more bicolor angel info needed

[fishfreek]

I've had my bicolor angel about two weeks. I feed him brine shrimp, flake food and seaweed selects, all soaked in zoe. He has eaten frozen and flake food since day one and picks at live rock all day. What other foods can i offer to him to make sure is as healthy and as happy as he can be?
Those of you that have (or that have had) bicolors, what are the signs that the fish may be getting sick? What type of diseases are they prone to get? My fish seems very healthy(knock on wood) and is very active. The guy running LFS said they were slightly fragile but he has had very good luck with them in the past. From what i have read, i didn't think bi-colors were very difficult to care for and thought that they were fairly hearty and therefore a good choice of species. After reading more posts, i'm a little nervous about having this fish.
Hope someone will be able to give me some good advice on special care for these guys
Thanks

 

[jimi]

I dont know what articles you have been reading but everything I have read on them says they are difficult with a very poor survival rate in captivity. Now that being said if you have one eating well for you offer him anything you can like Ocean nutritions angel formula, formula one , prime reef, OSI spirulina flake, etc. The more variety you give him the better chance you will have of keeping him. Keep you tank stable and clean.

 

[salisbury a d]

The following is info from the book Marine Fishes by Scott W. Michael.
Centropyge bicolor 9 Bloch, (1787)
Bicolor Angelfish ( Oriole Angelfish)
Maximum Length: 5.9
Range: Indo-pacific
Minimum tank size: 55 gal
Foods and Feeding: Varied diet, including frozen preparations that contain Spirulina algae as well as mysid shrim and or finely shaved fresh or frozen shrimp. Feed at least 2 times a day unles in and aquarium with healthy microalgae growth.
Reef aquarium compatibility: Add with caution willoften nip largepolyped stony corals soft corals zoanthids and tridacnid clams.
Captive care: once thought difficult to keep alive in captivity this beautiful species ca do very well if it was net collected and if dept in a system furnished with live rock which affords constant grazing opportunities Is not overly aggressive toward other fishes and more than one individual can be kept in a medium sized tank if all are added sumultaneously.
Adam

 

[fishfreek]

Thanks alot guys!!! Thats the info i was looking for. You both have been a great help.