What’s the biggest Angel you’ve seen?

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The largest Angel I have ever seen in captivity was a 16” Queen.
In a normal tank the largest one I had ever seen is my 5” melanospilos. I wish I had room for a velvet though.
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What’s the biggest Majestic, Regal, Goldflake or Blue Line you’ve seen. Anyone?

Yeah it does seem that some of the Pomacanthus and Holacanthus get really big.
As for regal I think it was a 6 inch specimen, gold flakes and blue lines are rather uncommon to see over here but last time I saw one the largest was a 2/3 inch specimen. Largest majestic must’ve been 6 inch too.
 

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May have seen bigger when i was a kid but can't remember so this is the biggest i have seen
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I used to help with aquariums at a rainforest Cafe a long time ago. We had French angels that were probably close to 2'
I have seen these in the wild off Cozumel back in the 80's. They are impressive. Some of the divers would carry a can of Cheese Whiz and attract them right up to their face mask.
 

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I have seen these in the wild off Cozumel back in the 80's. They are impressive. Some of the divers would carry a can of Cheese Whiz and attract them right up to their face mask.
They were fun to swim with and they would follow us around while we cleaned the tanks. Would grab a clump of hair and give your scalp a good tug from time to time lol.
 

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Seen some pretty ugly Huge French Angels lol
Not in the wild. Like many reef fish, they are far more beautiful in their native habitat than in any captive environment. The gold/yellow marks against the black body are spectacular. I often became very depressed when I returned from a dive trip and you see what your fish look like compared to those I had seen on the reef. Especially true of the Queen angel.
 

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Not in the wild. Like many reef fish, they are far more beautiful in their native habitat than in any captive environment. The gold/yellow marks against the black body are spectacular. I often became very depressed when I returned from a dive trip and you see what your fish look like compared to those I had seen on the reef. Especially true of the Queen angel.
French and queens are two of the angels I’d love to see in the wild to see their true colours of a proper diet and swim room.
 

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