Tips for a new pygmy angel?

[farwesttexas]

I just brought home a Potter's Angel. I am going to be feeding him mysis shrimp. I just wanted to know any information, feeding or otherwise, about this fish.

 

[jesses89]

very pretty fish.... not a good beginner choice... these fish dont do well in aquariums... fade away and die for no apparent reason.
gl with it.

 

[nygel]

yep, just hope for a potter's.

 

[nicetry]

As mentioned, it's not a good choice for a dwarf angel. Pretty fish but a poor track record. Hopefully your tank is very well established with lots of live rock. Offer it much more than mysis shrimp. A varied diet to include chopped mussel, clam, greens, pellets, sponge formulas, will help a bit. I've kept two. One died within a few months. The other was going strong after almost two years and I traded it in.

 

[reefkprz]

there are also specialized pygmy angel diets available in frozen and flake form I would reccomend these, as mentoned they are a tough fish to keep. I wish you the best of luck.