What’s your favorite LARGE angelfish?

[i cant think]

Yellow mask angel and Queens... this is the transition photos of mine.

How fast did yours take to grow? I’d love one but I fear my 4’ tank would be too small within a few months, if it takes a few years before it gets too big and needs 6’ of tank - 3 or 4 then I can do that.
I’d love to get hold of a juvenile (My LFS has a 3-4” adult one in and I’d love to get my hands on a juvenile, nearly did but soon realise that the juvenile I thought was a P. xanthometopon was actually a juvenile Koran Angel).

 

[Zionas]

there’s a Dutch guy called Tann Hoff who kept a Regal Angel for 16, maybe 17 years in a 165 gallon. His tank’s 110cm x 80cm x 70cm so not big. He told me it probably never got past 5.5” and had been that way up to the day it died. It died from stress and disease after a power cut…. Bummer.

 

[DK450reef]

Love the angels. The chairs need a little work.

Yeah not sure how to get them in the tank

Imperator has always been my number 1 number 2 is a scribbled until yesterday I saw a 7 inch blueline at a lfs it’s my new number 2

 

[Jeffcb]

Baloo, My Blue Face Angel.

 

[i cant think]

Baloo, My Blue Face Angel.

He’s beautiful! How big is he and how long did it take for him to get to that size?

 

[emmo]

Let’s hear them! Looking to add the most voted on in this thread.

They are all wonderful but I am a sucker for an adult queen angel

 

[Billldg]

Though I can not keep them, I would have to say the Coran Angel fish.

 

[Jeffcb]

He’s beautiful! How big is he and how long did it take for him to get to that size?

I have had him about 3 months.

 

[RSnodgrass]

As you

How fast did yours take to grow? I’d love one but I fear my 4’ tank would be too small within a few months, if it takes a few years before it gets too big and needs 6’ of tank - 3 or 4 then I can do that.
I’d love to get hold of a juvenile (My LFS has a 3-4” adult one in and I’d love to get my hands on a juvenile, nearly did but soon realise that the juvenile I thought was a P. xanthometopon was actually a juvenile Koran Angel).

As you can see it transitioned and put on weight quickly at first. Went from a fleck to 5" or more in a year. I do feed quite a bit as he'll eat anything if I don't.

Most I've seen (all) have been pretty reclusive even as adults so they are likely better in a smaller system at first if you don't consider aggression. They will turn up the aggressive dial in a small system.

 

[Zionas]

7 inch Blue Line. That’s like XL. Was it caught at that size?

 

[dRsLy]

Queen angel! One day I will have one…

 

[angelsandtangs]

7 inch Blue Line. That’s like XL. Was it caught at that size?

Yes it is .. the store has had it 2 months and fully quarantined but I’ll still do a month qt

 

[angelsandtangs]

7 inch Blue Line. That’s like XL. Was it caught at that size?

 

[Spare time]

French!

 

[Zionas]

Beautiful fish! They’re one of my favorites. For me it’s between a pair of these, a pair of Regals, or in the absence of these two, a pair of C. Melanosoma. I have seen captive bred Blue Lines, captive bred Regals will hopefully come out soon (from Bali Aquarich), and C. Melanosoma I have seen captive bred on a few occasions though not sure from what Breeder.

 

[Zionas]

I wonder if we can expect Blue Lines (max 10”) to regularly reach 9-10” in captivity? What about Regals do they tend to stay smaller despite theoretically also being able to reach 10”?

 

[salty joe]

I feed well and everything but I hope my blue rings never get anywhere near 12 inches, the size live aquaria quotes. I feel pretty confidant one will be stunted. It was viciously bitten up and nearly starved to death by the dominant one.

 

[angelsandtangs]

I wonder if we can expect Blue Lines (max 10”) to regularly reach 9-10” in captivity? What about Regals do they tend to stay smaller despite theoretically also being able to reach 10”?

I bought the one above and was measured before going into the bag it was 7 1/4 inches I’m thinking it will be 8 inches max and get some more girth ..

 

[DK450reef]

Baloo, My Blue Face Angel.

 

[Squidward]

For the people who knows about emperor angels, if I buy one as a juvenile, will it transition to the beautiful adult colorations on the internet, or will it be duller because it’s in captivity?

Yes it will. Mines did just that. Of course it became a bully too and tried to kill my Scribbled when I introduced her so I had to sell my emperor sadly.