125g FOWLR

Matt,

I completely agree! The 6-Barred I have is so gorgeous! It has the most beautiful blue spots all over it whith a jet black face and stark white stripe directly behind his eye. He's not as colorful as the Imperator, but underrated to say the least.

I'd love to see pictures of your system. How big is your French? Did you get him while a juvi and grow him yourself? They can be a BIG boy!!

 

Bloke, My Blueface and Foxface have yet to touch any of my softies yet... Granted I just started this within the last 3 weeks or so, Maybe Im just lucky for now...

 

If you keep your Blue Face well fed, by nature, he will still graze on your rock, but may avoid nipping at your coral since his needs are being met. However, it has been my experience that once they get a taste for something (clam mantle, SPS, LPS, polyps, etc) they wont stop.

The same could be said for LOTS of fish. I once knew a guy who SWORE that his Blue Hippo destroyed his prized zoa from nipping at them.

You're right about being lucky but every fish is different. Good Luck!

 

Black Friday!
Multicolor Angel & Emporer added today!

Multicolor after acclimation:


Emporer (4.5" changing juvi) before and after acclimation:

 

emperor angelfish are the best, but mine's colors started fading and It died before it could reach adulthood, I'd like to see how yours comes out.

 

Fed the tank twice after adding both fish. First feeding was a mixture of Spirulina/Brine forzen prep along with some New Life Spectrum Thera-A (anti-parasitic) pellets and a little Garlic Guard. The second feeding was a small square of carnivorous prep.

The fish have been eating well for weeks, but this is a good sign that hours after making the transition into the display, both fish are eating very well on each feeding.

Before lights out, both were swimming very freely anjoying their new digs! We'll see how things shape up in another week or so before I add 2 more angels - however, I do want to do so before the Imperator establishes himself.

 

Just an update - No aggression by either of the larger angels. Plans to add the Blue Face in another week.