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Old 10/09/2007, 03:53 PM
honda2sk honda2sk is offline
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Which of these fish would most likely survive?

Which of these fish would most likely survive in a 220 gallon aquarium.

Copperband Butterflyfish
Emperor Angelfish
Personifer Angelfish
Regal Angelfish
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Old 10/09/2007, 03:58 PM
Justin James Justin James is offline
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They should all survive if you do whats right. Clean water, proper feeding, proper tankmates, ...

All four of thouse fish are easy to keep. I've heard of stories of the copperband butterfly being picky to start eating but i've never had a problem with my copperband.
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Old 10/09/2007, 04:03 PM
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Here are the problems I see:

The two large angels: the tank size is the problem. I am sure its fine for juveniles but once they start transitioning to adult colors, they are going to need a tank in the 300-500 gallon range. So these two fish seem to live only temp. in the 220.

The regal and copperband seem to have issues with feeding moreso then tank size, right?

So in reality the personifer and emperor would do well as juveniles but then need to be moved out and the regal and copperband need to adapt to frozen prepared foods but the tank size is fine. Is this correct?
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Old 10/09/2007, 04:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Justin James
They should all survive if you do whats right. Clean water, proper feeding, proper tankmates, ...

All four of thouse fish are easy to keep. I've heard of stories of the copperband butterfly being picky to start eating but i've never had a problem with my copperband.
Which of these fish do you have personal experience with? How long have you had your copperband?
 


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