Angelfishes for  Marine Aquariums Diversity, Selection & Care New eBook on Amazon: Available here New Print Book on Create Space: Available here by Robert (Bob) Fenner

info's about big Mac and Asfur   6/12/06 Dear WetWebMedia, first of all i <I> want to thank you guys for the help giving me to solve the problem of my imperator. Now everything is solved! I have a Maculosus in my tank (around 600 ltr) <Will need more room> and i was wondering if it could be possible to purchase an Asfur too. <I would not mix these congeners in this sized system> I know it might seems weird, but i really love the little Arusetta! <These are gorgeous, intelligent marine Angels... but not compatible in any but huge systems> I've heard that the fishes from Red Sea area are downright friendly, surely less problematical than other specimens. <More so of the same species than elsewhere in their range in general... but not all by far> My question is: Can i purchase the Arusetta and store it together with the Mac without a massacre or a fish-carnage? Thank you very much! Best greetings Luke <Again, I would not do this. These animals don't associate in the wild... in fact, they are rarely seen "paired" with their own species. Bob Fenner>

Red Sea Angels Mr. Fenner, Last week I emailed asking a question concerning mixing angels. I have a Red Sea Juvenile Imperator and you informed me that it was better to stick with species from the Red Sea (don't know if this included angels from the same family). Anyway, I found a small Asfur from the Red Sea, would this be wise to mix with the Imperator? <If you have a large enough system (depending on the size of the two angels to start a couple of hundred gallons), this should be fine. It is so that "generally" large Pacific and Indian Ocean Angels/Pomacanthids of similar size, color especially, don't mix well... but the Red Sea is a "different" place in many ways... Bob Fenner> Ron

Fish id? I was reading your web site and had a question about whether or not - my new angel fish is a Map or an Asfur. On your site I noticed you said one of the man differences in juv. was the yellow tail, but I wasn't sure if that was as adults or juv.! <In juveniles, the Asfurs caudal/tail is yellow> Either way it goes, is alright. But it was bought from FF as a juv. Map angel. Thanks in advance for your help & thanks for your book & web site. <You're welcome> Oh, I forgot on page 24 or 25, of your book - there is a picture of an changing (either Map or Asfur) Which one is it? <Bottom, p. 25, an Asfur. Bob Fenner> Thanks again, Jackie Hutcherson

A mistake on your website? I noticed that your discussion of Red Sea angels contains a picture of the Goldflake angel and had to contain my excitement until I realized that there was no discussion of it, and my references indicate no Goldflakes in the Red Sea. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/rsangels.htm It looks like there is a picture of Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus instead of Apolemichthys xanthotis. <Yikes, you're so right. Will get on to fixing that file schnell/hyaku/right away. Thanks for the heads up. Bob Fenner>

Red Sea fish I have a 125 set up with predominantly red sea specimens. I would like to add an angelfish and would appreciate your input on a suitable selection. Presently, the tank has a Sohal tang (5"), red sea Sailfin tang (6"), purple tang (3"), semilarvatus butterfly (5"), bicolor Dottyback (2") and a couple non-red sea species (a Scott's Fairy Wrasse (5") and a small maroon clownfish (1 ?")). All fish are doing well and eating well.  I have more than adequate filtration to handle the bioload of a lot more fish. My concern is aggression. The fish all get along well now and there's plenty of live rock forming caves.  I would like to add a large angelfish as the dominant species. I am considering a Red Sea Emperor, but can only find them at about 10 to 13 inches. I've read they can be very aggressive at this size. Do you think I'd have a problem adding such a big angel? If so, what about a smaller emperor from somewhere other than the Red Sea? Would a maculosus be a better choice from an aggression point of view? Are there any other red sea angels you would recommend? Finally, with a large emperor, could I later add an angel or two from another genus (like a pair of Red Sea Zebra Angels)? Thanks for any input you can offer. >> I too, very much like Red Sea organisms... Even have an article on RS Angels stored at www.wetwebmedia.com, and a book out on the best fishes for aquarium use from the area... You can read my expanded ideas on the issue in the full article, but I will answer your specific queries here: I definitely would not consider an angel over six or seven inches collected from the wild... real adjustment and shipping stress troubles. I would consider a Maculosus or Asfur Angel... knowing that your 125 will be too small in a couple of years... maximum... for it and your other fish livestock. I would not mix the Zebra Angels with another large Indo-Pacific, Indian Ocean/Red Sea Angel species. They are shy, and way too subordinate for this arrangement in any but a HUGE system. Bob Fenner

Angelfishes for  Marine Aquariums Diversity, Selection & Care New eBook on Amazon: Available here New Print Book on Create Space: Available here by Robert (Bob) Fenner