New Juvi Queen Angel

[gatorzone19]

I caught it today in the inlet with hand net. He is in my 55g right now but not permanetly.

Hiding in the Caulerpa

 

[sean48183]

Very cool. That is great being able to catch your own goodies like that.

 

[lkgrenegade22]

And I can't even catch fish in my fish tank...

 

[aquaknight]

Good looking Angel and nice catch, but it's a Blue, not a Queen. How big is she?

 

[-tara33-]

deffinently a blue as aquaknight said, it does look like he has HLLE in the first picture, or maby its just scratches from being cought, nice fish tho!

 

[gatorzone19]

Thanks for the info! Is the diet for the blue angel the same as a queen angel?
The picture is from the first day I put him in the tank, and the scratches from the net are already gone.

 

[gatorzone19]

Also how can you tell if its a blue or a queen because I would like to know next time I go diving.

 

[scottallert]

The srtipes are more curved in a queen ive been told but idk
i thought a caught a queen too but ended up being a blue, youll find more queens if you go deeper like 15-20 feet.
yeah same diet

 

[jbird0420]

Where do you guys find these fish over there in PB, FL.?

There's no way you would find an angel in the Gulf!

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2886821
The srtipes are more curved in a queen ive been told but idk
i thought a caught a queen too but ended up being a blue, youll find more queens if you go deeper like 15-20 feet.
yeah same diet

 

[scottallert]

Originally Posted by Jbird0420
http:///forum/post/2886823
Where do you guys find these fish over there in PB, FL.?

There's no way you would find an angel in the Gulf!

yup, the more south you go the more variety, i see french angels, grey, queen, blue, pygmy angels, butterfly fish, all kinds of wrasses, just off the inlet, and under bridges.

 

[jbird0420]

I'm going to have to take myself and the lil woman out there to do some diving!

Originally Posted by scottallert
http:///forum/post/2886904
yup, the more south you go the more variety, i see french angels, grey, queen, blue, pygmy angels, butterfly fish, all kinds of wrasses, just off the inlet, and under bridges.

 

[aquaknight]

You can tell on Blue/Queen juvi angels by looking just above/below the tailfin on the fish. The Blue Angel will have a yellow 'edging' on the fin, as where the Queen has blue 'edging.' I pointed in the picture with the red lines to what I'm talking about. The only thing is on extremely small Juvi's, Blue's haven't had these colors form yet. However it's illegal to collect Blue/Queen's under 1.75", so it shouldn't matter.
The diet of Blue's/Queen's are virtually the same, lots of sponges.

 

[lkgrenegade22]

I don't feel so bad now, I saw juvi blues online for $25.

Where do you find the restrictions on collecting these fish? Can I just go out to the beach and collect whatever I catch?

 

[gatorzone19]

The restrictions are the the FWC site but I Cannot find the link right now. The queen and blue angels have to be over 1.75".

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by Gatorzone19
http:///forum/post/2887263
The restrictions are the the FWC site but I Cannot find the link right now. The queen and blue angels have to be over 1.75".
But if they are over that you can just keep what you catch? I guess I better look as see what is actually close to where I am...lol.

 

[aquaknight]

http://myfwc.com/marine/recreational/recharvestmls.htm
This is for recreational collecting (collecting with the intend not to sell), and you need a saltwater fishing license. But other then that, read the regs and have fun. You can only take 5 angels at a time, and within the size limits.

 

[jbird0420]

Good to know!!! Thanks!!!!

Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2887335
http://myfwc.com/marine/recreational/recharvestmls.htm
This is for recreational collecting (collecting with the intend not to sell), and you need a saltwater fishing license. But other then that, read the regs and have fun. You can only take 5 angels at a time, and within the size limits.

 

[lkgrenegade22]

Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2887335
http://myfwc.com/marine/recreational/recharvestmls.htm
This is for recreational collecting (collecting with the intend not to sell), and you need a saltwater fishing license. But other then that, read the regs and have fun. You can only take 5 angels at a time, and within the size limits.
Problem is I am in North Carolina so I am going to look ours up. I doubt we have all the cool stuff you guys have.

 

[ponyta810]

Originally Posted by LKGRenegade22
http:///forum/post/2887367
Problem is I am in North Carolina so I am going to look ours up. I doubt we have all the cool stuff you guys have.

dont be so sure about not havin cool stuff up here in NY my friend cought 5 jacks of some sort and theres stories of inexperienced diveres being chased out of the water by triggers

 

[rara12]

I live in NJ and during the summer people see butterflys and angels off our shores, so NC should have a ton of stuff, i would think atleast.