french angel

[waymack97]

i just bought a adult french angel, i have had him for 3 days, he is eating fine, swimming fine but seems very bashful. only swims around when no one is watching. anyone else have similar experance fish these awesome fish. can they be reef safe.
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BMW R32

 

[Anonymous]

ok I hate to get all tang police here, but please tell me he's not in a 55 gallon tank.

 

[Chubosco]

Oooops. Can they be reef safe? Your asking now? Dude, you are gonna get so many charges on you. Leave the country.

 

[waymack97]

i have him in my 180. and there are no corals in there. except 1 candycane which he does not bother.
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Acura SLX

 

[Anonymous]

Many wild caught fish are very bashful at first.

I have an Atlantic Blue Tang that tooks months to stop hiding. Now he's just like any other tang, all over the place.

Give it time.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

I had a French Angel in my 75 with a small leopard shark back in the eighties. Awesome fish. It grew to about 8" before I traded it in for a Panther Grouper. The shark was in the tank for almost two years and was about 2" when I sold him 8O. I'll, of course never do that again.

 

[Anonymous]

can they be reef safe.

A captive raised individual, remotely possible but I'd bet the farm against it. A wild caught adult - most definitely not. They are spongivores, they pick at things...


Jim