looking for multibarred angelfish (centropyge multifasciata) experience

[christyf5]

Saw one at the LFS today, fell in love. Are they difficult to keep? So far everything I'm reading says they're pretty reef safe but not much info on ease of care other than providing lots of rock to graze on and that they're timid. I have a fair bit of flow in my tank so I can't be putting any wishy washy fish in there that can't hold their own to the currents.

Anyone out there have one?

[Veng68]

I've heard they are hard to keep but I remember someone on this board was successful.

Cheers,
Vic

[Ryan]

I just happened to be looking at the Aquarium Illusions blog and seen they got one in an order or 2 ago might want to give them a call.

[chandigz]

Hey Christy. I saw him eating but definately a timid little guy. If you decide to get it get a hold of me first.

[marie]

Any Angel in a reef is risky, your sps can take it but any zoas, lps or clams may have to be removed in a worse case scenario.....I finally got rid of all my angels today

[naesco]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Saw one at the LFS today, fell in love. Are they difficult to keep? So far everything I'm reading says they're pretty reef safe but not much info on ease of care other than providing lots of rock to graze on and that they're timid. I have a fair bit of flow in my tank so I can't be putting any wishy washy fish in there that can't hold their own to the currents.

Anyone out there have one?

I believe they are a very difficult fish to keep but see this advice if you are thinking of getting one.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume...tifasciata.htm

Wayne

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by naesco

I believe they are a very difficult fish to keep but see this advice if you are thinking of getting one.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume...tifasciata.htm

Wayne

Thanks, I have read that one (and most of whatever else I can find on them).

Originally Posted by marie

Any Angel in a reef is risky, your sps can take it but any zoas, lps or clams may have to be removed in a worse case scenario

Yeah, thats more the info I was looking for. I don't mind the LPS and zoas as I don't have many and they'd be easy to offload but I think I love my clams more than this fish so likely I'll be leaving it at the store They had a lovely copperband butterfly that I would like to have too but they seem to be hit and miss as well with clams and such.

[fishoholic]

I've heard they mostly eat sps but maybe I'm thinking of a similar angelfish.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

I've heard they mostly eat sps but maybe I'm thinking of a similar angelfish.

from what I've read they like to pick but apparently if you distract them with enough food they'll leave the sps alone for the most part. with my luck I'd get a total coral muncher, although I have a lot of sps for it to eat

[Aquattro]

I've moved my clams out of the 180, so if you still want to buy it, you could keep it at my house.