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Latin name: Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Max. Size: 25.0 cm
Difficulty: Difficult
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Both picture by Nick (nbd13)
Latin name: Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
Max. Size: 25.0 cm
Difficulty: Difficult
Members please post your experiences & pictures in this thread to this species.Last edited by G.Alexander; 06-08-2006, 07:09 AM.10x3x2 FOWLR (for now)
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Dang, nice fish! Is he pretty shy or no?
makes me want to get one, but still cant figure out which angel i want to get anyway.
really nice chuck! how big is he?
Nick275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR -
I was just at Tong's today and they had a baby goldflake - about the size of a silver dollar. I was just about to buy it, but i heard they are about 50/50 on being reef safe.
Talking about reef safe angels, Coral Oasis has a huge Conspiculatus Angel in their reef tank. Talking about playing with fire...Comment
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Nick, not shy at all...about 4"
Reefsafe....I dunno. It was in DaveB's frag tank and didn't kill anything.
Next acquisitions: a couple small regals and then the coup will be a conspic. Then I'll see what I can keep in the tank in terms of inverts/corals....
Dave has also mentioned Wrought Iron B'flies to me....10x3x2 FOWLR (for now)
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Oh and here is some data per Scott Michael:
Central Pacific Distribution (Caroline, Gilbert, Phoenix, Cook and Line Islands)
"Fairly Durable"
Small Adults are good, Juvis not so good
Juvis look like Flagfins
Scott Michael states that large adults are fairly destructive to reefs.10x3x2 FOWLR (for now)
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Sounds good Chuck. The conspic will be a nice addition i think. how many regals are you going to try? you should see if you can get 2 females and 1 male. that would be a nice trio to wacth.
you arent calling it a day after the conspic are you? no more fish after that?
Nick
P.S. you might want to look into a small school or trio of pryamid butterflies. i am thinking about getting a pair myself. they are totally reef safe from what i have read. not that much $$$, but not common at all. it seems like no one has them. the only person i know that has on is copps on RC he has a male and female.275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LRComment
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Nick, this is the current "to be added" list:
2 wrought iron butterflies
2-3 regal angels (gotta be runts)
Conspic Angel
A really nice true percula pair
pipefish and leopard wrasses
On the I might think about it list:
blonde naso vs vlamingi
crosshatch trigger pair10x3x2 FOWLR (for now)
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A crosshatch pair would be nice, i have always liked those fish.
how is that leopard wrasse doing thats in there w/out sand? i have always wanted to get one.
Nick275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LRComment
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only a day so....10x3x2 FOWLR (for now)
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I will have to check back with you then to see how its doing in a month or so.
Nick275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LRComment
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Vince, Kim,
he's a beauty! A friend keep one in his big reef for a couple of years until he sold it on. Never had any problems with him.
I'm a bit unclear what people expect when they ask; is it reef safe? I have always had angels in my reef with great results. Sometimes they take a nip hear or there, but with SPS I would consider them generally as safe as you need in a healthy reef aquarium. I do not have any LPS, so I cannot report there.
JamieJamie V.
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900L twin-tank system
Vertex Alpha 250 Skimmer, Vertex Illumina 260 LED, kalkreaktor, Vertex Biopellets+ UF-20, Vertex ROX 8 carbon
Acropora, Montipora, Favids and Fish
my blog:http://kolognekoral.blogspot.com/
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beautiful....all worthwhile things happen slowly and need planning..
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Thanks JamieOriginally posted by kolognekoral
I have 3 angels in my SPS tank, Joculator,Goldflake and Emperor angel.
Joculator never touch SPS, and other two angels..I can not tell you exactly.
Definately they take a nip sometime 2~3 in a week but I don't think they attack the poly themselves.Seeing the part they nip,I found some pod and
tiny tubeworm.
Sometimes they nip when new SPS are come I think it is just for curiosity..
but I can not tell you exactly it is true or not..
I have a LPS (OCtopus) but they do not touch at all
One Thing is Clear I do not lose SPS because of my angelsComment
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I feed nori-type algae twice a day, all fish seem to like it, except the coral watcher/hawkfish. My P. xanthometapon and Siganus corallinus love playing tug-o-war with a piece, while the A. leucosternon snaps up all the tid bits that go flying. All of these fish show a strong preference for nori-type algaes, even the damsels. I get the impression the game is just as important for these large fish as the food itself.
Apolemichthys species have always been high on my list and I've kept A. trimaculatus, A. xanthurus, A. xanthotis and still am on the look-out for A. xanthopunctatus, although there are a couple of other members of this genus I would simply love to at least see!Jamie V.
Cologne
900L twin-tank system
Vertex Alpha 250 Skimmer, Vertex Illumina 260 LED, kalkreaktor, Vertex Biopellets+ UF-20, Vertex ROX 8 carbon
Acropora, Montipora, Favids and Fish
my blog:http://kolognekoral.blogspot.com/
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