a Centropyge for my reef

[Motish]

Hello,

I would like to add one Centropyge to my reef but read that some of them might harm corals.
which one would you recommend as a reef safe? I thought of Eibli Angelfish but some sites claim he might bite corals every now and than.

Thanks!

 

[albano]

IMO...there is no guarantee with any of them...I have a pair of Flames and a coral beauty in my tank, for years without a problem...but that could change tomorrow. Also what some people think is 'nipping' may just be the angel cleaning a dead/dying piece from the coral, not the healthy tissue.

 

[Motish]

Thanks.

Have you got (or anyone else) any experience with Eibli angelfish?

 

[n8ureman]

IMO...there is no guarantee with any of them...Also what some people think is 'nipping' may just be the angel cleaning a dead/dying piece from the coral, not the healthy tissue.

+1

I have a pair right now in my reef. SPS dominant but I also have a few LPS/softies as well as clams. I have had them for six months and so far so good. That being said just as Albano said that could change tomorrow, but so far I have had luck with Potters, flame, coral beauty,and flameback ( both Brazilian and African). Just be aware of this a be prepared to get him out of there if it dosen't work out. I hope this helps.

 

[savemyreef]

From my experience Eibli are more obligated to eat corals than say a flameback or multicolors. It also depends on how often you feed your fish. The more feeding, the less risk to your coral. Some of the pygmy angels that I recommend as "safe" are flameback, multicolor, cherub and the atlantic pygmy. There is always risk with clams and fleshy LPS though.

 

[Allmost]

Eibli is the worst choice.

they will ALL eat corals, so unless you can handle that , dont get one.

 

[rachenbrazil]

Eiblli will not harm leathers coral... Bur sps, lps and zoanthids will be fine dinning...

 

[merlin3]

My coral beauty does not seem to harm any corals, I've had him a couple years. I tried putting in a lemonpeel a couple months ago and he started nipping at everything. Right now the lemonpeel is banished to a nano till I find a new home for him.

 

[capt85]

I have onl tried one and it was an eiblli and it ate on any fleshy LPS I had but it left my SPS alone.

 

[badbrady06]

Don't try a lemonpeel. I tried, can't get him out and now I'm stuck building my reef around him.

 

[johnike]

I'll never do it again. No more Dwarfs in my reef.

 

[JohnniG]

I'll never do it again. No more Dwarfs in my reef.

That can happen.

 

[johnike]

I drained the whole tank to catch a BiColor a couple weeks ago.

 

[Motish]

Oh my god!!

and I was going to write that biColor and flame are my only options.

now I really don't know what to do. I should probably look for a some other kind of fish for my reef...

gees...

 

[Bladez]

What is that on the floor?

I drained the whole tank to catch a BiColor a couple weeks ago.

 

[Allmost]

Oh my god!!

and I was going to write that biColor and flame are my only options.

now I really don't know what to do. I should probably look for a some other kind of fish for my reef...

gees...

you should

you should only get an angel or think about one, if you love it more than your corals

 

[bullitr]

I have a pair of fireball that never touch a corals if you feed enough

Also no need to drain a tank to catch a fish I have 435 gallon tank in wall that I catch almost every fish ( all 100 of the ) if they need to be caught with a exception of sand dwelling wrasse. Just do it at night very simple

 

[johnike]

What is that on the floor?

I work in a plastic fab shop, just a bag I whipped up.

 

[degibson84]

i have a Koran in a reef the only thing he likes are zoas. My favorite corals of course are zoas. I have shrooms, LPS and a nem and he doesn't touch them

 

[solitude127]

I have a potters and a multi colored angel in my reef. Every now and then I see them nipping at my SPS but doesn't seem to do any damage to them