The Angel Lovers Thread

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

mdbannister said:
@3FordFamily, PLEASE post a pic of Goliath in this thread! That is one of the most awesome angels around, and definitely needs to be shown off in here!

You ask and you shall receive!

Meet Goliath, the 8" True Red Sea Regal Angelfish with a misbar on one side. I think Goliath is a female based on the small relative size of the blue gill appendage ("spine") at the bottom, my last one was bigger and the fish was a mere 4.5".

She ate within 2 hours of being added to her qt and is easily my favorite angelfish. If you check my sig, she has lots of competition.

(Switch to 720p HD)

For scale, the purple tang is about 3.75", the chevron under 2", and yellow and Desjardini Sailfin are 2.5 inches or less.

mmarro99 · Jul 10, 2015

3FordFamily said:
You ask and you shall receive!

Meet Goliath, the 8" True Red Sea Regal Angelfish with a misbar on one side. I think Goliath is a female based on the small relative size of the blue gill appendage ("spine") at the bottom, my last one was bigger and the fish was a mere 4.5".

She ate within 2 hours of being added to her qt and is easily my favorite angelfish. If you check my sig, she has lots of competition.

(Switch to 720p HD)

For scale, the purple tang is about 3.75", the chevron under 2", and yellow and Desjardini Sailfin are 2.5 inches or less.

Gorgeous angel! Curious the pinkish with yellow fish, wrasse or doty?

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

mmarro99 said:
Gorgeous angel! Curious the pinkish with yellow fish, wrasse or doty?

It's a transitioning (from female to male) kuiters leopard wrasse

mmarro99 · Jul 10, 2015

3FordFamily said:
It's a transitioning (from female to male) kuiters leopard wrasse

That's an awesome stage!

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

mmarro99 said:
That's an awesome stage!

it looks 90% female at this point the males are even more stunning.

Here's a male of the past

mmarro99 · Jul 10, 2015

3FordFamily said:
it looks 90% female at this point the males are even more stunning.

Here's a male of the past

Looks like a melanarus wrasse that swam through a rainbow[emoji7]

reefknight · Jul 10, 2015

Goliath is gorgeous! I have often considered a Regal Angel for my reef, but have not been brave enough to pull the trigger. Being equally a fan of wrasse that Kuiter's is amazing as well. I have several fairy wrasse but have not dove into the leopard or tamarin's yet.

rob3rt · Jul 10, 2015

Anybody have an emperor angel in a mixed reef?

Brad Syphus · Jul 10, 2015

I had one before my tank broke.

Brad Syphus · Jul 10, 2015

That was 18 months ago. I have rebuilt and now have 7 angels in my reef.

FTS

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

beautiful angels and diamond tail flasher wrasse!

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

reefknight said:
Goliath is gorgeous! I have often considered a Regal Angel for my reef, but have not been brave enough to pull the trigger. Being equally a fan of wrasse that Kuiter's is amazing as well. I have several fairy wrasse but have not dove into the leopard or tamarin's yet.

Thanks! They're very hard to get eating, with my last one it was a 1-2 month war. I won - then killed it during TTM being a moron!

Leopards are best tried in groups to start. If you dive in get a few leopards you can mix species just fine.

reefknight · Jul 10, 2015

Those are some beautiful angels! Love the Goldflake, another of my favorites. Like the addition of the Pyramid Butterflies too. Have often considered adding a trio, but for some reason they are difficult to obtain in my area.

3fordfamily - I eventually will tackle the leopards. I had understood from a friend and LFS owner about mixing and adding a group at once. I need to deepen my sand bed before I do so though. I keep it right about 1" currently, so I'll have to add too it slowly in preparation. I'd love to obtain a Kuiter's and a Blue Star for sure, possibly a Choati.

rob3rt · Jul 10, 2015

Wow beautiful angles, I currently have a cherub and I want to add an emperor or a potters

ice28720 · Jul 10, 2015

good angles fish

ice28720 · Jul 10, 2015

http://www.seafishzone.com/forum.php

this is hong kong fish forums

4FordFamily · Jul 10, 2015

reefknight said:
Those are some beautiful angels! Love the Goldflake, another of my favorites. Like the addition of the Pyramid Butterflies too. Have often considered adding a trio, but for some reason they are difficult to obtain in my area.

3fordfamily - I eventually will tackle the leopards. I had understood from a friend and LFS owner about mixing and adding a group at once. I need to deepen my sand bed before I do so though. I keep it right about 1" currently, so I'll have to add too it slowly in preparation. I'd love to obtain a Kuiter's and a Blue Star for sure, possibly a Choati.

Choati are the hardest, from what I hear. Kuiters have proven difficult, and I've struggled with female blue star but they're supposed to be easier than other leopards. I've had most success with the harder leopards to keep for some reason.

IMO you only need enough sand for them to hide. 1.5-2" is all I have probably