Emperor angel question
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Very nice looking fish! They do of course grow larger than that in captivity. Fishbase lists their maximum size at 40 cm. I ran a survey years ago that indicated that many fish reach about 80% of the maximum Fishbase length when in captivity - so about 12.5 " in this case. Not 100%, for sure, but a good ballpark.
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I read about 12” too. I am just wondering when/how long until they are “full grown.”
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they generally reach up to 9 -11" in captivity which is largest ive also seen.
A lot depends on tank size, diet, age and health of fish as to its attainable size.
A lot depends on tank size, diet, age and health of fish as to its attainable size.
I had him for several years, he was probably 7-8 inches when I got him. He went into a 2400 gallon tank when I took mine down, heard he lived another 5 years and close to 20”
back then I could get sponges on a regular basis and all my angels thrived on them and left the other corals alone. I don’t think I could pull a team together like that these days and feel comfortable they wouldn’t mow through my corals
back then I could get sponges on a regular basis and all my angels thrived on them and left the other corals alone. I don’t think I could pull a team together like that these days and feel comfortable they wouldn’t mow through my corals
