Sixbar angel

[SDguy]

Great looking specimen... never see these guys enough! Wish I had the room...

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/15467805076_60c8c5e2a8_o.jpg

[ace_92101]

Nice. They don't seem to be as popular as before.

[Dmorty217]

Rarely available... I guess because there are so many other angels out there?

[SDguy]

Rarely available... I guess because there are so many other angels out there?

I've read they don't ship/adapt well. That.... coupled with more subtle beauty.... probably makes them less popular.

[Winwood]

I've read they don't ship/adapt well. That.... coupled with more subtle beauty.... probably makes them less popular.
That and they get enourmous!

[SDguy]

That and they get enourmous!

Doesn't stop people from buying queens and emps :)

[Winwood]

Doesn't stop people from buying queens and emps :)
True but look what you end up with as a final product. Emps/queens/maculosus etc. tend to get better looking as they get bigger. Sextriatus just kinda looks the same at 5 inches and 15 inches. To my knowledge these guys get even bigger than the two previously mentioned species.

[Winwood]

Check out this monster! There looks to be a bunch of full grown fish in this tank and the six bar makes em all look dinky.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVEBXW6Jo40

[humaguy]

it was refreshing to see on dd..they are beautiful fish and way too overlooked...

[SDguy]

Yeah, I agree, just poking a bit of fun at your comment ;)

I do find these guys attractive though, especially if you have the right lighting to make the blue accents/dots pop.

[humaguy]

Yeah, I agree, just poking a bit of fun at your comment ;)

I do find these guys attractive though, especially if you have the right lighting to make the blue accents/dots pop.

lol, what did I say?

[SDguy]

lol, what did I say?

Haha, you posted right before me... was talking to winwood :D

[humaguy]

:lmao:

[Winwood]

Haha, you posted right before me... was talking to winwood :D
You son of a......:thumbsup:

[wooden_reefer]

Doesn't stop people from buying queens and emps :)

The sixbar is quite a bit larger than the queen and emp.

[SDguy]

The sixbar is quite a bit larger than the queen and emp.

I really was just poking fun, but if you really want to get into the nitty gritty of things, I would argue, too many people buy known quite (read: very) aggressive queens and emps (wiki listed max sizes of 45cm and 40cm, respectively) than own sixbar angels (wiki max size of 46cm).

So, 1cm and 6cm differences? OK... I wouldn't call that quite a bit larger, especially when you factor in 'tude :D So all in all, I don't think adult size is the deciding factor of whether or not people own a sixbar angel.

[SDguy]

On another note, check out this stunning wiki pic! Love the blue scale accents!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Six_banded_angelfish.jpg

[Winwood]

I think they are a handsome fish. A lot of subtle beauty kind of similar to an adult Koran. I believe the Waikiki Aquarium had one in their displays years back, which I always thought was neat.

[rfalvey89]

that fish lasted all of (what) 6-8 hours on LA the other day.
Post/pic #17 is why...they are gorgeous fish, best wishes to whoever got it.

[Winwood]

I've always like the euxiphipops subgenus because of their long pectoral fins.

[SDguy]

Agreed! Pelvic, not pectoral ;)

And the extent of their dorsal and anal fins.... just beautiful!

[SDguy]

Another one popped up on DD last night! Nice and small... I wish more fish I liked were so inexpensive :o

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5606/15788091282_591a0c07cc_o.jpg

[humaguy]

and Nancy, the 6 bar in France is 46 years old...
these fish are really beautiful but are seldom stocked, esp the juvis...
one online vendor does have them often...

[SDguy]

I also love how they are always photographed in pairs....

http://www.starfish.ch/photos/fishes-Fische/angelfishes-Kaiserfische/Pomacanthus-sexstriatus.jpg

[jjk_reef00]

You should try to pair two of them ;)

[SDguy]

You should try to pair two of them ;)

You should buy me a tank for them ;)

[Winwood]

Agreed! Pelvic, not pectoral ;)

And the extent of their dorsal and anal fins.... just beautiful!

Ah yes