The makings of a pair? My attempt with two Christmas Island Pomacanthus imperator

Thanks! As I always say "God knows my wife has heard enough of it!" Let's band together and place "angelfish nut" in our signature! :lolspin:

And for anyone reading this far into this thread... guess what? You're an angelfish nerd and will be interested in this!
 
Ok, I read the whole thread so I guess I'm an angelfish nerd,

All these pics of gourgeous Emps makes me want one, but I don't think one would do well in a 40brd.lol i do however have a tiny little baby french, just temporaily until she gets big enough for my dad's large reef, if she went in there now his pair of clowns would have that fish dead in no time. I'll admit though I do love angels, I've been keeping reefs since I was 11 or 12 and one of the first fish I got was a tiny cherub angel, sadly for some reason it died, it was eating well and showed no signs of disease. I think with the 40brd I have now that I might try another or a pair, or a potter's. I follow your rule of buy fish that excite you, and I have to say that some times it's not always in my wallet's favor!
 
Enjoy your high school days! I remember those days... there were weeks I'd spend my entire paycheck on fish... I could do that today, but the next week's paycheck would have to go towards the divorce... :)
 
hi everyone my name is gary and im an angelfish nut ive been one for sometime now and i cant stop thinking of them. i might have to go to a meeting or something( macna)
 
I am just a nut wannabe.........have to spend all my money on some angels before I can attend the meetings :lol:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15484290#post15484290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by copps

It's funny you ask, as I've witnessed a fascinating observation recently... In this system I still have a piece of egg crate dividing the tank into essentially a 200 gallon area and a 90 gallon area... the 90 gallon area is my "transition zone" for new additions... but I have left it there as I have found that there is absolutely NO WAY two moorish idols can live together long term (the key is long term)! I have to find a home for my second idol before I can remove this divider... but anyway... the juvenile emperor had not changed one bit towards her adult color since I got her (check the date... well over a year ago) despite being otherwise healthy and adapted. A few weeks ago the juvenile ended up in the "tranistion zone" away from the adult by either jumping over or squeaking under. Since it's been in the other zone away from the adult, it has began changing VERY rapidly to its adult colors, I suspect because it is separated now... while this is of course tough to prove it is still a fascinating observation... I've grown many angels to adulthood and witnessed the color change, but again this is by far the fastest... we'll see where it goes from here... I plan to leave it where it's at for now... we'll see! :)

Copps
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So what your saying is the it is possible that the adult has been holding the the juvenile to its juvenile colors. I wonder if it was because of dominance of the adult. Or could it be that both are the same sex?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15484903#post15484903 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by copps
Enjoy your high school days! I remember those days... there were weeks I'd spend my entire paycheck on fish... I could do that today, but the next week's paycheck would have to go towards the divorce... :)
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That's me lol, normally it's on coral, but once that one fish I asked my buddy at the LFS to find me get's there, I'm leaving with it if it's eating.:)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15484485#post15484485 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by copps
And for anyone reading this far into this thread... guess what? You're an angelfish nerd and will be interested in this!
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You're right, I think this angelfish nerd just may have to get to MACNA for your discussion. Very interesting topic! Thanks for the info! :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15484485#post15484485 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by copps
Thanks! As I always say "God knows my wife has heard enough of it!" Let's band together and place "angelfish nut" in our signature! :lolspin:

And for anyone reading this far into this thread... guess what? You're an angelfish nerd and will be interested in this!
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It's not just my wife but my three teenage daughters also. I fell in love with angels the second I saw a huge blueface in the early eighties. I've been keeping them ever since. Do you remember the old under gravel systems w/ dolomite & dead coral skeletons we would bleach to keep nice & white? My kids are always teasing me about reading the same angelfish books over & over again.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15489038#post15489038 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by blface
I fell in love with angels the second I saw a huge blueface in the early eighties. Do you remember the old under gravel systems w/ dolomite & dead coral skeletons we would bleach to keep nice & white?
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Yes, and everyone was reading Martin Moe's (SW) bible. I fell in love with the Cortez angel then.
 
What about the great Gerald Allen's Butterfly and Angelfishes of the World, published in 1985... of note is that there was not even one photo of a living clipperton, but clarions were "frequently available to American hobbyists"... I remember those days! :D

Anyway, below is a quick updated shot of the originally juvie emp... orange tail starting to shine through... :)

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Copps
 
nice to see that blue tang hold the black color well. Unfortunally Holocanthus did not hold the original xanthic color... juv emperor is awsome !
 
Hey guys... thanks... Rach, the Holacanthus bermudensis is not the xanthic fish, but rather one of the specimens I collected on this trip...

The Paracanthurus hepatus has held its color well!

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Copps
 
Wow! I didn't pick up on the aberration just by looking at the previous picture...nice tang!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15631315#post15631315 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dvmsn
John, I think you should start a thread about where you get all these fish ;)
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The sources are as varied as the fish! I will say that through the years I've developed many friends from diverse backgrounds, from ichthyologists to people in the aquarium industry to hobbyists like us... that all share one common bond... that can best be summed up in one word as "fishnerddom" :) As I always say buy whatever excites YOU... and many exciting fish go through the entire industry to the hobbyist level without their significance being realized like this fish... it's just having an eye for the extraordinary... :)
 
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