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Do Dwarf Angelfish harems shoal?
If you have a large enough system to keep 6-10 dwarf angelfish together do they shoal?
I guess you might need something in the tank that made them a little nervous to make them stick together but for the most part I wanted the tank to be fairly peaceful. Anyone got any experience with trying this? (I am thinking Flame Angels but any Centropyge sp. experience would be useful, and yes I do know the cost) Gary |
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I'm not an expert on the matter, but from what I understand they do not shoal. The females are fairly spread out through the male's territory and the male visits them individually. Someone with more expertise can chime in if I'm wrong, but that's what I've read.
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Gary,
they will never schoal! Every fish will establish his area. What tank size are we thinking off?
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They will never schoal.
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Also if you are thinking 1 male w/6-9 females - that is probably more females than 1 male could keep up with. It's likely that a dominant female would turn male and try to break up the harem stealing some of the females. I'm not sure what size tank you'd need for that - but it'd have to be B I G.
PS Ain't it a shame? Wouldn't we all love a nice school of Potter's angels?
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I was just getting ready to order 5 dwarfs-1 male and 4 females-for my 300G LPS tank.I am considering either potters or multibar.The tank contains 3 fairy wrasses,a few cardinals,a blenny,and a few green-banded gobies.I read an artcle recently that said these angels worked well in small harems.I'll try to find the article.
Is this going to be a problem? This is the article I was reading http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...hcs3/index.php Last edited by Rothie; 01/24/2006 at 01:55 AM. |
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According to S.Michael, Potter's angels occur in nature in harems of 1-8 females.
The multibars (multifasciata) are supposed to be shy fish that like to hang out in caves. It may be difficult finding healthy specimens since they are from deep water & it may be hard to get them to eat.
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Thank you Marie, obviously our resident Angelfish expert. Looks like I will have to go back to Anthias if I want a bright shoal'ing fish. I will probably still have a mated pair of Flames in the tank as I can't help myself.
Gary |
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I was hoping to find some input from people who have kept these in groups in a home reef aquarium.Trying to locate these fish(or any fish for that matter)in groups of the correct size and/or sex has been next to impossible. I believe that I have found a reputable source,but I don't want to continue to persue it if it is a futile effort. |
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As for the nature vs 300g - here's my opinion or rather what I would do. -- I'd buy 2, maybe 3 small angels 1 inch or smaller along with a "male" about 2 inches. I would be afraid to try a bigger group - but that doesn't mean I'm right. HTH Maybe try the search function for angels AND harem
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141527&highlight=angel+AND+harem
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...gels+AND+harem http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=311615&highlight=sexing+flame+angels In the last thread the guy mentions pairs are bad because the male will harass the female - this has not been my experience -- I imagine it has to do with tank size, as does the number of females you can safely add
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Did you decide to go through with this? If you haven't yet, I think I would avoid it with the multibar angels. They are pretty delicate and have a hard time dealing with aquarium life in general, although there are the exceptions.
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Tarasco1-
I was planning on doing it with tank bred multi-bars from RCT,but they are no longer breeding them.I think I am going to try it with Potters-my all time favorite.I will wait till there are young ones available.I don't want to deal with anymore fighting than I have to.I don't think the young ones will be available till sometime in the Summer. |
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Wow, I didn't realize RCT was captive breeding them. I miss my old multibar, he was a cool fish.
Let us know how it works out when you do it.
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The Potter's isn't as delicate as the multi-bars but it's pretty close.
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They will be acclimated and eating well prior to shipping.
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