200 gallon Large Angel stock list.

[Ron Popeil]

I am setting up a 200 gallon tall tank. There will be some big leathers, sinularia, xenia, zooanthids, maybe a big gigas clam and assorted other soft and LPS corals.

I want to put several large tangs and angels inside. Im not too concerned about which tangs, but I would like some input on which large angels would do well with the corals listed and with other large angel species.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[agreeive?fish]

i seriously doubt your gonna get very many positive replys on the large angels especially with a clam..ifyou get any positive replys i would be suprised in general large angels are not clam/coral safe even the species that are supposed to be more reef safe..clam is one food that is generaly used to intices large angels to start feeding in the home tank..just my opinion

 

[Makenna]

In addition, although 200g sounds big, its really not when you are talking about multiple large angels and large tangs...

What type were you thinking?

 

[Crabber]

Genicanthus is your best ( IMO only ) bet.

 

[forddna]

I took in an Emperor that didn't eat corals in his owner's tank. He destroyed all of my Zoa colonies.

 

[Ron Popeil]

well i figured that would be a problem. so disregard clam.

im basically asking for a combination of large angels that would do well together and if there would need to be a certain order of adding them...and then what potential corals i should expect them all to consume...

 

[Ron Popeil]

i was thinking imperator, annularis, navarchus....passer, regal, blueface....some combination of these perhaps?

 

[snorvich]

In that sized tank, you might get away with two. But I would exclude the Passer for sure.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I used to have a blueface --- raised from a juvi, and sold after it got its adult colors --- it left my clam alone, and my SPS. However, it LOVED zoas, ate every single one that I had, the darn thing would even go after my S. Haddoni when the clowns weren't looking.

 

[Alex T.]

I have an Adult Passer in my SPS reef with tangs and clams. He won't bother clams or the tangs, and I've never seen him pick on an sps coral, but I know that introducing another large angel would be flushing money down the drain. I think (and have seen) a regal and blueface in the same tank. Both were adults and pretty much kept to themselves. It's really a crap shoot.

 

[Ron Popeil]

hrm. well i do appreciate the input. i will have to tread very carefully then, and most likely add whatever species....simultaneously. with a fish trap and net very close at hand just in case.

if anyone else has large angels in a tank together, let me know what species and what it took to achieve.

 

[pbnj]

My Blue Angel has never touched my clams (7" Derasa and 3" Maxima). Now Acans, that's another story.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

i was thinking imperator, annularis, navarchus....passer, regal, blueface....some combination of these perhaps?

Of these the regal is the safest and the navarchus is next, all of the others can be quite destructive depending on the fish. A 200 isnt a big tank for angelfish, especially Pomacanthus or Holacanthus, I dont think two big angels would be the best idea unless the tank was bigger (how long is a 200 tall BTW?).

I think you could do two smaller angels easily but there is still the question of reef safeness. There are several great species of mid sized angels that would be a better choice than the really big ones. How about a harem of bluelines or a pair of meridithi.

 

[roktsintst]

I have a Regal, GoldFlake, Conspic in a 300 but it is full of SPS. I have a separate tank for my LPS for a reason. I dont keep any corals except sps and some favia's in my display with the angels... I would love to have my LPS in there but it is just certain death for the corals... You have to pick one or the other...

Now if it were me and I was gonna take the plunge and do 2 Large Angels in a LPS Tank it would be probably two of these...
GoldFlake
Regal
BlueLine
Scribble

But that is just me ( probably because i have a baby blueline and baby scribble in my QT tanks right now!)

 

[Crabber]

In That size tank,with corals and your list, the regal and majestic would be your best bet. Every fish is different, but be prepared to lose a lot of LPS (especially fleshy corals like brains etc) zoas and clams. Your more noxious softies and SPS should be ok. You never know until you try it

 

[rekn]

your zoos and xenia will get destroyed. the only types ive had that were ok with xenia and zoas were the japanese swallow types-i forget the genus name.

 

[forddna]

your zoos and xenia will get destroyed. the only types ive had that were ok with xenia and zoas were the japanese swallow types-i forget the genus name.

Genicanthus. :fish1:

 

[rekn]

thanks

 

[singold]

My Emperor Angel ate zoas, but none of my other softies. It does not eat my Pulsing Xenia, either.