Emperor Angel in a Reef

spoot · #1 03-31-2009, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Well he is coming in May and is bringing me some coral already

. He is just paying for the permits. Im not sure if he wants to being fish though.

Nice! There is no import restrictions on tropical fish for personal use, so you wouldn't even need any extra permits

GreenSpottedPuffer · #2 03-31-2009, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by spoot

Nice! There is no import restrictions on tropical fish for personal use, so you wouldn't even need any extra permits

Oh ok, good to know.

He said he needs them for corals. Even though the corals are coming from his tank.

wisesam · #3 03-31-2009, 06:18 AM

I suppose hard corals need CITES to clear.
Ornamental fish or inverts you don't. I've brought back shrimp from Taiwan before without any problem. Just declare them and they'll take a look at the agriculture inspection station, which wasn't much hassle for me.

reefy · #4 03-31-2009, 06:44 AM

Justin:
based on my experience I think its very helpful to buy a sponge when you get your emperor because it really keeps mine busy the whole time so that it wont bother the rest of your corals.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 03-31-2009, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by reefy

Justin:
based on my experience I think its very helpful to buy a sponge when you get your emperor because it really keeps mine busy the whole time so that it wont bother the rest of your corals.

Ok, I have some pretty big sponges it would be welcome to eat. I also don't mind buying sponges regularily if needed. Although I would prefer for it to eat prepared foods.

reefy · #6 03-31-2009, 09:33 AM

somehow my sponge never seems that is going smaller eventho my angels nips at it all the time

Willito · #7 04-07-2009, 04:45 AM

I have two Emperors in my tank for over six months now, a 6" and a 4". The smaller one doesn't touch any corals. The larger was a good citizen for a couple months and then it started eating some of the zoanthids, nothing else. IMO, large angels are safe with sps, not soft or LPS. Dwarf angels are safe with soft and LPS but not sps. Of course keeping the angels well fed will better your chances, however, in a confine aquarium, these animals will eventually get bore and try things that would never occur in a wide open reef. I keep a mixed reef and losing a few corals every now and then is not an issue for me.