Couple new additions

Sman · Sep 6, 2013

Imperator and Hawk fish ...The bucket pic is where I drip acclimate , phone pics sorry . Yayyy! swimming and eating .

Arubix · Sep 9, 2013

Congrats Sman. That's a Pygmy Hawk I assume.

Sman · Sep 9, 2013

When I got it they said it was a Hawaiian Red Banded Hawk fish . I have known them to be called Blood Hawk fish . I don't think it is a Pygmy ....but I was wrong once .

Sman · Sep 15, 2013

Got a healthy Blue faced Angel and my daughter got another starfish...Everyone is getting along and eating so far ...Tank is coming along.

wakeboardgeek · Sep 15, 2013

How are your angels behaving together? I've always wanted to mix an emporer and blue face. What size tank do you have?

Sman · Sep 15, 2013

The tank is a 130 with a 60 gallon sump ...I have a friend who has a blue lined , blue faced and imperator in his 180 for a couple years and has had no trouble . I have heard that mixing Pomacanthus could be trouble , I hope not . I imagine I will need something larger in the next year or so if they get along . The Angels don't pay much attention to each other so far , just flare at the sail fin every once in awhile . It would be great to have them get along as well as my friends fish do ...they look great swimming around together . The starfish is in my daughters 30 with her others .

SeahorseKeeper · Sep 15, 2013

Great looking additions!!

wakeboardgeek · Sep 16, 2013

Sman said:
The tank is a 130 with a 60 gallon sump ...I have a friend who has a blue lined , blue faced and imperator in his 180 for a couple years and has had no trouble . I have heard that mixing Pomacanthus could be trouble , I hope not . I imagine I will need something larger in the next year or so if they get along . The Angels don't pay much attention to each other so far , just flare at the sail fin every once in awhile . It would be great to have them get along as well as my friends fish do ...they look great swimming around together . The starfish is in my daughters 30 with her others .

That's great. Keep us updated with their temperaments together. I'd eventually love to have a tank large enough for multiple large angels.

Sman · Sep 23, 2013

It has been 3 weeks and they are going about their own business ( I know this could change ) They both eat well and seem healthy . I think they have a 2 inch rule , they don't like to feed any closer than that . I keep a really strong top current and have a lot of blind spots where they lose sight of each other regularly . ( A friend told me to do this , something about attention span ) And temperature at 79/80 . Waiting on the new lights , that should make them pop . I'm keeping my fingers crossed they look good together . .

Russellaqua · Sep 23, 2013

Those angels are beauties. Glad to see them coexisting. You can't beat a hawkfish for personality either.

Sman · Sep 23, 2013

Thanks....Just liked this one

Dustin1300 · Sep 24, 2013

Love the additions. Never knew Poseidon lived in the reefs:tongue:

Sman · Sep 26, 2013

Lol ...My friends really are giving me a hard time about the statue . I have always messed with them about the weird stuff they put in their aquariums ( Sponge Bob , Skulls ) . Got the new lights , seems to have made the colors of the fish stand out .