Yellow and Black Heraldi Angelfish (Centropyge heraldi)

[brett559]

Looking seriously at this fish on Divers Den:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+3&ddid=302552

My LFS says that the black-spot version is somewhat more rare. Anyone kept this fish? Okay with corals (i.e. more like coral beauty/flame angel and less like lemonpeel?) Is that a fair price?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I'd assume it's like most dwarf's and nips on stuff, but could always end up with a bad one that devours them. :hammer:

Beautiful fish and I don't think that price is out of line. If you like it I'd say go for it!

 

[michellejy]

If my tank wasn't still cycling, I would go for it myself. What a pretty fish! (A quick forum search came up with a handful of results about them eating corals though.)

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Like I said it's a hit or miss on eating corals and also like I said mine use to but really leaves them alone. From what I've heard is they mostly like zoas and palys and I've got none of them.

 

[michellejy]

It's pretty enough to risk it, but then again, I always have had better luck with keeping fish than corals. :/

 

[jraker]

It is a dwarf angel, of course it will be hit or miss. IMO with dwarf angels if you feed them multiple times they won't pick at corals. I do agree that it is pretty enough to risk it.

 

[brett559]

The only angel that I've ever had that nipped at anything was a Regal; he only ate zoas and palys. Never touched anything else.

 

[Joke]

i have had one of these in the past, nice fish but the black spot tends to fade and soon turns to a plain yellow fish.