Emperor Angel Journey from Juvenile to Adult

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My emperor Angelfish is in a 180G tank - and is definitely the boss. Strangely, when he gets agitated with the other fish (2 yellow tanks especially) he makes a audible noise... almost like a grunt.... you can hear it clear across the room. Been having trouble with lots of SPS, LPS etc but not sure if it's the emperor or a flame angelfish. I got both before i really know what was going on with reef tanks but am hesitant to get rid of them....
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My emperor Angelfish is in a 180G tank - and is definitely the boss. Strangely, when he gets agitated with the other fish (2 yellow tanks especially) he makes a audible noise... almost like a grunt.... you can hear it clear across the room. Been having trouble with lots of SPS, LPS etc but not sure if it's the emperor or a flame angelfish. I got both before i really know what was going on with reef tanks but am hesitant to get rid of them....
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Mine used to grunt to, wish I still had him and that tank he was in to.
 

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My emperor Angelfish is in a 180G tank - and is definitely the boss. Strangely, when he gets agitated with the other fish (2 yellow tanks especially) he makes an audible noise... almost like a grunt.... you can hear it clear across the room. Been having trouble with lots of SPS, LPS etc but not sure if it's the emperor or a flame angelfish. I got both before i really know what was going on with reef tanks but am hesitant to get rid of them....
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Great looking Emperor you have there!

Mine (General Tso) lives in a 270 gal mixed reef and soon polished off zoas, palys, trachys and started snacking on a giant toadstool. Torches, hammers, mushrooms and yumas are all thriving. Regarding sps; only damage is breakage from the Emp chasing his arch enemy, the Copperband. Oh yeah, and lots of barking when he’s mad, lol.

Check out and post photos/details of your Emp on the thread ‘Emperors of R2R’, currently 19 pages.
 

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That grunting noise is actually their rib(s) rubbing on the swim bladder. I hear that pretty often from my blueface angel. Pretty funny but sometimes startling. :0)
 

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