yellow angelfish

[drakestraw]

when at my lfs i saw a yellow angelfish and decided to get it. i looked it up on the internet and i said that it was rarely importated., but didnt tell me what it ate because i really want to keep it alive. does anyone know what it eats. and is it normal for it to hide in the rockwork when i come close

 

[Toddrtrex]

Is it a dwarf angel? It could be either a lemonpeel, or a heraldi angel.

Over the overs I have had both, they pretty much ate anything I put in the tank, frozen and pellets. As for it hiding, that is common for almost any newly introduced fish.

 

[drakestraw]

i think it is heraldi becuase it doesnt have any of the blue marks on the body like the lemonpeel and yes it is a dwarf angel

 

[dvmsn]

They are normal dwarfs, fairly easy to keep. As an aside, your lfs should always agree to let you watch it eat before you buy if you ask. Don't every trust their word.

 

[drakestraw]

well the guy who works there is my older sisters bf and he gave me a pretty good discount plus i was watching it for almost an hour. it ate well and was acting pretty normal.

 

[Gwynhidwy]

My dwarfs love frozen mysis shrimp, Hikari S and A pellets, and Specrtrum Formula 2 pellets. They like to pick the pellets off the rocks and bottom after they sink. They also like clipped nori.

 

[drakestraw]

i also noticed that when you get any where near the tank he runs and hides in his little cave. will he get over this

 

[Gwynhidwy]

Almost all of the dwarfs that I have had have been shy at first and have gotten over it within a month or two. In my experience quarantine in a quiet tank helps speed the adjustment along. He/she probably just needs time to settle in.

 

[drakestraw]

thanks for the advice. one last question. would it be okay in a 20 gallon take if it had a sufficient amount of live rock

 

[Gwynhidwy]

Most people will say no, nothing smaller than a 30 gallon for dwarf angels. I think it might be okay depending on the specific fish, your rockwork, and the other fish that you have. The fish will let you know by its behavior if that small of a tank is comfortable for them. Bottom line, you can either try it and see if it works in your situation or return the fish.

Lots of rock will help, not too many other fish will help too. Frequent feedings will likely be needed as the amount of live rock that will fit in that size tank will be quickly picked over. The pellets that I was talking about seem to keep them picking at the rocks in my tanks so that might help too. Good luck.

 

[drakestraw]

i feed from 3 to 4 times a day in little quantities. i also have a maroon clown with an anemone and to chromises. is that to many fish

 

[sean48183]

It's a little tight in there but should be alright. Here's my little guy.

and his buddy Rusty

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I have had the dwarf angel for about 5 years and the yellow for around a year. It took the yellow about a week to eat but after he gets the hang of it he will eat anything you put in the tank. Yellows tend to be bold and after awhile he will rarely hide in the rocks. The rusty spends alot more time in the rocks.

 

[drakestraw]

thanks for the input

 

[Gwynhidwy]

I don't think you have too many fish as long as no one fights or hides continually once adjusted and your water quality stays high. As your maroon clown gets bigger you may find that she is too aggressive to live with other fish in that small of a tank, or she may be fine.

 

[drakestraw]

she is actually pretty big she is about 4 inches and isnt aggresive towards any fish. also as it is night here in tennessee is it normal for an anemone to shrivel up alot at night or is it dying and i need to remove it

 

[Gwynhidwy]

Yes, anemones do retract at night, but generally expand again during the day. How long have you had this tank setup? How long have you had the anemone? What sort of anemone is it? What type of lighting do you have?

 

[sean48183]

Yes anenomes retract and night and open up during the day. My condy gets so small at night I can barely see him and is huge during the day.

 

[drakestraw]

i have had it for about three days. i just noticed it last night. when i woke up this morning and checked on it i noticed it was big again so i feel reassured.