I know this is not going to come off as it is intended (I really am only trying to help) but it seems to me that you are making some very poor decisions.
You are killing these poor fish it seems with no regard. Why are you intent on picking fish that are expert only or trying to keep more than one of a species that is known not to do well with each other?
I realize everyone wants that "cool" fish that not too many people have but at what cost? Everyone makes mistakes and looses a fish from time to time but it seems to me that you are doing your home work and know ahead of time what you're getting into but are doing it anyway. If your LFS can't keep this fish alive why do you think you can?
I understand your point of view, please understand my response is ment in a cordial manner.
I, I repeat, I am not killing any fish.
Fish die, life goes on.
Look at the the top breeders in the world. They have freezers full of dead fish. You think ORA has never lost a fish?
I am not saying I am as skilled or as big as ORA, but we all start somewhere.
In all honesty, I am trying to do difficult things because I can do the easy things.
It is MY goal to be better at reefing and gain experience through MY personal experience.
When I got into the hobby, I was not a researcher and figured all clowns were the same, an LFS sold me one True Perc and an Ocellaris. I got em home, acclimated and to the Nem.
Posted on some boards and got bashed for pairing them, I was told that they would kill each other, and this and that.
Now they spawn regularly.
There are so many pretenses and so much false info out there, why not know it for yourself instead of taking everyone else's word for it?
In regards to the Angels. I know that CB can be paired in hareems in the tank I have, in smaller even.
The wrasse, not a clue what happened, as you can see from my post my water params are good, and it was eating.
