Originally Posted by
kjr_trig
I recently emailed Bob Fenner (noted author) my proposed fish list for my 240 which included an Emperor and a French, he recommended against it because both are from the Pomacanthus family, and said he would always advise against 2 angels from the same family. Queen and Blue are both Holocanthus angels.
thank you. thats exactly what I was looking for. I realize what size/kind of angels the other pairs were but I was just looking for some sort of reason as to why they couldnt be in the same tank and this is just it. you have learned me good. and I thanks you.
Originally Posted by GrouperGenius
I'm sure to get flamed as well rad, I believe neither one of those would ever get to 18" in your tank. Actually I have NEVER seen either one 18" in the wild. Maybe 14-15" MAX. Trust me, I've seen a bunch of them.
There is a chance they might get along in a small enviroment. But it's a chance. Every fish is different. IMHO they look so similar why go for those two?
Myself, I'll stay all genicanthus. They don't eat my corals.
I dont think I would ever put both of those fish in my same tank as it is right now. truth be told I just got a 1.5" blue angel last week but I really wanted a queen. I just went for the knock off because I got a hella deal ($30) on it and it was a super healthy specimen. I really like the way it looks as a jevenile but not as an adult, thats why I was wondering if/how/why a queen would not get along with it. I didnt even consider it untill I read that article on wiki, and since anyone can edit that page you know your getting the absolute best information possible.
but another truth is I do plan on upgrading to a much larger tank in a year or two. I have a couple specimen that get large and I will still want to house them in my own personal aquarium so it only seems logical to me.
side note: I also have a small flame angel in that tank and they get along great. BFFL.
but thanks again for the actual reasoning you two. it helped alot.