100% reef safe dwarf angelfish?

[SecretiveFish]

Another thing to consider with dwarfs too is if they will get along with your other fish. I had a Lemonpeel angel that was an evil fish. EVIL. Among other things, he even managed to kill my pink spotted watchman goby by aggressively chasing it, as in the poor goby's head got stuck between the glass and a rock. I am sure the angel then finished him off (was not home to see verify, just found the dead, stuck goby) !

That angel died when we moved the tank downstairs. I was not one bit sorry.

 

[Mark]

Not to get all deep on you, but you need to figure out what kind of hobbyist fits your profile. If you are a die-hard coral guy, then I would just avoid angels all together. If you're more of a fish guy, then I'd make your angel choice on which one excites you the most. Decide on that fish, and then accept that there will likely be many corals that you cannot keep anymore. Every angel I've kept picked at something or another. I accepted that, and removed those type of corals from the display.

In my case, I cannot keep xenia, cespitularia, zoanthids, paly's, or any clove polyps with my regal angel.

When I had an emperor, I had to avoid Favia's and Acan's.

Regarding dwarf's, my potters is pretty well behaved. Flames and Argi complex dwarfs are a good bet. They will all nip, but usually the damage is trivial in a grown-in or large tank. And if you get one that nips a lot, don't lose faith. After a week of getting daily food offerings from you, they usually mellow out on the nipping.

 

[simpleman98]

My G. Bellus male wants nothing to do with coral, (he lets everyone know he is the boss of the tank though). The female will occasionally nip at LPS.
I also have had good luck with a C. loriculus so far.

 

[Angel*Fish]

Another thing to consider with dwarfs too is if they will get along with your other fish. I had a Lemonpeel angel that was an evil fish. EVIL. Among other things, he even managed to kill my pink spotted watchman goby by aggressively chasing it, as in the poor goby's head got stuck between the glass and a rock. I am sure the angel then finished him off (was not home to see verify, just found the dead, stuck goby) !

That angel died when we moved the tank downstairs. I was not one bit sorry.

There was nothing evil about your fish.

It's always good to do as much research as possible before you buy an animal for your tank. There is often more than meets the eye. Lemon peels are notoriously aggressive and should never be trusted with corals. They are bigger than the average dwarf angel and get over 5 inches long and need a big tank like 100 g with a seriously large amount of rock arranged properly for angels.

 

[sea of cortez]

My Potters and Flame have never bothered any of the corals LPS or SPS but the Coral Beauty like to nip on the seriatopora (birds nest) and its missing polyps where it likes to nip

 

[Sheol]

Do not forget Fisher's and Whitetails. They may not be the flashiest Centropyge out there, not by a long shot. But they are smaller, and not bad coral nippers. Usually ( see my previous 2 comments! LOL)!

Matthew