from hawaii i.e. bandit. Be sure that it is eating!
 
I have collected one once in a tidepool on the big island where the water temps felt like they were in the 90's (I can't say for sure but the water was warm to the touch) and I have kept them for years in normal temps for my fish tank. The 3 in my reef I had the longest I collected in 2007 while diving on Oahu and they lived until winter last year when a snow storm cut the power to the house for over a week and I lost everything in the tank to freezing temps.
 
brannock_16 said:
Potters angels are fish that require cooler temperature tanks. They do not fare well in the long term at regular reef tank.

Just an FYI and heads up. I had one for a bit and then read about this fact while doing some research and therefore sold him to a person with a cooler temped tank.
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Hmmmm, haven't read that in any of my research so far. Not doubting, but this is the first I have heard. But I'm still reading...
cwoods8 said:
kept mine in the upper 70's w/o issues, they are not as deep as some of the other cooler species coming from hawaii i.e. bandit. Be sure that it is eating!
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Absolutely, I have never and will never buy a fish that I do not see eating. I will have it fed when I go tomorrow morning...
philter4 said:
I have collected one once in a tidepool on the big island where the water temps felt like they were in the 90's (I can't say for sure but the water was warm to the touch) and I have kept them for years in normal temps for my fish tank. The 3 in my reef I had the longest I collected in 2007 while diving on Oahu and they lived until winter last year when a snow storm cut the power to the house for over a week and I lost everything in the tank to freezing temps.
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Thanks, makes me feel better about the fish. It has been at this store for over a month in reef temps...
 
With any fish that's evolved in coolers water, there's always going to be someone to post that they personally collected one in a hot spring and their fish lived to the age of 35. :lmao: With a species that has a somewhat low survival record, there is always some reason. I'm inclined to err on the side of caution.
 
I have one that was imported at about 1" and now is about 3" and starting to get his male colors. He has been kept at standard reef temps the whole time. Eats like a pig and is very friendly. Still going to test him out on lps before he makes it into the DT. I plan on getting him established and adding two small female to the tank after he's made the change to full male.
 
Angel*Fish said:
With any fish that's evolved in coolers water, there's always going to be someone to post that they personally collected one in a hot spring and their fish lived to the age of 35. :lmao: With a species that has a somewhat low survival record, there is always some reason. I'm inclined to err on the side of caution.
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And there is always going to be someone whom post smart remarks like this..i'm sure you frequent tidepools in hawaii all the time
 
Of course I don't. If you took my post to mean that I doubt Philter4's story, please know that I don't doubt him at all.

It's pretty common that people who are very close to collection sites have zero problems with any particular fish. I don't know what all the issues are with potteri, but I don't encourage people to buy them because so many don't last long, whatever the problem.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that most of the Potter's angels that are imported to the mainland don't come from the tide pools.
 
Let's not start flaming back and forth please...

Angel*Fish, I don't doubt you, but I am yet to find any info stating this is a cold water species. Without sounding rude, can someone point me in the direction of info stating these prefer colder water. This thread is the only place I have read that. Thanks, Dave
 
cwoods8 said:
And there is always going to be someone whom post smart remarks like this..i'm sure you frequent tidepools in hawaii all the time
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Thanks for the backup, but I don't necessarily thing AF was trying to be smart with his remarks. I don't know much about this fish and the info I am getting outside this thread is very conflicting. I really try to stay away from fish with poor survival rates, so if that is the case, I'd like to know that. I just saw the fish today and it is sweet, but there are many mor nice looking fish with good survival rates. I am not one of those people who "like the challenge". I have a lot more reading to do tonight...
Thanks everybody for your input, keep it coming, as I listen to everybody...
 
And I respect where you are coming from, but what i don't agree with is the uncalled comment pertaining to Philter's own experience (of whom frequents hawaii quite often). It happens all too often on these forums. I just feel that comments like that will prevent awesome stories like Philters' from ever being published .

You would be surprised of what waifs into tide-pools. I for one found a baby hawaiian dragon moray in a tidepool off of the north-shore years back.

C. Potteri are surprisingly quite hardy once you get them to eat...
 
There was nothing personal aimed at Philter. And like I already said I don't doubt he is relating his true experience. Unfortunately the true experience of people who live right by the fish doesn't always hold up for people 3,000 mi away.

Here is a link to a thread that will shed some light. For those who don't know, it's doubtful you will find better angel advice than from John Coppolino (Copps).
http://web4.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2006827
 
Copps has no idea what he is talking about, he wants to keep all the angelfishes in the world for himself:D
 
I just saw my first Potters angelfish in person... and now I realize why everybody loves them. Amazing Angelfish.
 
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