Bi-Color angel feeding

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Hey, I made a trip the that fish place today with my friends and got a bi-color angel-- he's pretty small probably around 2-3" right now and he doing fine in my tank right now. I was wondering if anyone has any special feeding suggestions for him that would be helpful. Currently he is nipping around the rocks which is pretty normal and seems very happy. I have mysis shrimp and a combined shrimp called marine cousine that the fish seem to love. And just normal flakes.-- will just these things be good enough? Or does anyone have any special suggestions? Thanks a ton!!!
 
NOne, really. The live rock will help quite a bit with this species, which is difficult enough as it is. They don't normally do very well. Some supplemental algae will also be very helpful. In the wild, they eat benthic crustaceans (various 'pods), with a heavier emphasis on algae. They also nip and eat some coral (esp. stony corals), as well as sponges and tunicates.
 
In a 29 gallon tank you are really asking for a challenge. Hopefully you have a mature system with a heavy supply of copepods and amphipods for grazing during the day. Ample amounts of live rock as a must.

Another factor will be the collection site. If your species is from Fiji, your chances of success are much higher.
 
I completely missed the 29 gallon part. Not only will that make things more difficult, but it will also be too small in the long run. The biicolor angel is one of the heftier species at over 5".
 
This is a common mishap in the marine hobby. In the ocean most fish grow to 70% of their adult size within a single year. Rarely do these situations have a positive end result.
 
Pasfur said:
This is a common mishap in the marine hobby. In the ocean most fish grow to 70% of their adult size within a single year. Rarely do these situations have a positive end result.
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Where did you obtain this statistic? Growth rates vary significantly between species, conditions, sex, etc. in the ocean, as well. While I agree that young fish grow quickly, I can't necessarily agree with "most." Are you basing the statistic on length alone, or does it include girth, dry mass?
 
well IDK if anyone wants to know but it's been a week since I put him in and he's doing great-- he nips at the rock-- so it would be nice if I had a larger tank with more rock-- and I got green marine algae seaweed stuff that is clipped on the side of the tank and I think he likes that!!!--- He's also eating frozen formula one, frozen prime reef and a good marine flake food I got from my LFS very actively. He has not taken to formula 2 frozen or Mysis or brine Frozen very well though but he might eventually. (he didn't eat flake at first either but I fed him some today and he loved it) -- so all is well right now and he seems very happy!!!
 
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