Potters Pygmy angel

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Anyone have or had one? How was your experience? Coral nipper? Good eater? Any input would be good as I just found one today and really like it .
 
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I have one. Awesome fish. I don't think I've seen it nip coral, my flame use to nip at sps when I first got it. Once they east prepared foods and you keep them feed they don't graze as much and your coals don't get bit
 
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I believe they're less prone to nipping coral, just make sure he's eating well at the store. I tried to keep one in a docile tank and it refused to eat anything I gave him and finally died.
 
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I had one in my 225g. He didnt eat for the first 2 month, only graze the rockwork until one day he got a taste for NLS pellets. Never got him to take any frozen be he loved the pellets. Lost him when I moved my tank to my new house. I plan on getting another in the future. Never saw him nip at any corals.
 

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I had one in my 150 before I took it down. Great fish but a finicky eater in the beginning. Once it took to prepared foods, he was a champ. When they get older, the colors do tend to blend together and they're not as pretty as when they were young.
 

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Just got one a few weeks ago. Had it in a qt tank and got it to eat pellets and spirulina and of course frozen( wicked feast--do I get a discount for plugging your food). Moved it into display a few weeks ago and no evidence so far at nipping either sps or LPS Beautiful fish
 

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I had one which was eating anything and everything I put into the tank! He cruised around without fear and was a great fish with lots of personality. Very beautiful! Unfortunately, I lost him (And all my other fish to ICH/Velvet). Ugh.
 

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i currently have one, when i first got him, he was very shy and would barely eat, now its the complete opposite hes swimming around and eats like a pig, beautiful fish
 

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Lfs near me has one and it's an awesome fish. Was thinking of getting it and a flame angel.
I think the flame angel will get oohs and ahhs from your guest because it's so bright but reefers will definitely enjoy the Potters more.
 

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Oh gosh, sorry for the late reply, but I purchased mine from Amazing Aquariums & Reefs. I walked in to check out their store and found this amazing Potter's Angel! It was really a beautiful fish!
 

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