imperator angelfish sounds

[ireefny]

hi, has anyone ever heard this fish mke weird bark-like sound, I can only describe it as if a low frequncy craking sound as if a squeajy door opened underwater, freaked the heck out of me last night.

 

[marrone]

A lot of fish make sounds, especially when there are either similar fish or another fish fighting with it for territory. My Blue Face Angel use to make quite a bit of noise, especially when the lights went out.

 

[ireefny]

kewl...but weird. this is like a defense then?

 

[marrone]

In the home aquarium it's usually a territorial thing, one fish showing the other fish who's boss. In the Ocean it's usually a sexual thing, attracting a mate or a signal to spawn or chasing away [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]competition.[/FONT]

 

[ireefny]

thats so wild, he was just introduced a few days ago, already showing the group what hes made of.

 

[Bob 1000]

If you here your fish talking again... Get out of the house....Sounds like you guys need a T.V or something lol...

 

[ireefny]

it was only a matter of time :afro:

 

[heuerfan]

I believe its quite common among emperors, both my friends used to grunt right before being fed, kinda like a dog barking.

I can't wait to get my emperor, post pics ireefny

 

[Bahamian1999]

Can you put a Emperior Angel in a tank with Coral Beauty a/o Flame Angel?:thrash:

 

[marrone]

Can you put a Emperior Angel in a tank with Coral Beauty a/o Flame Angel?:thrash:

Yes you can but you do need a good size tank to have an Imperator.

 

[pecan2phat]

She's grunting for the upcoming delicacies,
ie: clams on a half shell, cherry picked vine ripened zoas, juicy mouth watering acans and blastos.

 

[manyfish]

I be keep angelfish about 14 years and yes they do make sound. before they fight with other fish and angelfish or when a fish get to close to them when they rest at night.one time a had about 10 angelfish in one tank all night long you could hear that grunt sound

 

[FlavorFlave]

My Blue face makes the noise whenever I am doing anything in or on top of the tank. It is doing it to scare the other fish away from where it wants to hide in the rocks. Actually sounds more like a knocking noise in the tank, kind of like someone knocking on the glass from inside the tank. I believe they call it "grunting".

 

[cali_reef]

He is saying "get me out of here!! Get me out of here!"