I had one of these fish, a real beauty but really difficult to get to eat, even after weeks in the tank it still wouldn't eat with any consistency. Really shy fish, too. Hardly saw him at all, unfortunately, he spent the vast majority of his time in the rocks. Obviously, he didn't last too long. Every time I see one I'm tempted to try it again but my first experience was probably enough. Anyone reading this thread who has actually manged to keep one alive long term???

I have one and he has been in my tank for 7 months now. Not sure what he is eating but his belly is fat. He is very shy fish and rarely come out, however he will chase my other dwarf angels whenever they meet.

However, i notice all my zoas start disappearing but i also have flames angel, muli color angel, rock beauty angel, emperor angel. So not sure which one is the culprit. However, i don't mind :-) I also see he is snipping at sps and other corals as well.

Good luck tho! it is a beautiful fish but hard to enjoy because it hides all the time

Unfortuantly he passed away @ golds yesterday, probably another one of those fish best left in the ocean. I feel really bad now as I let him sit there for 3 weeks instead of bringing him home to the reef. :cry:, I was really excited to bring this guy home I visited him at golds like 5 times.

sorry to hear. But yeah, this fish is extremely hard to keep. I got this fish from another canreef which has been in his tank for years. Maybe you will get better luck with the one from Red Coral.

Aw, that's sad to hear. When I read that he has been there for 3 weeks without eating my heart sank. I was hoping he was a new arrival. The best bet with fish like these that are difficult to get eating is to get them as soon as they hit the tarmac so to say.

Levi, now that it is after the fact, I would suggest that your 65 gallon tank is too small to really give this fish a chance. But they are so cryptic that they are hardly seen in a larger tank. It is lose, lose for this fish. Beautiful no doubt though.

True, but everytime I see mine swimming out, it is like a special treat :-). He is much cuter than my flame angel with his very special rounded eyes

Anyway, I don't encourage LFS to bring them in tho because the dying rate for this fish is very high, even Denis at Gold admits it

Out of 3, 2 of them died on him, the third one is still sitting there on hold. I really hope someone brings him home to avoid a similar fate to mine.

There were 3 of them? yesterday i visited the store and didn't see any.

Yup he got a total of 3 in, 2 died and there is still one small guy on the far right quarantine tank.

I find this really sad. Not only does the retailer lose money on a pricey fish, but the fish (which originated in our oceans) is dead, and the fish wasn't given its best fighting chance. I really do think retailers should get fish like these out the door as fast as possible and put a guarantee on them instead. It will give the fish a better chance at survival, and the vendor a better chance at making money off it.