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Maximum size... 3/4/10
Hello, I would like to get Bob's take on this question I have. Bob,
it states in the profile of the Scribbled Angel that
this particular fish grows up to 12" in the wild.
Approximately how large will this fish grow in captivity.....on
average?
Thank you
<I have seen some ten inch individuals in captivity... but six to
seven inchers (standard length) are about an average maximum.
BobF>
Re: Maximum size... Chaetodontoplus -- 03/05/10
Hello, I am not sure I understand what exactly this means? Can you
elaborate?
Thanks
<...? Re? Standard length vs. overall length? Basically a fisheries
term... from the snout/end of mouth/head to the end of the bones that
make up the base of the tail/caudal (the hypurals). See the Net:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_measurement
BobF>
Re: Maximum size... -- 03/05/10
I understand that part of it. My question was how large this angel gets
in captivity? You state that the Annularis on average in captivity gets
about 8". And several other angels listed in your book and WWM say
for example "this angel grow to about a foot in captivity",
so on and so forth. So on average, how large does the Scribbled angel
get in captivity?
Thanks for replying and answering my questions Bob
<Mate... I already replied directly to you re this. Please see
WWM's dailies if you can't otherwise find. B>
Question about false personifer, sel.,
beh. 8/27/09
Hey there Crew, it's Grant from Alaska asking questions again.
<Hello Grant>
I've ordered a small false personifer, it will be somewhere in the
2"-2.5" range.
<Wow; this is small>
I have tried a large scribbled angel before which I know is relatively
similar to a false personifer and I had issues with it not adapting to
captivity well, so I'm trying a small version of it this time.
<Understood, and agreed; though 3-4 overall inches is more to my
liking>
I've read pretty much all there is to read about care for the
angels and I have experience with keeping angels in my display, but my
question is about sexing the fish. Coming in at under 2.5" makes
me think the fish will
definitely be female with a chance of changing to male. Do you know if
pretty much all angels, if started in the tank small enough, will
change to male over time due to the lack of another male of their
species being in
the system?
<Most all do>
I have a small flame angel harem (4 of them) in my 210 and one
definitely changed to male while the rest are female, which is exactly
what I wanted.
I know that if the male died, the most dominant female would start
getting a 6 o'clock shadow and eventually turn male. Does that same
theory apply to single false personifers?
<Yes; all Pomacanthids as far as I'm aware>
If so, it would lead me to believe that given time, the 2.5" fish
would eventually be a male in my tank.
<In time, yes>
I guess what I'm really getting at is I want to end up with a male
false personifer without paying $400 for one and having to get it at
the 5-6" range. Do I pretty much just have a 50/50 chance that it
will be male, or
will keeping it as the sole false personifer in the tank up my chances
highly of it becoming a male?
Grant
<Are protogynous hermaphrodites... BobF>
Singapore Angel Fish's eye turned bright blue >Hi, I
bought a Singapore Angel Fish about 4 weeks ago. For the
first week it would not eat. After the first week it started
eating and now acts perfectly normal and eats very
readily. However over the past week I have noticed that one
of his eyes has swelled up a little bit and turned blue. I
was wondering if you could give me any type of advice as to what to
do. Thanks, John >>While I'm not familiar with
color changes as you've described, I think it's safe to say
that it is very possible he scraped or otherwise injured the
eye. If you're not doing so now, get some Selcon and
begin soaking his food in it. Nutrition and excellent water
quality are a fish's best friend, so address those issues
first. Also, go to our home page to the Google bar and try
either "injured eye" or
"exophthalmia". We have very extensive FAQ's
on the subject. Good luck! Marina
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