Must Fight The Urge: Potter's Angelfish Experience?

[Confuse]

Yeah well, I feel one of those impulse buys coming but I'm trying to refrain. I'm just curious on their aggression levels and if it would cause conflict with my Regal Angelfish. The other thing is that they may nip at corals, specifically SPS. Just looking for experiences with these two issues. Thanks!

I hate impulse buys! But I haven't done it yet...

 

[rayray]

Yeah well, I feel one of those impulse buys coming but I'm trying to refrain. I'm just curious on their aggression levels and if it would cause conflict with my Regal Angelfish. The other thing is that they may nip at corals, specifically SPS. Just looking for experiences with these two issues. Thanks!

I hate impulse buys! But I haven't done it yet...

Dont fight the fellin, do it, do it now!

I had one in my sump for years, along with a golden angel. Did well under lowlight, low flow.

BTW, golden > potters, but still awesome.

 

[Confuse]

In your sump, eh? I'm planning this one for the display. Been reading and it's a hit or miss...makes the choice even harder...

 

[tytyty562]

I have a potter for 8 months now and she is beautiful. It was one of the hardest fishes for me to take care of cause it wouldn't eat for like 3 months, and I tried feeding it everything.It gets along with my flame although the flame angel is a tad larger. Both of my angels nip on rocks, luckily for me. But like all angels is just luck if or when they go after the corals.


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[Bouncingsoul393]

Just my experience. Bought a really healthy looking one a few months ago. It was established eating everything including spirulina flakes and mysis, spirulina brine. Didn't mess with corals at all SPS or anything else. But....one day it just randomly dropped dead eating fine and swimming about one minute then gone the next. I've had this happen with them before. Not to discourage you, but for some reason they are delicate as far as Centropyge go IME...

 

[rayray]

In your sump, eh? I'm planning this one for the display. Been reading and it's a hit or miss...makes the choice even harder...

I already had a flame angel inthe DT that lived for 4 years, did not bother coral. In my fuge i had a lemonpeel angel. That was my pigmy angel phase.

In my fowlr i just gave away my emperor angel, but still have my regal, blueface and ashfur. Im waiting for THAT captive bred angel to come down in price...

 

[BeanMachine]

In your sump, eh? I'm planning this one for the display. Been reading and it's a hit or miss...makes the choice even harder...

You do realize if you keep choosing fish that are "hit or miss" your going to have 10 fish, 8 of them that will do damage to your coral haha

 

[Confuse]

You do realize if you keep choosing fish that are "hit or miss" your going to have 10 fish, 8 of them that will do damage to your coral haha

Hahaha. Yeah. ;[ So far, my Regal has been a model citizen with my coral. Not sure about this guy, though.

 

[BeanMachine]

Hahaha. Yeah. ;[ So far, my Regal has been a model citizen with my coral. Not sure about this guy, though.

Let us know when it does.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

Hahahaha dang Cody so cynical! I say LET IT RIDE!!!! You only get one chance to live bro. Go for it

 

[Greaser9999]

I have 4 Angels and they seem to be doing fine together! The regal will chase off the bicolor every nod and then but they seem to b ok for the most part, go for it!!

 

[solitude127]

I had one the first time around in my 150 and it did well once it acclimated to prepared food.

 

[ndrwater]

Potters are tough.... cool fish, but IME they are a 25/75 fish. Meaning... if you are lucky, you have a 25% chance of keeping it alive

 

[Justkeepswimming]

Potters are tough.... cool fish, but IME they are a 25/75 fish. Meaning... if you are lucky, you have a 25% chance of keeping it alive

So you have had 100 potters before? :a21:

 

[LesPaulPlayer73]

I just put a potters angel in my 100 mixed reef and he is doing great. Guess I was lucky because he ate anything I put in from day one. He has been in my reef since Black Friday.

In fowlr I have an imperator adult with a lemon peel dwarf. The Imperator doesn't even look twice at the lemon.

 

[Confuse]

Another thing, how do these guys look after they become adults? I've seen some not so attractive darker looking potter's on the net. I prefer the vibrant orange dominating as opposed to the dominant blue/black colors.

 

[sonnus]

Another thing, how do these guys look after they become adults? I've seen some not so attractive darker looking potter's on the net. I prefer the vibrant orange dominating as opposed to the dominant blue/black colors.

You should get a pair, these are one of my favorites. I rarely see them damage coral. They will taste all your Coral but they didn't take any significant bites.

The adult male Potter's angel do loose that orange color. Just keep a pair and the female will stay orange/blue. I actually had a trio in my tank so only one of them lost the orange.

I've quarantined/conditioned quite a few potter's angels. They are, without a doubt, easier than regal angel to condition. Once they are conditioned they are extremely hardy fish. We have about a 90% success rate with these fish. You just need to follow the same procedures you took to get your regal to eat.

 

[ndrwater]

So you have had 100 potters before? :a21:

I was a buyer for years... Stopped buying them because of the mortality rate. So... In a round about way, yes.
Could have been the timeframe, and collection methods, but I stand by my ratio.
Good luck though.

 

[h0ndap0w3r]

Mine is doing well...didn't eat much at first had to buy live brine shrimp to kick start him...he eats everything and haven't seen him mess with corals.

 

[watchguy123]

I have a potters angel as well. Had it for a year or so. Eats every fish food I throw in but mean to anything new added for a while. Leaves coral alone, both sps and LPS. Will go after coral mucous but not aggressively, just in swim by mode