Queen Angel

[palm]

Hi guy!

Saw some nice Queen Angel@ LCK yesterday.($120) .Thinking of keeping one.Anyone has keep this?It is LPS, and Soft coral safe?Please advice.

Danny

[osmosis]

juv or mature?

[palm]

juv or mature?

mature(4-5")

[thc]

Tried three time, the logest was 2 wks...Temp was at 27, but still cannot....some LFS told me it's the water parameters....Have given up...

[Achilles Tang]

Moving out to FOWLR forum.

Angels are not reef-safe.

[DeepBlue]

yup...queens are definitely not reef safe...and one of the fiercest angels around....

[Chris]

Very expensive fish to try out. Heard it is not an easy fish to keep.

[palm]

Thanks U guys for posting.

Currently my stocks:

1x flame-angel

1x koran Juv.

7x barltless Anthia

1x P. brown Tang

1x clown

2xcleaner,1xfire shrimp,1x doc.

1x durian

1x goniopora-green

2x torch

2x hammer

1x plate

2x bubble

1x favia brain

1x star polyp

2x yellow polyp

3x leather

3x fan

(some polyp and colour mushroom)

tank size: 4x2x3'(H)

Any experience guys can help me wherether safe to keep.

BTW:the boss said their Queen Angel is from brazail.

danny

[Chris]

Koran is definitely not reef-safe. Flame depends on mood. the rest are reef safe.

Queen angels, no matter where they come from are not reef-safe. In fact, all angels are not reef safe.

[Dispar_Anthias]

Queen angel are rather sensitive for adult series of angels and they are highly not reef safe........ Heard that zoos and clams are they diet's top list.......

[RAV-65]

they also needs lots of space to swim due to their adult size...

Vincent Ho

[palm]

You guys.

Bought the Queen & Rock beauty from OP last week.

Attached are the pic. (1 week liao). eating well.

Danny

*Attachment removed as requested*

Edited April 27, 2004 by Achilles Tang

[palm]

sorry, size too big

[palm]

another one

[Achilles Tang]

Hmm.. you really bought them!

Well, you can say goodbye to your existing corals then.

I trust you are going to get rid of all your corals? Or are you going to let your angels destroy them slowly?

Angels do not belong in a reef tank, so I hope you are converting to a FOWLR tank?

It's the responsible thing to do.

[palm]

learn from wongCMS, who keep queen for 3 years with reef tank.It is OK. but not clam.The queen is dead now,due to the tank broken few months back.Hope it can stay together.If no, i will remove them to my other tank(2 fts) with LR only.

BTW, Can you help me to remove the pic. of the large size of the rock beauty??(i can't do it)

[palm]

hey palm, I've read somewhere that you can train the queen to eat your pallet food or mysis shrimps so that they will not touch your corals. Since you have already bought the fish might as well try. you have nothing to lose now. Cheers

yes, it has not nip my coral so far.eating pallet,flake and roti(white bread)love him so much.

Thanks bro.

[Asfur]

Queen is surely one of the thoughest angel, once you get the non-poisoning fish, it will live many years in your tank, but the rock beauty is very hard to keep, because it feed primary on sponge.

[RAV-65]

hey palm, I've read somewhere that you can train the queen to eat your pallet food or mysis shrimps so that they will not touch your corals. Since you have already bought the fish might as well try. you have nothing to lose now. Cheers

Actually, if your fishes are well-fed, then the tendencies are that they will leave your corals alone.... but they will very often nip at your rocks for algae or pods... so doesn't matter wat kinf od food, juz dun let them get hungry...

Vincent Ho

[patrick123]

Actually, if your fishes are well-fed, then the tendencies are that they will leave your corals alone.... but they will very often nip at your rocks for algae or pods... so doesn't matter wat kinf od food, juz dun let them get hungry...

Vincent Ho

Interesting point. But how do you know when it is enough?

[RAV-65]

Interesting point. But how do you know when it is enough?

If your fishes tummy starts buldging, they are overfed!!! i try to feed my YT well, but the quick little fireclown ends up having a huge tummy by the time my YT is full.... You have to consider other factors as to whether your tank/skimmer can handle the heavy feeding...

Vincent Ho