Koran angelfish (juvi) info please

agreeive?fish · 06/27/2008, 04:40 PM

I ordered a juvi koran angel from saltwaterfish.com.... 1-3 inch range since i dont know exactly the size i was wondering how hardy the little juvi are..any body have any imput please feel free to flame if you feel the desire

acrodave · 06/27/2008, 04:49 PM

hope it eating well .feed lots a veggie and mysis or brine... but i would keep a eye out with it and the half black and coral beauty

agreeive?fish · 06/27/2008, 10:16 PM

its (koran) is going in diffrent tank....the tank with the coral and half black has a ~5-6 inch asfur...sig line is out of date

agreeive?fish · 06/28/2008, 08:55 AM

bump

aslavatortin · 06/28/2008, 10:13 AM

I had a koran and an orange tail imperator in a 265 and never had any problems. The korans seem to be very hardy, I have had two from juvi through adult. I fed twice a day and alternated between Ocean Nutrition's Formulas 1 and 2, and Angel Formula, and San Francisco Bay's Emerald Entree, Mysis, and a few others (that level of variety isn't necessary, you would be fine with Angel Formula and Formula 2). At his size, he won't be able to eat a whole cube of either of the formulas, you will want to thaw one in a glass of tank water and then mash it up. Feed it half in the AM and half in the PM, but be SURE to dump the water you soaked it and mashed it up in, DO NOT pour it back in the tank. If you want to know why, test the nasty stuff with some of your kits. I would also soak the food in a vitamin like selcon or zoe every 2-3 days. The new mix of Formula 2 already has garlic in it, but you might try soaking some Angel Formula in a garlic supplement at first if he isn't eating. Nutrients (vitamins) and variety are key; most angels are beautiful fish, but they all look like CRAP if the get HLLE!

agreeive?fish · 06/28/2008, 12:56 PM

I already feed form 1 flakes form 2 flakes prime reef flakes (looking for angel form in flakes) and varrious frozen foods like mysis brine and b/f-angel formula so varity is the mainstay in my tanks

aslavatortin · 06/28/2008, 01:51 PM

I doubt you will find a "good" angel formula in flake form, what makes them "good" is the sizable pieces of sponge in the frozen cubes. That is something you are going to have to start getting in the frozen form; in the wild, the diet of most large angels is comprised in large part by sponges. Supplementing their diet with sponge can be (supposedly) the deciding factor in their long-term health. It's not really worth it to me to have an angel for a couple of years just for him to develop irreversible problems in order for me to find out if that's true or not. So I just follow the recommendations from people who HAVE tried it both ways and I have had no problems thus far.

agreeive?fish · 06/28/2008, 02:25 PM

The b/f-angel frozen is supposed to have sponge in it..what frozen are you using with sponge..iam willing to buy it..

agreeive?fish · 07/05/2008, 07:45 PM

Got a tenager (changing) about 4.5 inches..eating now ..was a little touch/go if he would eat at first but eating frozen(various) and flake (various)

06/27/2008, 04:40 PM	#1
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	Koran angelfish (juvi) info please I ordered a juvi koran angel from saltwaterfish.com.... 1-3 inch range since i dont know exactly the size i was wondering how hardy the little juvi are..any body have any imput please feel free to flame if you feel the desire

06/27/2008, 04:49 PM	#2
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	hope it eating well .feed lots a veggie and mysis or brine... but i would keep a eye out with it and the half black and coral beauty __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

06/27/2008, 10:16 PM	#3
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	its (koran) is going in diffrent tank....the tank with the coral and half black has a ~5-6 inch asfur...sig line is out of date

06/28/2008, 08:55 AM	#4
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	bump

06/28/2008, 10:13 AM	#5
aslavatortin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 430	I had a koran and an orange tail imperator in a 265 and never had any problems. The korans seem to be very hardy, I have had two from juvi through adult. I fed twice a day and alternated between Ocean Nutrition's Formulas 1 and 2, and Angel Formula, and San Francisco Bay's Emerald Entree, Mysis, and a few others (that level of variety isn't necessary, you would be fine with Angel Formula and Formula 2). At his size, he won't be able to eat a whole cube of either of the formulas, you will want to thaw one in a glass of tank water and then mash it up. Feed it half in the AM and half in the PM, but be SURE to dump the water you soaked it and mashed it up in, DO NOT pour it back in the tank. If you want to know why, test the nasty stuff with some of your kits. I would also soak the food in a vitamin like selcon or zoe every 2-3 days. The new mix of Formula 2 already has garlic in it, but you might try soaking some Angel Formula in a garlic supplement at first if he isn't eating. Nutrients (vitamins) and variety are key; most angels are beautiful fish, but they all look like CRAP if the get HLLE!

06/28/2008, 12:56 PM	#6
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	I already feed form 1 flakes form 2 flakes prime reef flakes (looking for angel form in flakes) and varrious frozen foods like mysis brine and b/f-angel formula so varity is the mainstay in my tanks

06/28/2008, 01:51 PM	#7
aslavatortin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 430	I doubt you will find a "good" angel formula in flake form, what makes them "good" is the sizable pieces of sponge in the frozen cubes. That is something you are going to have to start getting in the frozen form; in the wild, the diet of most large angels is comprised in large part by sponges. Supplementing their diet with sponge can be (supposedly) the deciding factor in their long-term health. It's not really worth it to me to have an angel for a couple of years just for him to develop irreversible problems in order for me to find out if that's true or not. So I just follow the recommendations from people who HAVE tried it both ways and I have had no problems thus far.

06/28/2008, 02:25 PM	#8
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	The b/f-angel frozen is supposed to have sponge in it..what frozen are you using with sponge..iam willing to buy it..

07/05/2008, 07:45 PM	#9
agreeive?fish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,803	Got a tenager (changing) about 4.5 inches..eating now ..was a little touch/go if he would eat at first but eating frozen(various) and flake (various)