Midnight Black Angelfish

JoeMomma · 10/13/2007, 01:46 PM

Has anyone ever owned one of these? Any feedback on their behavior and maintenance?

Thanks!

msn711 · 10/13/2007, 03:04 PM

I tried one once. It was extremely shy and timid. Never came out to eat. Died a few days later. Beautiful fish, but not sure if they're supposed to be hard to keep.

ACBlinky · 10/13/2007, 04:16 PM

Are we talking about Centropyge nox? I've never owned one, but I imagine they're similar to other members of the Centropyge family in terms of personality and care requirements. I've read that they do tend to be a bit shy, more like a Potter's or golden angel than, say, a flame or coral beauty. I watched on at the LFS for a while (contemplated buying it) and it behaved like a typical dwarf angel - picking at the substrate and tank walls, swimming in and out of the decorations, etc.

msn711 - sorry to hear that. Sounds like you might have had one that was sick from the start, that's too bad

JoeMomma · 10/13/2007, 05:19 PM

Correct ACBlinky, centropyge nox is the one I am talking about. Its on my short list of fish for my new tank. I would like to keep it with either a flame or coral beauty angel but have read conflicting reports that it will or will not mix with other dwarfs.

GoingPostal · 10/13/2007, 05:52 PM

It's a bad risk mixing any dwarfs, you won't know if they are going to kill each other until you put them both in, not something I would do.

10/13/2007, 01:46 PM	#1
JoeMomma Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 619	Midnight Black Angelfish Has anyone ever owned one of these? Any feedback on their behavior and maintenance? Thanks!

10/13/2007, 03:04 PM	#2
msn711 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Posts: 974	I tried one once. It was extremely shy and timid. Never came out to eat. Died a few days later. Beautiful fish, but not sure if they're supposed to be hard to keep. __________________ Shay Current Tank Info: 120 Deep Blue Pro

10/13/2007, 04:16 PM	#3
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Are we talking about Centropyge nox? I've never owned one, but I imagine they're similar to other members of the Centropyge family in terms of personality and care requirements. I've read that they do tend to be a bit shy, more like a Potter's or golden angel than, say, a flame or coral beauty. I watched on at the LFS for a while (contemplated buying it) and it behaved like a typical dwarf angel - picking at the substrate and tank walls, swimming in and out of the decorations, etc. msn711 - sorry to hear that. Sounds like you might have had one that was sick from the start, that's too bad __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

10/13/2007, 05:52 PM	#5
GoingPostal Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,517	It's a bad risk mixing any dwarfs, you won't know if they are going to kill each other until you put them both in, not something I would do. __________________ Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer. *Jack Handey

10/13/2007, 05:19 PM	#4
JoeMomma Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 619	Correct ACBlinky, centropyge nox is the one I am talking about. Its on my short list of fish for my new tank. I would like to keep it with either a flame or coral beauty angel but have read conflicting reports that it will or will not mix with other dwarfs.