Paracentropyge multifasciata

[stina]

Hi guys,

Does anybody have personal exp with this pygme angelfish or has any good info about keeping this reef gem??

I would like to add a pair in the near future to my 100g SPS tank, so any info is very appreciated!

Cheers

[yikai]

difficult to adapt to captive life.

most are caught with cyanide and do not do well. refuse to feed, and even if they do feed, they usually perish soon after.

your best bet will be to obtain this fish from Vanuatu or Marshall Islands. They rarely come in from this location and are very expensive. personally i've only seen them arrive from such places once or twice.

they are however, very commonly found from Philippines and Indonesian shipments. the rule of thumb would be to obtain smaller specimens. the smaller the better. I've kept one which was 1 inch before and it did well for awhile before dying eventually.

I've given up with this species. You can try though, but it's not going to be easy.

[stina]

Ahhhh not the anwser I was hoping for... But it makes sense, thanx LemonLemon!

In Singapore wholesale exporter stocklist these guys are almost allways available for cca 40$ per fish.. That's pretty expensive for a wholsale price.

How to know from what region they are cought?!?

Is there some visibe differences like in Pygoplites diachantus angel??

Thanx for fast reply;)

[yikai]

where are you from?

In singapore, this fish retails for $20-30 usually. not expensive.

there's no geographical variation as far as i'm aware like Pygoplites diacanthus (regal angel).

however, those from vanuatu seem to have more white with thinner black bars based on specimens i've seen from the net and in real life. there's no scientific proof that this variation occurs, just my own personal observation.

best bet to know where it came from would be to see other fishes that arrive with it. if it's from indonesia/philippines, expect to see many fishes from that area.

if it's from marshall islands, it would come in via Hawaiian shipments as all marshall island fishes transit there first. it will come in with flame angels, yellow tangs, and other hawaiian/marshall/christmas island fish.

if from vanuatu, expect it to arrive with many vanuatuan fishes like scott's fairy wrasses, Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus and other vanuatuan caught fishes.

[stina]

Im from Croatia/Europe!

Since we are not in EU yet, we have problems with marine imports... And since our LFS(all five of them LOL) use "stoneage" tank setups and techology, they do not have quality imports. So only good shipments come from Singapore.. And this is majority of our LFS imports.