Swallowtail Angel info anyone?

[Cubman777]

interested in getting one.
I have a mixed reef with clams and everything else.
Are they difficult to keep?
are they really reef safe?

 

[Cubman777]

no one ? anyone?

 

[Marie-France]

I don't have one, but it is a Genicanthus. Those angel fishes are supposed to be reef safe. Of course there may be exceptions... Personally I have a 6 inches Genicanthus lamarck, and it never touched any invertebrate. But I also have a juvenile imperator angel that doesn't touch them neither, and had an achille tang that constantly picked at my big and beautiful toad stoll :mad2:

I think you can go with it. You have almost no chance it touchs your corals, and I think they are rather easy to keep

 

[triggerfish1976]

I currently have a pair of Watanabei Angels and have kept the zebra angels as well. Neither of these ever have bothered any corals and I keep all kinds of corals.
The key to getting good heathy specimans is to make sure they do not have swim bladder problems. If the fish are swimming irregularly then they have swim bladder damage. This is caused by divers who do not decompress the fish when they are brought up to the surface from the deep water habitats. You can sometimes keep them alive if they have this problem but they will struggle to compete for food against more agressive fish.
They are also very docile and do not do well in agressive fish tanks in general.

 

[Cubman777]

hmmm. interesting. Are they deepwater fish? Because it is rather bright in my tank. over 6 watts per gallon.

 

[Deleted member 82742]

I've had a swallow tail and a Lamark. They were both reef safe bot the both died after 3 months or so. They just started wasting away. I had them at differant times so I don't know what happened.

 

[Cubman777]

did they eat?

 

[triggerfish1976]

I noticed that mine would start to get skinny when I reduced my feeding to 1 time per day. When I bumped it back up to three smaller meals a day they fattened back up.
They are a deep water fish for the most part but they can accimilate to brightly lit tanks.

 

[Deleted member 82742]

Both of mine ate very well

 

[Jacob D]

Genicanthus angels are great reef safe fish with mellow and inquisitive personalities. They can be aggressive towards eachother if not introduced at the same time. You have to be real selective when picking them out. It's not uncommon for them to be a little beat up which they can recover from, but they do need to be swimming properly, not hiding, and eating of course. They'll adapt to bright lights, it is good to have some caves and what not to help them adjust.

I lost my male Watanabei after 9 months to a bacterial infection (I believe) that was created during a sandbed removal. I really miss that fish, the female is now the boss of the tank.