Fish ID

[ScruffyRubicon]

Does anyone know what kind of fish this is? Is it reef safe?

[Geoff]

yes, that is Genicanthus lamarck. from the looks of it it looks like a female. they are reef safe. Genicanthus spp. are all reef safe. they are actually the only angelfish that i would consider reef safe.

the lamarch angel is one fo the bigger species, generally around 9". there are several more colorfull varieties common to the aquarium trade. the G. melanospilos is prolly the most popular. it is also quite a bit smaller.

G~

[ScruffyRubicon]

Thanks! I found the pic on a page about a year ago. The tank it is a model for what I want my tank to look like at some point. Here is a pic of that tank:



I don't remeber the web site or owner now. Anybody know?

[gwaco]

a real beauty in that pic ! sort of looks like it is pregnant .
geoff you really need to get one !i have been very happy with the recent choice of getting one .
heres a pic of my female genicanthus caudovittatus ( zebra angel )

[Geoff]

Gary- i plan on it!! i just can not decide which one. i am thinking of a pair. that way i will hopefully keep the male colouring for one. i have read that they have been know to switch back and forth between male and female, with the female being the prefered form.

that is a beautifull fish you have there!!

G~

[Loverotties]

Looks nice and healthy.

[ScruffyRubicon]

I found the site!

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...4/aquarium.htm

[gwaco]

[quote=ScruffyRubicon;885610]I found the site!

nice tank but the tangs are awfully under fed !

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by Geoff

Gary- i plan on it!! i just can not decide which one. i am thinking of a pair. that way i will hopefully keep the male colouring for one. i have read that they have been know to switch back and forth between male and female, with the female being the prefered form.

that is a beautifull fish you have there!!

G~

thanks , i would have loved to get a pair as the l.f.s. had both sexes . but it was more than double for the male - $170 for him and $80 for her ! so i wasn'nt quite ready to make that commitment ! one thing though when looking to purchase one , make sure it is out and swimming , they shuold not be an overly shy fish , and never use a net on them , they have very fine scales which easily get caught .

[kalel1976]

There are many very attractive fish in this family of angels and they are generally reef safe. The Red Sea Zebra Angels like the one GWACO has pictured above are just readily becoming available. If you do not want to spend the money for a male you can always get another female and one should change sex over time. I have seen cases where the female changes in a matter of a few weeks once it was paired up with another female.
Here is my Watanabei male who I have had for over two years.


I originally had a small harem of the male in the photo and two other females but the girls didn't make the move when I transfered everything over to my new tank.

Other keys in acquiring one of these fish is to make sure that the fish are swimming normally when they are at the LFS. They tend to get collected from deeper waters so they frequently suffer from swim bladder damage and typically do not recover so if the fish is having a hard time swimming then they is more than likely swim bladder damage. They also should be slowly accimilated to the bright lights of our reef tanks so I recommend that you shorter your photo period for a few days and then gradually return in back to normal.

[Geoff]

i can see you have a niced size nano there.

G~

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by kalel1976

There are many very attractive fish in this family of angels and they are generally reef safe. The Red Sea Zebra Angels like the one GWACO has pictured above are just readily becoming available. If you do not want to spend the money for a male you can always get another female and one should change sex over time. I have seen cases where the female changes in a matter of a few weeks once it was paired up with another female.
Here is my Watanabei male who I have had for over two years.


I originally had a small harem of the male in the photo and two other females but the girls didn't make the move when I transfered everything over to my new tank.

Other keys in acquiring one of these fish is to make sure that the fish are swimming normally when they are at the LFS. They tend to get collected from deeper waters so they frequently suffer from swim bladder damage and typically do not recover so if the fish is having a hard time swimming then they is more than likely swim bladder damage. They also should be slowly accimilated to the bright lights of our reef tanks so I recommend that you shorter your photo period for a few days and then gradually return in back to normal.

o.k. now that you've teased us , we highly recommend numerous full tank shots ! and is kalel whom i think you are ?

[kalel1976]

Left side of the tank

Right side of the tank

Full front shot

Looking down the side

Crappy video


GWACO,
I took your advice and signed up.

[gwaco]

great ! glad to have you on board ! your knowledge will be greeted with open arms around here ! i feel very lucky to have you here! now GET back to work !!!! by the way incase your wondering what gave you away - besides recognizing most of the fish - was the rock rubble in front of the large live rock to block the sand ! me forgets nothing . oh and by the way ! the tank looks so-so ......... just kidding ! looks awesome !