Potters angel and Flame angel

aurorafish · 03/24/2006, 07:36 PM

Anybody tried both in same tank?

jpslickorocks · 03/24/2006, 08:14 PM

I wouldn't do it

aurorafish · 03/24/2006, 08:17 PM

The tank is 8x2x2 full blown reef , only occupants are a pair of mandarins, pair of tomato clowns, and one potters angel currently.

jpslickorocks · 03/24/2006, 09:04 PM

from what I know they will fight if they find each other

northbay-reefer · 03/24/2006, 09:33 PM

potter angels are very hard to keep, let alone putting it in the same tank with a flame and have them fight. If you really want to do it then I would put the potter angel in the tank first and let him acclimate b4 adding a flame sevral months latter

aurorafish · 03/24/2006, 09:33 PM

I know its a gamble, just kind of wondering if anybody has tried it. I have the Flame in a qt right next to the display will observe for next few weeks to see how they react to each other. I have another tank to put it in if things go sour, just think they would make interesting viewing together.

marie · 03/24/2006, 09:34 PM

The most likely way you could get away with it is if you add them at the same time but with the potters already in there the poor flame would be toast

aurorafish · 03/24/2006, 09:40 PM

I have had the potters for close to a year, no worries there, but yes they are for mature tanks. I like your line of thinking.

Steve9877 · 03/24/2006, 09:47 PM

I have to disagree about Potters being hard to keep. I had heard stories to that effect , but I added one to my tank that wasnt much bigger than a quarter about 6 months ago and now he's about 3 inches long and fat as a pig. He eats anything I drop in the tank plus gets along with all his tankmates and hasnt bothered any of my corals.

Steve

aurorafish · 03/24/2006, 09:58 PM

hard is a relative term, they wont do well if tank is not stable as with most angels. Mine is also a pig about 4 inches long and at least 3/4 inch wide, and doesnt even look at the corals. Most of the books I have read say not to put 2 dwarf angels in the same tank because they might fight. I am just wondering how firm the "might".

marie · 03/24/2006, 10:05 PM

I've just recently joined up my 2 tanks into 1 big one (175g). I have a cherub angel and a juvenile potters angel. They were added into the big tank at the same time and while there was the expected fights the first few days, now they have established territories and get along reasonably well

03/24/2006, 07:36 PM	#1
aurorafish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 331	Potters angel and Flame angel Anybody tried both in same tank? __________________ There is only one planet, please act accordingly. Current Tank Info: A basement full

03/24/2006, 08:14 PM	#2
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	I wouldn't do it __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

03/24/2006, 08:17 PM	#3
aurorafish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 331	The tank is 8x2x2 full blown reef , only occupants are a pair of mandarins, pair of tomato clowns, and one potters angel currently. __________________ There is only one planet, please act accordingly. Current Tank Info: A basement full

03/24/2006, 09:04 PM	#4
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	from what I know they will fight if they find each other __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

03/24/2006, 09:33 PM	#5
northbay-reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wine country Posts: 4,831	potter angels are very hard to keep, let alone putting it in the same tank with a flame and have them fight. If you really want to do it then I would put the potter angel in the tank first and let him acclimate b4 adding a flame sevral months latter __________________ go BIG or go home Current Tank Info: Tankless :D

03/24/2006, 09:34 PM	#7
marie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: powell river/Can Posts: 638	The most likely way you could get away with it is if you add them at the same time but with the potters already in there the poor flame would be toast __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have! ~Marie~ Current Tank Info: 175g bowfront, 55g softie tanks

03/24/2006, 09:40 PM	#8
aurorafish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 331	I have had the potters for close to a year, no worries there, but yes they are for mature tanks. I like your line of thinking. __________________ There is only one planet, please act accordingly. Current Tank Info: A basement full

03/24/2006, 09:47 PM	#9
Steve9877 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 73	Potters Angel I have to disagree about Potters being hard to keep. I had heard stories to that effect , but I added one to my tank that wasnt much bigger than a quarter about 6 months ago and now he's about 3 inches long and fat as a pig. He eats anything I drop in the tank plus gets along with all his tankmates and hasnt bothered any of my corals. Steve

03/24/2006, 09:58 PM	#10
aurorafish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 331	hard is a relative term, they wont do well if tank is not stable as with most angels. Mine is also a pig about 4 inches long and at least 3/4 inch wide, and doesnt even look at the corals. Most of the books I have read say not to put 2 dwarf angels in the same tank because they might fight. I am just wondering how firm the "might". __________________ There is only one planet, please act accordingly. Current Tank Info: A basement full

03/24/2006, 10:05 PM	#11
marie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: powell river/Can Posts: 638	I've just recently joined up my 2 tanks into 1 big one (175g). I have a cherub angel and a juvenile potters angel. They were added into the big tank at the same time and while there was the expected fights the first few days, now they have established territories and get along reasonably well __________________ Support bacteria. They're the only culture some people have! ~Marie~ Current Tank Info: 175g bowfront, 55g softie tanks