Stunning Flame Angel

[Sheol]

OMG! THE angel for my 2nd reef tank, for sure!
Gorgeous, I'm sure its glowing in the Ultraviolet part of the spectrum, most intense Flame I've seen!

Matthew

 

[SDguy]

Can anyone comment on the sex of the angel I posted?

 

[tcmfish]

Peter it can't be said for sure whether it is male or female, but it can be said for sure that if you introduce a small one, the one you have will be the dominant male and the new little one will be the female.

 

[SDguy]

Peter it can't be said for sure whether it is male or female, but it can be said for sure that if you introduce a small one, the one you have will be the dominant male and the new little one will be the female.

OK, so you see where I am going with this How much smaller? I realize MUCH smaller is ideal. What about same size? The new one would be kept in a clear acclimation box in the tank at first.

 

[tcmfish]

I wouldn't do the same size. Get a smaller one. You don't want the anal or dorsal fins to be pointed because then it is probably transitioning to a male already. If you can find one with the eyespot still that would be ideal.

How big is the one you have now?

 

[SDguy]

I wouldn't do the same size. Get a smaller one. You don't want the anal or dorsal fins to be pointed because then it is probably transitioning to a male already. If you can find one with the eyespot still that would be ideal.

How big is the one you have now?

The one I have now is maybe 2" without tail.

I ask all this because I have a Hawaiian flame waiting for me. But it came in a lot larger than expected. I think it may be the same size (have not yet seen it). My current one does not have pointed anal/dorsal fins yet.

 

[tcmfish]

Well you could try and pair them, I would introduce them together as soon as possible. The less time they are alone the better, but either way I'd keep both even if you don't pair them. Is it a true hawaiian flame? A red one? If so nice grab.

There will be aggression when you mix them, don't be alarmed. I recently paired up my male C. argi with another C. argi. I kept the little one in a jar for a day then let it out. Yes only a day (I get impatient sometimes). When I let it out the big one nipped it and chased it all around the tank for what seemed like forever. I thought it was going to kill it, so I turned the lights out for 2 days and now they are fine, no aggression.

 

[SDguy]

Yes, true Hawaiian flame. Pure red, very little striping as well.

 

[SDguy]

Just picked up the new flame. He is significantly bigger than my Xmas island one. Probably 3/4" or more larger. Here he is in the acclimation box:

 

[tcmfish]

That thing is flaming! :lol: Nice Fish!

 

[SDguy]

lol, thanks, they are hating on each other right now through the box. We'll see how things go...

 

[tcmfish]

I was gonna ask for pics with both in the same frame, but you read my mind. You can definitely tell the difference. When you do decide to introduce them, I would definitely have the lights off for a couple days at least.

 

[SDguy]

My friend that got these for me will be taking care of my tank while I am out of town for the holidays, so he will be in charge of introducing them without them killing each other

 

[Pimps]

Nice fish! Good luck with them!

I've been waiting to pick 1 of them up for my tank, went to the LFS today and they had 1 remaining from 6 he brought in on Thursday. For some reason I had a bad vibe from the fish, even though he looked very good and was eating like a horse lol. Going back next week to compare a group & pick one out.

 

[zemuron114]

FWIW, most flame angels in the industry are from Christmas Island, then Marshalls, then Vanuatu/Fiji/tonga. CXI has the mass collections and export all over the world from Hawaii. I can almost guarantee most in any LFS on the mainland will be from CXI. Some are nicer than others. The one from Blue Harbor is called a tiger flame, and a nice male at that!

 

[SDguy]

FWIW, most flame angels in the industry are from Christmas Island

Really? I didn't know that...

 

[Pimps]

FWIW, most flame angels in the industry are from Christmas Island, then Marshalls, then Vanuatu/Fiji/tonga. CXI has the mass collections and export all over the world from Hawaii. I can almost guarantee most in any LFS on the mainland will be from CXI. Some are nicer than others. The one from Blue Harbor is called a tiger flame, and a nice male at that!

Interesting! Do they have different color patterns? if so can you provide any pictures please?