Sorry to hear about your loss Bev.
Shao, as to your Multi-barred Angel, I find they are often difficult to feed.
Next time try thawed clams still in their shell. I've used this many times to convert difficult angels and butterflyfish. It gives them the protein and fat needed until I can get them feeding on a wider variety of foods. The downside is that it is raw seafood that has not been sterilized and may introduce disease or intestinal worms into the tank. It's a shame you lost your 1st one as I understand it was doing well until your tank move.
As to the fairy wrasses(Cirrhilabrus sp.), they range from 6cm to 11cm with a few reaching 15cm. The Flasher/Filament wrasses(Paracheilinus sp.) are a bit smaller on average Most being 6.5cm to 8.5cm with a few reaching up to 10cm. Females are more drab but similar to Anthias they will "change" to males. Their behaviour is sometimes similar in that some species operate as harems, In some species males swim together in aggregations. I find that they display far more often as a group and different species can be mixed. It's exciting to watch, they will stand vertically and display their beautiful finnage. I've even seen them display to similar sized and colored anthias.
The aggression doesn't seem to go further than that with the smaller species.
They are shy and often hide for the first day or so, getting bolder with time and spending most of the daytime in the open. They are greatly stressed by shipping but are quite hardy once acclimated. Feeding is easy and should be done often as they can be quite active (Mysis,enriched brine, etc).
They are peaceful and totally reef safe. They add little bioload and do well in groups.
People always ask me for color, I suggest them and they often pass as they are often small 5-7cm. I guess the colors don't jump out when they aren't flashing their fins. The two in our reef are very attractive and I intend to add more.
I currently have
Paracheilinus filamentosus- Filamented flasher wrasse (orange variant)
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki- Lubbock's fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus filamentosus- Whip fin/Yellow fin Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus joanallenae- Pulauweh Fairy Wrasse big black blue ventral fins
Cirrhilabrus jordani- Flame Wrasse I have 1 male and 2 females
Cirrhilabrus scottorum- Scott's Fairy Wrasse - red spot variety
My six line chased them for the first 3-4 days and now seems to ignore them.
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- a Scott's fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus scottorum)
- a marine betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)
- a Singapore angel (Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus)
- a flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
- and something else (Species unknownus)
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Not a bad setup but, I think you will find the Marine Betta hides allot.
Yes some butterflies get big but most are around 5". Some are up to 9"or even 11".