Zacksallhei
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My goldflake angelfish won’t eat this guy is a expensive guy, any recommendations?
Gold flake Angelfish won’t eat
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o2manyfish
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I've been keeping Goldflakes for over 20 years. I've kept them to the point they were spawning in captivity. But no matter what I have tried at that size they never survive for me.
For me success is 100% when they are about 2.5" and the spot is gone and the black on the dorsal fin is almost half way to the head.
I know this isn't the supportive news you wanted to hear. And I am sorry because they are beautiful fish and they are not inexpensive.
Since Bali Aquarich started captive breeding the Goldflakes and release them to the US Market I have had 6 go into my tanks and gotten 8 others for friends. And sadly there are only 2 still alive and those are in my tank but they were older when I got them. I have had the current pair for over a year now.
Tomorrow (Thurs) I have a second pair arriving from Bali Aquarich. These are over 2.5". There are also some juvenile wild Goldflakes in the marketplace in the last few months. Even with these in the last 20 years I haven't had success with the tiny ones. I do find that the wild ones have a little richer colors - but the Captive Bred aren't slouches. While my current pair have adult colorations they are only about 4.25". In my experience the colors don't burst on these fish until they get to 6"+
These 3 went into 3 different aquarium systems. 3 different intense reef keepers - None ot them made it to 10 days in hobbyists tanks.
These 3 arrived on 6-21-23. The one in the center was a tad larger and even in the acclimmation bucket started kicking the butt of the other two. The big one was place in one of my 180g outdoor sunlit frag tanks. The other 2 immediately went into my 750g reef.
This is the Goldflake that went into the outdoor frag tank taken on 8-12-23. Growth rate was better in the sunlit tank and color was much better. The frag tank is not fed - all fish must hunt for what they want to eat. This fish was about 3.25" in Mar of 2024 when a horrible raccoon snaked the bright yellow fish out of the tank.
Dave B
For me success is 100% when they are about 2.5" and the spot is gone and the black on the dorsal fin is almost half way to the head.
I know this isn't the supportive news you wanted to hear. And I am sorry because they are beautiful fish and they are not inexpensive.
Since Bali Aquarich started captive breeding the Goldflakes and release them to the US Market I have had 6 go into my tanks and gotten 8 others for friends. And sadly there are only 2 still alive and those are in my tank but they were older when I got them. I have had the current pair for over a year now.
Tomorrow (Thurs) I have a second pair arriving from Bali Aquarich. These are over 2.5". There are also some juvenile wild Goldflakes in the marketplace in the last few months. Even with these in the last 20 years I haven't had success with the tiny ones. I do find that the wild ones have a little richer colors - but the Captive Bred aren't slouches. While my current pair have adult colorations they are only about 4.25". In my experience the colors don't burst on these fish until they get to 6"+
These 3 went into 3 different aquarium systems. 3 different intense reef keepers - None ot them made it to 10 days in hobbyists tanks.
These 3 arrived on 6-21-23. The one in the center was a tad larger and even in the acclimmation bucket started kicking the butt of the other two. The big one was place in one of my 180g outdoor sunlit frag tanks. The other 2 immediately went into my 750g reef.
This is the Goldflake that went into the outdoor frag tank taken on 8-12-23. Growth rate was better in the sunlit tank and color was much better. The frag tank is not fed - all fish must hunt for what they want to eat. This fish was about 3.25" in Mar of 2024 when a horrible raccoon snaked the bright yellow fish out of the tank.
Dave B
Zacksallhei
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I purchased a 5-inch Goldflake Angelfish for $589 so if that's not expensive for you then, I'm not sure what is it lol.
Odd reply for so much great true information on the Goldflake Angel from a person that knows this species inside and out.
alindell
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I have one. I got a Regal and a goldflake from another reefer who got them from.bslu aquarich. Both were very small. He started them off with baby brine shrimp in a tank by themselves. I've had them a couple months now. Both have grown a lot. The goldflake is a pig and eats anything from pellets, my zoanthids, soft coral, mysis, brine and anything. The regal likes brine, pellets and plankton. He's still very small and very shy. My flame angel likes to bully both, but the goldflake doesn't take it and fights back so they have kinda gotten to equal terms.
I think it's important to have a variety of foods and space. I think being captive bred and slowly introduced into a reef setting helped since the reefer I got them from started them in a small tank and held them for a couple months before selling them to me. I have a bunch of other fish so the goldflake will feed on what the other fish feed on too. Maybe it's a learned behavior or something. Just my 2 cents.
I think it's important to have a variety of foods and space. I think being captive bred and slowly introduced into a reef setting helped since the reefer I got them from started them in a small tank and held them for a couple months before selling them to me. I have a bunch of other fish so the goldflake will feed on what the other fish feed on too. Maybe it's a learned behavior or something. Just my 2 cents.
