Potters angel

[leopard_babe]

Back after a long break. I am rearranging my 46 bow. I want one main big fish in the tank. It does not need to be reef safe. I was wondering if any has kept a potters angel. What do you think about them?
I have:
urchin
2 choc clowns
2 b. cardinals
1 mandarin dragonette
1 cc star
4 chromis
what do you guys think of a small angel??? I had an eibli which I lost in a moving accident.
thanks all!!!

 

[f1shman]

Hows your mandarin doing in that tank? I've heard they are very hard to keep in a tank less then 75 gallons without a refugium. I think the angel would be okay in that tank.

 

[angelsrock]

mandarins need lots of live rock to stay alive. on another note i think you have enough fish right now unless you get rid of the chromis's.

 

[kpatrick]

Never had a potters angel but heard they are very hard to keep alive. LFS wont even carry them anymore because everytime he gets them in they die within a week.

 

[leopard_babe]

I have 75lbs of live rock. I have had my tank for something like 2-3 years. I waited until I had an established tank before I put the mandarin in. He is doing very well. I have had it for about 6 months. I am also lucky enough that he eats some of the frozen food I put in the tank. I would not recommend getting one unless you have a lot of rock and an established tank. I belive that he learned to eat frozen food because my scooter blenny eats frozen food.
I had an angel in this same tank before. I moved and I lost it. I have heard that potters angels were hard to keep, so i was just wondering if anyone knew from experience. Kpatrick - my LFS won't carry them either, but they wouldn't tell me why. They must be hard to keep. Thanks guys!!!

 

[nicetry]

Very few hobbyists have long term success with C.potteri. Two years is considered a long time with this fish, and too bad because they are really nice looking angels. I've kept two of them. One died due to a mistake on my part. The other I had for over a year but traded it in. They sometimes do better in large, well established reefs, than FOWLR tanks. Given their low survival rates, I'd steer anyone towards the more common coral beauty, which is similar in color and temperament.