Okay, I know that black pygmy angelfish are not from Mississippi, but i caught like 15 of these little black fish that I thought were a piece of bark stuck in my net. Upon closer examination, I discovered that they were tiny fish. I sent two to the J.L. Scott aquarium staff here on the coast and they identified the fish as black pygmy or midnight angelfish. They arent from here but they said anything's possibly nowadays. I have my picasso trigger in my 55 gallon tank, hes doing great but refusing live fish, only likes crabs. He hasnt been eating live fish since i got him, i put goldfish or quaranteened beach minnows and he wont touch them, only ignores them, starving himself until I drop a crab in the water. I was wondering if after these fish get done with 2 week quarantine would it be a bad idea to stick them in the tank seeing as how my trigger isnt a fisheater? I have LOADS of live rock in the tank, plenty of space for them to hide if they want, would that be a bad idea? or should i try one or two and see how that works out?
black pygmy angelfish
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i don't think that triggers usually eat fish ayways it's more inverts like echinos crustaceans and snails, but they will attack certain fish under certain condiditons,
what size is the tank?
the angels?
the trigger?
how big do those angels get?
and remember that most angels can't be kept together.
what size is the tank?
the angels?
the trigger?
how big do those angels get?
and remember that most angels can't be kept together.
the tank is a 55 long
the trigger is approximately 3-3 1/2 inches long
the little angels were found in a tiny school of like 13 individuals and have been acting like they are schooling. they are all less than 3/4 inches long, they are shaped a lot like a domino damsel but less than an inch long...the biggest the usually get is an inch to an inch and a half
the trigger is approximately 3-3 1/2 inches long
the little angels were found in a tiny school of like 13 individuals and have been acting like they are schooling. they are all less than 3/4 inches long, they are shaped a lot like a domino damsel but less than an inch long...the biggest the usually get is an inch to an inch and a half
If the max size of this species is only 1 - 1.5 inches, than you can consider them fish food in the future anyway.
And I highly doubt that the species you caught is a black pigmy angelfish, centropyge nox, as they are native to the Pacific waters around Australia...I don't think there is anyway they could have migrated to Mississippi.
Here is a picture of the species.
And here is their natural range.
And I highly doubt that the species you caught is a black pigmy angelfish, centropyge nox, as they are native to the Pacific waters around Australia...I don't think there is anyway they could have migrated to Mississippi.
Here is a picture of the species.
And here is their natural range.
ewurm;960524; said:
In my opinion, I think this is a misidentification. Even if they were dumped, a school of 15 or more that small would likely mean that reproduction occured and I highly doubt a species native to tropical Pacific waters would be able to survive year round and reproduce in waters so different, especially since this is not one of the hardier angelfish.