Rearing an Emperaotr Angel

I have seen many go in and out of the stores I've worked @ over the years and had had an adult for sometime. I want to get another for a species tank with it as the focus. I've read that they dont reach the same brilliance when raised in captivity....but this came from people that have been in the hobby since coral skeletons "looked good" and dont believe in skimming, [glow=red,2,300]anyone here had experience with raising one into adult colors[/glow]? Im willing to by live sponges and goto extremess to bring out its true colors. I know its a long-shot for someone who has had this experience but i fig. ill probe all the resources i can.

 

Typo.....Emperator

 

wow im on a roll......imperator...lol

 

I've had them change on me from teenagers into adult, but I haven't kept any Juv's long enought to bring into adulthood. In deiffernet locals, they change at different sizes. I've been seeing quite a few really small teenagers recently from PI.

As for the briillance factor, I've heard that as well, but haven't seen it myself. Try giving Terry S. of www.advancedaquarist.com (www.reefs.org's ezine) an email, he should know.

 

Thanks Gresh, i checkedout the site in ur profile, good stuff. It has been eating Ocean Nutrition Angel but in very small incriments, I think its going to town on my pods and cructations on my glass, has been picking at them non-stop. Small world with you being so close.

 

Where you located?

 

In fairfield Ca, Bay area....bout 5 hours from you up 101. Not a daily drive but i venture in that direction everyother month or so, i have buddies that goto UCSC UCSD and Cal Poly and have houses down there.

 

Ah, but I work in san Carlos Not a too bad of a trip from there to you.

 

Well, if you did make the trip ild wait until we get our reef up and the salt section done. We still havent finished setting up the fresh (48 of 82 tanks up). We'll have 240gals of corals, and a good selection of fish and inverts. It's been really hectic as we didnt close the store to make the move....

 

I feel yah, I moved a LFS myself, two wholesalers and a heavily stocked service company. Moving sucks.

I'm in the midst of getting a 2K gallon system up myself right now. It's extremelly hard when you still have to pack and accliamte fish to boot. I'm making headway though.