offsprg01 Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 i think i spelled thatright. mylfs has one of these and i was thinking about getting it. they only get the be 3inches long according to her book. but the book did not say if the were overly agressive or if the need alot of space to swim. i don't think i'd put one in my current tank but i may start a nother nano just to keep one. if they can be safely housed in such a small tank. what would be the smallest tank one of these fish could live in and be happy? and what is their temperment? Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted September 17, 2003 Author Share Posted September 17, 2003 never mind guys i answered my own question. twenty gallon minimum. still not sure about theire agressiveness though. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 oh crap. guess i'll scratch that idea then. but they are such pretty fish. oh well... there are others.... thanks crack Link to comment
Dave Scheiner Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 They don't all nip at corals. Mine doesn't. It's one of those, some do and some don't kind of a thing. They will nip at any sponges you have growing on the bottom side of rocks. They do an excellent job of eating hair algea. I supplement his diet with spirulina. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 hey dave how big of a tank is your angle in? Link to comment
Steve-Ward.net Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I had one for a time. Actually, it did great in my 10g for over a month, with no aggressiveness towards the clownfish, and I never noticed any coral nippings. This was a great lesson in doing research before purchasing though. After I purchased it, I went online and found all the info on it. I decided that I would keep it until the first sign of aggression/claustrophobia. Sure enoguh, I did start to notice some signs that it was cramped, so I took it back to the LFS and traded for a fromia star. Link to comment
Dave Scheiner Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 offsprg01, My angel is in a 29g. I also have 2 false percula clowns and a yellow watchman goby. The tank was well established (over 8 months) before I added the cherub. I suppose that helps alot. Mostly he swims around picking at algea, I'd say he does the work of 10 blue legged hermit crabs as far as that goes. 29 g AGA w/65X2PC 5.5g AGA fuge (10W PC) microlgae and pods 35 lbs live sand 35 lbs. live rock 1 yellow watchman goby 2 false percula clowns 1 brittle star 1 cherub angelfish candy cane coral scolymia coral shrooms, ricordia, yellow polyps blue legged hermits, pep shrimp, emerald crab and lots of snails Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 cool thanks for the info. Link to comment
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