Bellus Angel question

[CindyKz]

My "holy grail" fish are a trio of Bellus Angels. Unfortunately males seem to be in short supply right now. If I add 2 or 3 females will one transition to male or will they just pick each other off?

TIA

 

[albano]

1 should change,,, but later another may change and the first male might revert back to female ... happened in my tank!

 

[CindyKz]

1 should change,,, but later another may change and the first male might revert back to female ... happened in my tank!

Did they all live through it?

 

[albano]

Did they all live through it?

Yes... I’ve never had problems with multiple female Genicanthus angels, but I would not put 2 full males together.

 

[saltyhog]

I kept my Watanabei angel for 6 years and she never showed any hint of changing to male. Some do, some don't.

 

[albano]

I kept my Watanabei angel for 6 years and she never showed any hint of changing to male. Some do, some don't.

IME, you should have at least 2 females ( even different genicanthus types) for 1 to change...

 

[CindyKz]

I'm having a hard time finding these guys of course. Can I buy one female, then add another later?

 

[CindyKz]

IME, you should have at least 2 females ( even different genicanthus types) for 1 to change...

So females of different genicathus species will get along?

 

[mattzang]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/genicanthus-angels-the-true-reef-safe-angels-part-1.529598/

that's a good read on genicanthus angels

 

[EmdeReef]

My "holy grail" fish are a trio of Bellus Angels. Unfortunately males seem to be in short supply right now. If I add 2 or 3 females will one transition to male or will they just pick each other off?

TIA

I’ve had 2 female bellus angels for about a year. Neither ever changed and they didn’t like each other but weren’t too aggressive.

I wouldn’t bet on it changing...

 

[CMO]

So females of different genicathus species will get along?

Yes I have a wantanabei (female) and bellus (transitioning to male) together which get along fine.

 

[CMO]

TSM appears to have males available now according to their site here:

Bellus Angelfish (Genicanthus bellus)

Female: 3.5-4"

www.tsmcorals.com

 

[CindyKz]

TSM appears to have males available now according to their site here:

Bellus Angelfish (Genicanthus bellus)

Female: 3.5-4"

www.tsmcorals.com

Thank you for all of the replies! Of course 2 days after I post this DD has 3 female Bellus Angels LOL.

We have our big local frag swap in a couple of weeks so I think I will budget for that, and focus on the angel fish after our bank account recovers.

I've never purchased from TSM, any reviews?

 

[CindyKz]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/genicanthus-angels-the-true-reef-safe-angels-part-1.529598/

that's a good read on genicanthus angels

This was a good read, thanks very much for posting it

 

[CMO]

Thank you for all of the replies! Of course 2 days after I post this DD has 3 female Bellus Angels LOL.

We have our big local frag swap in a couple of weeks so I think I will budget for that, and focus on the angel fish after our bank account recovers.

I've never purchased from TSM, any reviews?

TSM is one of the better fish vendors IMO. They QT all of their fish.