Flame Angel tails Hooded Wrasse

I have 3 fish in my 46 QT while I am getting my 125 ready, terminal male Hooded Fairy Wrasse (C. bathyphilus), terminal male Labout's Fairy Wrasse (C. laboutei) and a Flame Angel (C. loricula). My Flame Angel has always stayed close to the Hooded, but at feeding time, it stays as close as possible to it. I had my wife record a video to share:

I think it is pretty funny. The FA obviously has trouble keeping up every now and then, and looks lost until it finds the Hooded. Hope you enjoy!

 

that is too cute! Your FA is so tiny! Love it! thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks OFK! It cracks me up every time I feed them. The FA is indeed tiny. I have had trouble with them in the past (getting them to eat, being infected with Ich, etc). So this time around I saw him at the LFS in one of their larger tanks. Two weeks later, he was still there. Had them show that he ate well (which he did), and so I paid for him but left him there. They let you keep fish there on hold for up to 2 weeks (and I think charge $1/day after that). Checked in on him a week later, no signs of disease, very active and friendly. Kept him there the full 2 weeks, had them show again that he was eating well (which he was) and brought him home. He was out and about the next day after introducing and eating right off the bat. 2 1/2 weeks into the 6 week QT and he is still eating like a champ and no signs of disease. I am hoping patience has finally paid off in getting a healthy specimen!

I have also heard that getting them when they are small can increase chances of getting one that will not nip. I guess the theory is that will likely not have nipped corals in the wild yet, and so won't know to do it in reef tanks. Keep them well fed and you have a good chance...