FAMILY - Pomacanthidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Centropyge Potteri
COMMON NAME - Potter's Angel
SIZE - 5.1" (13 cm)
RANGE - Hawaiian Islands & Johnston Atoll
MINIMUM AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US gal (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Spirulina and Marine algae, mysid shrimp, high quality meaty marine foods. Can be reluctant to feed and may starve in new or barren tanks, usually accepts frozen preparations after a few days and will pick at diatoms on glass and decor. Feed 2-3 times a day ideally.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATABILITY - May be aggressive to soft corals, nip large polyp stony coral, zoanthids, and clam mantles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Provide plenty of hiding places (live rock, etc.) that provide a natural setting where it can forage for algae and tiny invertebrates. After established may become aggressive towards same genus and fish introduced after, especially in small tanks.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Centropyge Potteri
COMMON NAME - Potter's Angel
SIZE - 5.1" (13 cm)
RANGE - Hawaiian Islands & Johnston Atoll
MINIMUM AQUARIUM SIZE - 20 US gal (76 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Spirulina and Marine algae, mysid shrimp, high quality meaty marine foods. Can be reluctant to feed and may starve in new or barren tanks, usually accepts frozen preparations after a few days and will pick at diatoms on glass and decor. Feed 2-3 times a day ideally.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8
REEF COMPATABILITY - May be aggressive to soft corals, nip large polyp stony coral, zoanthids, and clam mantles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Provide plenty of hiding places (live rock, etc.) that provide a natural setting where it can forage for algae and tiny invertebrates. After established may become aggressive towards same genus and fish introduced after, especially in small tanks.
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