EtOH_is_good Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 i got my cherub angel today. pretty good selection at the store because there were actually four of them. i went with the one that was bigger and was at the store longer (known survivor). been in the tank only a couple hours and already owns it. i didn't know that my rocks had so many gaps for fish to swim through because it can go end to end without swimming in the middle of the tank. definately hugging and hiding in the rocks so far. not an ideal centerpiece yet. i'll start a new thread with pics tomorrow if it will pose for me. pics that i got so far look crappy. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Haha...yeah...same thing w/ mine...just moving thru the rockwork. we should start a cherub angel owners thread. i think more and more are starting to buy them now after this thread. haha. good job, uchiha. Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 hah, i still don't own one yet, even though i want one... maybe i should pay a visit to the LFS soon : lucky guys! Link to comment
Withers Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Ok, I've finally decided to take the plunge, but I swear this is the last angel I'll be placing in a reef tank (unless he, or they do well). I've actually decided to dive in head first, after reading the newest coral magazine I'm convinced I can get 2 and have one morph into a male so I can have a pair Be on the look for some pics within the next month. But... if either of these guys go after my A. tenuis, or my Efflo then there's going to be an angel-kabob, I'm not showing any mercy any more. Link to comment
Kogut Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Well just to add to this... I bought a pgymy last week. I don't have any coral yet... but it's a cool fish. Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 nice! i wana request for those of you who have the cherub to list your tank size? also, how have yours been behaving (swimming habits/eating habits/territorial habits) ... 1) what size tank do you have it in? 2) do they swim out in the open/localized/or in&out of rock? 3) have u experience the fish trying to harrass other fish or nip at corals? 4) do they eat healthily? (if so, what do they eat?) Link to comment
Kogut Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Originally posted by uchiha nice! i wana request for those of you who have the cherub to list your tank size? also, how have yours been behaving (swimming habits/eating habits/territorial habits) ... 1) what size tank do you have it in? 2) do they swim out in the open/localized/or in&out of rock? 3) have u experience the fish trying to harrass other fish or nip at corals? 4) do they eat healthily? (if so, what do they eat?) 1) I have a 20 long. (want tigahboy's 30, though!) 2) He swims from one end to the other in the tank. He normally hangs out around the middle, though. He stays close to the rocks, but I've only had him for a few days. He is out in the open enough for me to appreciate him. If there's a hole in the rocks, he'll find it. 3) Don't have any other fish or coral yet... :'( He leaves the snails and hermits alone, though! : 4) Mine eats algae off the rocks constantly... He's always picking at them... I feed a little frozen mysis on occasion for him and the scavengers in the tank. Haven't seen him eat it since he's still scared of my being next to the tank... I also feed Formula 2 flakes in the morning and at night. He eats whatever pieces come by him, I think. On a closing note, this fish is amazing. He sticks to the rocks a lot, but I still think he's worth it. When he is out, the colors are amazing! Link to comment
kamalehi Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 i have a bicolor angel which is 3.5 in. in a 10gallon,not really aggresive {once or twice if th wrasse tries to clean him},swims in open&behind rocks {sleeps in rock during night},no does not nip at coral but picks off rock all day,&it will eat brineshripm flakes live mosquito larva ,but usually it will get food from live rock.A little picky if there are other organisims for it to compete for food. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Wow....we could form a little pygmy angel gang. Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 need to start new cherub thread soon, but my cherub is still a little shy to get a great pic to start the thread. getting better though. 1) 20L with lr the full length but not leaning against the back wall (there's lots of places for him to swim and pop in and out of the rocks). my guy is pretty active and fast. constantly in and out of the holes. 2) day 1 figured out how to go end to end without coming out of the rocks. day 2 still swam end to end, but swam more in open spaces (made big turns before heading back into the rocks). day 3/4 more big turns. hanging out more in front of open spaces that are safe. definately more exploratory. 3) no noticible nipping of things that are off limit like coral. no other fish in tank. 4) day 2 ate cyclopeeze. day 3 ate 1/2 cube of angelfish formula one. so far very happy with the addition. after some more reading, 20L tanks may be pushing the limits on min size. hopefully all the rockwork makes it seem bigger. in the wild, a cherub angel will defend the space of a 55g tank. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 oooh ooh...let me start one! let me start one! hahaha. Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 as long as you put it in the right forum i was thinking a brief description of cherub angelfish and it's requirements and then free-for-all that uchiha seems to want. reefkeeping has a very nice article about angelfish that i think needs to be linked. Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 i love nano-reef start the Cherub thread! im anxious to get one now...seems like i hear nothing but good stuff ... Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Originally posted by EtOH_is_good as long as you put it in the right forum i was thinking a brief description of cherub angelfish and it's requirements and then free-for-all that uchiha seems to want. reefkeeping has a very nice article about angelfish that i think needs to be linked. You just killed my enthusiasm. you make it. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 actually....let me make it. i have an idea. =) Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 Originally posted by Tigahboy actually....let me make it. i have an idea. =) so where is it?! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 Haha....let me post some pics for my thread first...then i'll get on that. =P Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I saw a nice 60g tank this weekend....TONS of amazing corals...expensive SPS, LPS, zoo's. And guess what? he had a Coral Beauty up in there. Wasn't nipping on a thing. He said he just feeds it well and it stays fine. crazy. Since all of you have got the pygmy angel now (I no longer feel unique) so I may have to go for its bigger brother, the coral beauty. =) Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 that im not so sure about, i think coral beauties are more of a risk... but if you'd like, go for it. but with a tank full of acan frags, i wouldn't be too confident on putting one in Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I'll test it out w/ the one frag I was gonna sell ya. Link to comment
Sushi Posted December 14, 2004 Author Share Posted December 14, 2004 O_O AHhhhhhh NO!! :x Link to comment
Olivas Reef Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Check out these other pygmy angels i like the flameback. Keep us posted onthe progress with the cherubs http://www.themarinecenter.com/angels.htm Link to comment
Kogut Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 In a 60g, you might not have to worry too much about nipping, though... : I'd still be really really nervous since you just got those nice acan's... Link to comment
Withers Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 the thing with angels is that every single fish is different. some never develop a taste for corals, some only nip at certain corals, and others will eat anything that moves (including corals). IMO, and IME, it's not worth the risk of adding an angel that has been known to nip at corals, because if you have ever tried to catch one in a tank with lots of corals and rocks, you know just how smart they are, and how impossible they are to catch. i wouldn't try anything other than cherubs, or the very small angels, because i've never heard of a report of them nipping at corals, and because they stay less than 3". Link to comment
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